Sunday was awesome, it was just a fun day with the kidlets. After naps I put water in the water table and just stood back. I had a lasagne in the oven, so we just, played. What fun!!


Zoe waving at Daddy.



Picture me yelling: "DON'T SHOOT MY LAUNDRY!!!!!!!!!!!" ;)



LOVE that face. :)








This pic cracks me up! Can you tell Ella did her own hair? ;) And check out Zoe's face!!! LMAO!!!

The kids had a BLAST painting the flower boxes for Nana, Grandma Jennie and GG (GG hasn't gotten hers yet...but soon!)

What fun! Maybe we'll do that this Friday too! (Especially since the weather is supposed to suck and we'll be confined inside)

I realize there are about 100 pics here, but they were all so cute!!!! ;)


What a beautiful pic of Ella eh? Awww...!


I thought she did a pretty darn good job of painting herself!


Max's happy face.






Oooh, the concentration...



Soooo happy! :D



Oh! Time to concentrate again.


Auntie Auntie Auntie Flossie!!! You will have to tell your friend that Ella was wearing the scrunchie she gave her!!


Our family by Ella. I was pretty darn impressed. (Like my green hair?)


And the poor little muffin who so desperately wanted to paint with us, but instead went for a nap!! :) ((What a ham!!!))

I had a simply wonderful Mother's Day. It was absolutely perfect.

It started out with an HOUR-long backrub from Rick. Yes, I did actually say an HOUR long backrub...*bliss*

BUT THEN, the kids woke up, and immediately went into the playroom and started playing. What? That's right - they peeked in our room, but didn't bother us (and my back rub!), and went straight into play. Baby Z slept in, and I was in heaven. *Le sigh*...!!!

For breakfast Rick made yummy cinnamonny waffles. For lunch we went to my mom's where Ella had her present she had made for me waiting. After crying my eyes out (seriously...) I recovered and we had a nice visit. My mom is the most amazing mother EVER. Honestly, it was so hard to even think of anything to get her - because what do you get for someone so perfectly awesome? But I managed to pick up something little and pretty, and it made her smile, so I guess it worked. ;)

Ella's Mother's Day present for me (made at school - LOVE Mrs. DJ!)



Um, excuse me while I bawl my eyes out (again) ... ;)


Zozo, trying to 'get' my necklace (that Ella made me, thanks Nana!)




Grandma Jennie's flower box, made by the kids!! (And my new flower pot boots!!)


Nana Dianne's flower box! HAND painted!! Can you tell?!?!



After lunch we high-tailed it to J0e and Jennie's for the afternoon and dinner. (Nothing like not cooking an ENTIRE meal all day!!! WHOOPPEEE!!). We had a blast and I saw the second most amazing mother out there. We are so lucky to have such wonderful mothers. *tears* I'm very grateful.

The kids were great, and seemed to just make me beam all day long. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to know that this is really my life. This perfect place we are in...it's all ours!! :)



LOVE this pic. What a beautiful face!!!



Happy Zozo. :)

Until bath-time. (I'll get back to that later...)

This morning I got the kids all set up to paint. Paint, paint PAINT was on the agenda for today!!! They had a blast, and painted LOTS of things. ((Certain things that I can't mention because a Grandmother or two might be reading this...))

Then we headed off to Nana's park for a picnic and play. And oh what fun!

When we got home, Max seemed to be ok, and not too tired, so I let him have quiet time with Ella and watch a movie. (Note: NO NAP, this will come in to play later...) Then we played outside afterwards, and enjoyed all the sun and warm weather. It was lovely!

We had dinner, and then it was bath-time.

First of all, Zoe did NOT want to get in, and when she DID get in, she screamed the entire time. WTF?!?!? No idea what's going on there, but didn't matter much, I just cleaned her up quick and got her out to play, which she so obviously wanted to do!

Then I got Ella out, and then Max. (THIS is where it gets messy) Max was fooling around, then stood up to get out and WHAM! Fell and split his chin open on the tub. UGH!!!

At first I didn't see it, he seemed fine (except for his insanely loud crying...) and then I saw blood on his chest...and the rest - is, how you say? History. ;) I called mom in a panic (Oh, did I mention tonight was the ONLY night Rick was working late? So I was on my own...), and her and my dad come over in a FLASH. Ella was my saving grace, she ran for the phone, kleenex, to get Zozo off the chair (a few times...the little climber), and got herself dressed and ran upstairs to get the door when Nana and Grandpa got here. This, all while I'm holding Max's chin. And some-what trying to get him dressed in his pj's.

What would I do without her? Man, she is handy!! I even told her that she would get MAJOR checks on her sheet this week (she has a sheet, and when she does her chores, she gets check marks that work towards her allowance). She was pretty happy about that. I think she needs a raise...(even though this is actually her FIRST week...LOL!)

Anyway, it was a pretty good day, and Max didn't get stitches, or even glue, just tape. Nothing like waiting 1 1/2hrs in Emerg to have them TAPE your son's chin closed. *Le sigh* Oh well. Glad that's all it was. AND glad that he was pretty well-behaved considering how tired he was. When we left the hospital, I think he was asleep before we got out of the parking lot!

I'm just grateful now that all my beautiful babies are all safe and sound sleeping in their beds.

...now it's my turn. ;)