picnic tafel

as it seems with any task that i take on lately- it's going to be an adventure for sure!

although the summer is almost over - we decided that we needed a picnic table for the back porch. so the kids and i tried to track down a picnic table and chairs.... but as i started to go to the few stores that i know have these kinds of things (boy where is a lowes or menards when you need one?)

.... i found that the summer season is almost over!.... and picnic tables and chairs are hard to find. so the kids and i found the perfect picnic table at a nice outdoor garden store nearby.... it was even on sale! ... however the store did not have enough chairs for our family. i knew of 1 other store that had some chairs that i though might work.... so off we ran (or should i say - drove the car!... too far to run!). i tried my best attempt at speaking dutch to the sales person at the store to hold the picnic tafel for me while i checked another store for the chairs. (because i could not return the table once i bought it!).....

success! we found 6 chairs that i thought would look ok with the picnic tafel from the other store. so i bought the chairs.... and we drove back to the other store to buy the table. now i wondered if the table, chairs, and all 4 kids would fit in my van? .... not to mention the stroller that was already in the van. yep! just barely!

i must admit i have enjoyed using the picnic table outside... the biggest advantage ..... i don't have to clean up nearly as many crumbs on the dining room floor in the house!

and the tea cup pot - how cool is that? i know my sister, jenny, would absolutely love it!