Ahhh...another Friday off. I couldn't have enjoyed it more! ;)

Ella had school today, so it was just the LO's with me! We had a fabulous 'playing' day, as that was the ONLY thing I wanted to do, and we enjoyed it. :) What fun!!! Max and I even sat down to watch a movie together when Zozo went for her nap, and I enjoyed that a lot too...or I should say I felt refreshed after (Um...my eyelids only closed for a min!) LOL!

We re-arranged the toy room, and to the kids it's like a new area all of a sudden! GOSH! I'm going to do that more often! Here they are playing tea party...

Zoe - trying to give me an apple

Then tonight after supper, they simply all turned into goofballs. Not sure what turned them, I just thought it was normal pasta...?!?
Here is Ella showing off her new tinkling scarf/skirt thing. I thought it would be fun for her birthday party at Grandma Jennie's. We'll see if Rachael likes it and maybe she can have one too - then the girls can tinkle around at their party!
Zozo, trying to get Ella's belly button, it was pretty funny!!! :)
A few days ago I picked the kids up from Gillian's, and Zoe had a ponytail!!! It was pretty funny, and about impossible to get a pic of it! Here she is turning just as I was to take a pic...
And here it is! (Hey! It's hard to take a pic of a constantly moving little girl!!)
PILE ON! Poor Daddy was giving horsey-rides one night... :) (Note Zoe's hold on Rick's hair? I guess she was holding on for dear life!!!)
So cute!!!

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. :)