Tea Party with Grandma Plattner

Grandma Plattner sent an invitation to her Granddaughters to attend a Tea Party on Saturday morning (the morning after our family Christmas); they were each to bring their baby to the party.  They had a great time eating and playing games.  One of the boys commented that it was “out of character” for Mom to get so dressed up and have such a time but I think it is her true personality finally having opportunity to come out!  You see, Mom had 4 boys and quite a few foster children, I think there was only one girl in the whole bunch and she was just a baby.  Finally, Mom has a bunch of Granddaughters and she gets to do “girlie” activities with them! 

She did a great job.  The table was set nicely including tea pots of hot water for hot cocoa.  She provided hats and purses for the girls and they dug old shawls out of the dress up clothes to wear to the party.

The Hostess – Grandma Plattner

Abrey – nearly 12

Jolene – 8 1/2

Chelby – 8 1/2

Emily – 6 1/2

Jubilee – 6

Daisha – 2 1/2

Johanna – 2

Hot chocolate was a treat and the little girls liked to stir their own plenty!

Thank you Grandma for hosting!

Plattner Christmas 2011

Now that I have plenty of time on my hands (Jeremiah takes 45 minutes to an hour to nurse) I thought I would finish some blogs that were started but never posted.

Our weekend started Friday morning.  Chad took all the children with him to Princeville.  He dropped the 3 youngest off at Dad and Mom Plattners house and then took the 4 oldest with him to go cut wood with his brothers and Tyler.  I stayed home because I was trying to have all our bags packed as well as possible for our trip to Ohio before I went to Princeville.

I met my new sister in law at their place in Morton and we rode together in the afternoon.  It was a nice opportunity to visit and get to know each other a little.

Our meal was around 4:15 or so.  Mom P. has a recipe for an AWESOME Prime Rib!  We look forward to it every Christmas.  Along with that we had a green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, lettuce salad, fruit salad, mashed potatoes, and bread.  For dessert we had pecan pie and homemade ice cream.

 

I was pretty tired from short nights and lack of good naps over the past couple days, trying to get ready for our big Ohio trip, so I didn’t get a whole lot of pictures the rest of the evening.

I did get some pictures of Dad and Mom opening a special gift though!  A little background ~ Dad and Mom have been doing taffy pulls for years and in the last few have become in high demand at nursing homes.  Someone came up with the idea of getting Dad and Mom a matching tie and apron set to wear when they are pulling taffy.  It remains to be seen if they (Dad) will actually wear them, but below are the pictures of their reactions.

One of the highlights of the evening was a Powerpoint presentation that Chad put together of “Dadisms” and a few “Momisms” he and his brothers came up with.  Dad has a LOT of sayings he uses or little diddy’s he sings. 

One of the diddy’s is

I was looking back to see

if she was looking back to see

if I was looking back to see

if she was looking back at me.

I can’t think of any Dadisms right now though the list was large.

We stayed all night and the next morning the men took the boys to a local diner for breakfast and then went to shoot skeet at a farm in the country.  Mom hosted a Tea Party for the girls and we ladies had breakfast upstairs.  I will post pictures from the Tea Party next; it’s worthy of a separate post!

Goodbye Grandpa and Grandma

Wednesday AM the children took Grandma on a ride to see the pigs and the creek.

 

Frog legs anyone?

Making friends?  No!  Just anticipating some delicious hors d'oeuvres!

YES! He grilled and ate it!

Last cuddles with their new grandson.

 

 

BEAUTIFUL!

From here they headed North to visit more family in their old stompin’ grounds ~ Mt Morris, Leaf River, and Byron.

It was a fun time.  Grandma was a great help with meals and Jeremiah so I could get my naps in.

Thanks for coming Grandpa and Grandma!  We love you!

Wildlife Prairie Park with Riley Grandparents

Tuesday we all went to the Wildlife Prairie Park.  

We started off at the Bison and then went to the pavilion by the big slide for lunch and play. Looking back we should have saved the big slide for later because there were school groups there as well.

Johanna enjoying Jeremiah and I think it was mutual. 

 

Daddy has their attention.

 

 

Common sight, Grandma taking pictures.

Johanna tried to jump on the wagon with Jonas but it started moving, she lifted her leg and just balanced herself so she wouldn’t fall off.  Smart girl!

Here they planned it a little better.  There was just a little slope here to give them a ride.

 

Johanna was trying to push Jonas down the slide.

 

Here I come Grandpa!

The BIG slide!

Johanna wasn’t a bit scared, she did it over and over again!

 

 

 

Jared – trying for less surface area so he could go faster.  The children saw some others with wax paper and said we’ve got to take some with us next time.

The train ride was next.

 

Finally out to view the wildlife.  We spent so much time at the slide that we only had about an hour left!

We only saw a few animals, it seemed really quiet.

 

I think Jonas was the only one to go over to the rooster and chickens.  I guess when you have over 50 at home they just aren’t that exciting to most of us!

Johanna ringing the bell at the old schoolhouse.

 

We went out for supper and ran a few errands.  Once home Grandma worked with the children making some cards.  We have some stamps but Grandma has lots of extra fun stuff to make neat cards.  A Cuttlebug dry embosses images into your paper.  She also uses ribbons and glitter ~ loves the glitter ~ it adds a little sparkle!

Can you see Johanna below?  I’ve looked at this picture several times and just noticed her! 

 

 

Another fun day!