{This Moment} Valentine Crafternoon

{This Moment} - A Soule Mama Friday ritual. A single photo- no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments section for all to find and see. We hope your weekend is full of love!

Grace And Emma Go To A Baby Shower

This past Sunday evening, a baby shower was held at Meadowbrook Farm for the girls beloved art teacher, Miss Emily.  It was an absolutely perfect September evening for such a special gathering.  There were so many families there to shower the soon-to-be new mama and papa with lots of love and good wishes in these their final weeks of waiting to meet their little one. 

 

After many games were played, conversations had and delicious food enjoyed it was time to open the gifts.  I absolutely loved how the gift opening was done!  Each child was invited to bring Emily and Eric the gift that their family had brought and then Emily and Eric would open the gift with the child standing right there with him.  What a perfectly special way to open gifts!  A little bit of one on one time for each family and the guests of honor.  And I couldn't help but feel that all gift opening at showers should happen this way (whether littles are in attendance or not).  How special would it be for each guest to get to spend a moment with the bride or mama-to-be while she opens that specially selected gift brought for her by each person?  Usually at events like this you feel like you barely got to talk to the guest of honor (or the guests if you are the one the shower is for) but that was not the case here. It was absolutely delightful and truly special and something that I will keep with me forever.

 

Thank you Emily and Eric for including us in such a special day.  We look forward to hearing that your little one has arrived and getting to meet him/her soon!  Enjoy these last few weeks of this pregnancy.  Your baby will be here before you know it!



Grace And Emma Go To Camp

Last week Grace and Emma attended a three day Art and Games Camp that the fabulous Miss Emily was holding.  Each day brought a different project or two (in the case of the day when they painted and planted) and lots of time spent outside playing, swinging on the tire swing and hanging with the animals!  Thanks Miss Emily for another fabulous time at Meadowbrook Farm!  We can't wait to see you again soon!

Dollhouse Day!

Miss Emily has done it again! Another fabulous workshop, but this time this one was just for homeschoolers!  Nothing like spending a morning creating all sorts of wonderful little things from recycled materials.  Even better, when she's done playing with it she can close the lid and keep everything inside! What will Miss Emily think of next?!  



Grace and Emma Create Art!

A few weeks ago the girls began attending a wonderful art class on Friday afternoons.  The Recylced Schoolhouse (red, of course!) and Miss Emily are the things of dreams! Everything about our Friday afternoons is just enchanting!  The first day that we arrived for class Miss Emily and her wonderful Polish Hens greeted us on the porch.  We had attended the Old Fashioned Noel here in December so the girls were familiar with where we were and remembered meeting Miss Emily back then.  Her welcoming spirit and sweet ways made the girls feel comfortable right from the get go.  We then went into the schoolhouse to get settled and wait for the rest of the class to arrive.  While we were waiting the girls explored and I just soaked in the beauty and magic of this place.  Every nook and cranny has something wonderful in it!  The vintage feel to this place is just our style and the mellow vibe is totally our speed.  She has even set up a cozy area for the parents to read and relax while the girls are in class (should the parents choose to stay that is).  Once all the girls have arrived for class, they gather over on the polka dot couch where Miss Emily chats with the girls and then reads a story to go along with the project that they will be working on.  And then the creating begins!

Week 1

Week 2

After their snowman project was finished, Miss Emily had the girls gather around the sewing machine. She introduced them to the parts of the sewing machine and explained how it worked.  After the tour of the sewing machine was over she began to sew each girls mitten purse (they each got to choose the fabric).  The girls were able to help her sew their purses by stepping on the foot peddle.  What a fun way to introduce little ones to sewing!

Week 3



Miss Emily has quickly become quite beloved.  The girls spend all week looking forward to the arrival of Friday and their time spent with Miss Emily on Meadowbrook Farm.  So many wonderful memories have been made already and I know that there are even more to come!