POLSKA

Last weekend we went to Polski Day. If you are wondering what Polski Day is...it is a day where one should wear red, eat lots of Polish food, wish that they were Polish, and act Polish even if they aren't. For years my cousins Lonnie and Nancy have opened their home to "the family" after the parade to eat, drink and be Polish (okay enough of that). Then there is a Polish mass, more Polish food and Polka dancing up the hill at the Catholic Church. I have so many memories of Polski Day...from decorating the Golubski family float, followed by one year taking cover under the float during a tornado, dressing up with my cousin Ali in authentic Polish attire, dancing the Polka with my Uncle Joe, and staying up late running around with all of my cousins. The times have changed a bit, and the golden years of Polski Day may be behind us, but as long as they keep celebrating it, I will try to be there with my red Golubski t-shirt...hubby and kids in tow.

The Beechers all decked out in red...(James even had a red polo on...but got too hot.)

Some of my dad's cousins and my grandma.

Joseph...celebrating the Polish and the American in him.

Eli...obviously very content at Polski Day!

A couple of my favorite pics

Eli, our littlest guy is growing up fast. Here are a couple of pictures of our sweet little boy. He is a very easy going baby. He smiles most of the time, but somehow I can never capture that on camera.

This is Eli with his uncle Adam.

This next picture is currently my favorite thing in our house. I have never been able to figure out how to use this space well, and then one day, it came to me. I love vintage pictures, and I found this great calendar on-line, so with the help of my mom and dad, we created this fun gallery of pictures. I thought it all came together quite nicely. I have a few more final touches to finish this room, but I think by the end of spring it will be a lovely place to sit and share a cup of coffee or tea with our guests.

My new favorite sugar cookie cut-out. I thought these turned out so cute, that I had to share a picture with you.

Our little man is 3

I CAN NOT believe that Joseph is already 3. Everyone always tells you that it goes by so fast, but you can't really appreciate that warning until you have lived it. We celebrated his birthday with his grandmas ,grandpas, and some of his aunts and uncles. We started the day with donuts, which he hardly ate, then chicken nuggets for lunch, which he hardly ate, had Liz take him out for ice cream, and he chose plain chocolate with one itty-bitty cherry on top, and finished with meatball subs and cake and ice cream, which he hardly ate. I guess he was just too excited. We had a very special day celebrating our little man. Here are a few pictures to capture the day.

A Baby Shower Tea Party

I had the privilege to help throw a baby shower for my one of my dearest friends, Kate this past weekend. One of the neatest things is that I co-hosted with Beth, a mutual friend of Kate's who happens to be my neighbor, and is now a great friend of mine. We decided to do a tea party theme because Kate loved drinking tea early on in her pregnancy, and although she is having a boy, we wanted to do something girlie for Kate. So...a tea party it was.

The invites might have been my favorite thing about the shower, thanks to Little Yellow Leaf Handmade Invitations and Stationery. I found some cute wording on the web, cast my vision and then they did the rest. Check out the blog! littleyellowleaf.blogspot.com



Beth is an amazing cook, and she made the best chicken salad sandwiches I have ever had, and I don't even like chicken salad. She also made tomato, pesto and mozzarella sandwiches on Foccacia bread, and we of course had cucumber sandwiches. My job was to make scones. We had chocolate chip orange scones and vanilla bean scones. We also had lemon curd tarts.


Thanks to all of my family members who let us borrow things to help make the shower special, and to my hubby James who ran to find me vanilla beans, searched for red scrapbook paper, and took care of the boys. I had so much fun and I think Beth and I made a great team! I can't wait to meet baby Cooper!