Friday, August 26, 2011

Our Granddaughters Visit

My husband and I had the wonderful gift of two of our granddaughters coming for a visit this summer. These two little girls live in Tenn. and were so brave to fly across the country on their own. We will forever be thankful for this time with them.

While they were here, we wanted them to meet some of our friends. We had our neighbors over for dinner so the girls could get acquainted with some of the people in our lives. The girls and I then invited the mother and daughter over for lunch that week. We made two pots of soup and some brownies, yum! We had such a good time.

During this time we went to the Lavender Festival, something I had never done before. We cut lots of lavender and had our house smelling very fragrant, then the girls took the dried flowers and made sachets to take home. We also tried some lavender ice cream while at the festival. This isn't a treat I would ever spend $2.50 for a 1/4 cup on again. But, it was nice to try something very different.

Much more to every one's liking was our two trips to Miss Ellie's Cakes for cupcakes. Oh, my goodness, what a treat these things are! These beautiful cupcakes were also $2.50 each, and what a special deal they were. Well worth every cent. Miss Ellie's is a very welcoming place and the gentleman who waited on us is the daddy to Miss Ellie. This is a lovely family owned business that serves families well. Our granddaughters loved going.

We did so much more over the almost three weeks they were here, but mostly we cooked and baked together. We spent wonderful time together in the kitchen relating with one another and building our relationships. I love them dearly and can't wait until we get to do it all over again.

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