The Gentleman Joins Us For Tea

At Movie Night this past Friday, Tyler and Paul returned home at about 9:30 PM from the "Tree Place" (an indoor shopping mall with a huge artificial hollow tree that kids can climb in, slide down built-in slides, etc.). Tyler likes to say hello to the Tea Ladies and partake of the yummies served. This time he wanted tea, and he wanted it in a tea cup. As I would not let a four year old use one of my good china cups, Paul dug out an old tea set that we discovered was stored in the toy cabinet my dad built that was recently moved into Tyler's closet.

No cream, one sugar

Ahhhh!

Autumn

Phyllo-Crusted Apple Tart

While hunting for low-fat dessert recipes at the library, I found this:

I'd give the source, but I simply jotted down the recipe quickly while Tyler was enjoying the library. I'll have to find the name of the cookbook. Anyway, it was delicious.

A Study In Beiges

With the blue jeans too.

Eagle Scout

On Sunday, Robert finished off many years of hard work as a member of the Boy Scouts by earning the distinction of Eagle Scout. He received his pin, kerchief, and patch in a ceremony with two other young men who also received it. He also received a hand-crafted walking stick pictured below. We are very proud of him. I do believe that being a Boy Scout has helped Robert immensely in his life, and helped shape him into the pleasant and much more self-confident person he has become.

Ah, The Good Life!

Miow!

The Birthday Party - Four Years Old!

We had a wonderful party for Tyler's birthday. We had beautiful weather, the food turned out well, and the little boy was happy: