A Stylish, Protected Chef

I LOVE aprons. I'm not quite sure when my fascination started, but I remember the moment that I bought the first apron that I almost didn't want to wear for fear of staining it....
I'd had aprons before. Only one at a time and only your typical plain, boring, shapeless apron designed to shield you from the food splatters that happen in everyday cooking.
But I'm happy to say that my apron collection is wonderfully diverse at this time. Thank God for darted seams! ;)
Thanks to our recent trip to Midland, I am now 4 cocktail aprons richer. True vintage aprons that were actually worn by W's grandmother, too!
I was so excited to find them that I just had to share about it here:

This one looks particularly cute over my expanding basketball of a belly.
I hope it will be so cute once the baby gets here and the silhouette is a bit different.

 

This one had a big stain that I was able to *almost* remove:

 

This one should be perfect for Christmas (less than 4 months away!), but I'm not quite sure how to care for the almost transparent fabric:

 

This is one of the most unique designs I've seen!

 

A Family Gathering

The weekend before Labor Day, the Walker Family gathered together in Midland, TX for a quick weekend at MFTW's house. Mary Frances Templeton Walker is Wynne's paternal grandmother who passed away last Autumn.
Everyone wanted to get together once more to remember MFTW and the times we'd all shared with her at her home in Midland.

 

 

Eliot raided the jewelry drawer:

 

 

Dennis the Menace Park is the park where MFTW and Big John took Wynne (and the other grandkids) as a child to play:

 

 

 

 

A Very Frilly Fairy Princess Playtime

Who says too much pink is a bad thing??

 

A Hot Day at the Zoo

We have a great local zoo that we don't visit nearly enough - even though we have a membership. Of course we decided to make a trip on the hottest day EVER...

 

 

 

 

A Groovy Dance Party!

I had heard of this new thing called Baby Loves Disco...a disco dance party for babies and young kids. When we had one in town, I just had to take Eliot. It was a blast...they had a DJ, bubble machines, dance contests, face painting and organic kid friendly snacks!

 

 

 

 

An Adventure in Pigtails and Frosting

It was a momentous occasion at the Walker house when we realized that Eliot has enough hair for pigtails. Who cares if it is just barely enough? Anyway, It takes a good while to get them in and they're out again before you can snap your fingers, but it is worth it for those few seconds of cuteness.

 

We took a family outing on my birthday to a local cupcake eatery called Crave. It was fun and the cupcakes are all so pretty!

 

 

 

 

 

Look how "enthused" she is about her pigtails...this was a few seconds before she pulled them out.

 

 

A Visit from the Hollands

Wynne's sister and her husband came into town for a wedding so we got to spend a good part of the weekend with them. We had a great time and hope to see you guys again soon!

Eliot has been saying "cheeeeeeese" for the camera. Here we caught her mid-statement:

 

 

Eliot and her Aunt Nina looking at the alphabet together:

 

Don't you love "my" new guest room??
We were out at Pottery Barn and Eliot saw this bed and fell in love with it. We'd take her down and she'd hop right back up. I think the salesperson was not so keen on her faux sleeping though, b/c he mosied over and recommended that we check out P. B. Kids...Oh well!