Friends

i've been thinking a lot about friends lately and feel blessed to be around some really good friends. this past weekend, my friend, Saejung, threw a party for me at her house. it was so lovely. lovely to be able to sit with my friends who were all there to help me celebrate Cordelia's birth. i was enjoying myself so much though i completely forgot to take pictures...!

and as i am blessed with good friends, my daughters are building relationships that i hope will last for many many years - such sweet girls!

Five Senses Friday

seeing: puddles and mud...we had a very wet week

tasting: chocolate cake

hearing: Skye singing her songs for her class play that's coming up next week

smelling: roses and lilies from the farmer's market

feeling: glad the week is over; was esp hard with Phil gone quite a few evenings

Sarah Jane Studios giveaway

i love love love Sarah Jane's work! check out the giveaway at 6th Street Design School for a gift certificate for Sarah Jane's work and check out Sarah Jane's blog.

Sleeping Beauty

fell asleep while waiting for me to finish nursing Cordelia...

Skye's week

this past week was all about Skye - and what a full week it was! it began with Skye's violin spring concert. quite an affair - there must have been about 80 children on the stage at one point. it was held at Middleton High School auditorium, a large space and i think Skye was daunted by the sheer size of it at first. she looked small and yet grown up, all at the same time. but she played well and we celebrated afterwards by going out for ice cream.





on tuesday, it was Skye ballet recital. another semester of dancing over! after the summer, Skye will start Ballet I and Claire will start her first ballet lessons. for this recital, the girls dressed up as the lilac fairy from "Sleeping Beauty."




and then thursday was of course Skye's birthday. she turned a big 7!! Phil's parents came in the afternoon and took Skye and Claire to the zoo and then we had sushi for dinner, a favourite of Skye's. she asked me to bake her a pineapple upside down cake. not the most attractive looking cake, but it was delicious!!


then saturday was Skye's party. i couldn't even think about hosting a party at home, so we decided to go to Badger Gymnastics and the girls had a great time.


i am exhausted after all the craziness of the past week. i was extremely thankful for a nap today, mother's day! :)

Happy Mother's Day

to all the mummies i know, happy mother's day!! and especially to those of you who have little ones to take care of, big hugs! since i find it a daily challenge to get out the door properly clothed and sane of mind, i know you all are in the thick of it too! but as i was thinking yesterday at Skye's birthday party, surrounded by 6, 7, 8 year old little ladies, how quickly they grow up and don't seem to need us as much as little Cordelia does... and yet we'll always be their mums. and thank goodness we'll always have our mothers!

Five Senses Friday

smelling: sweet smells of baking

seeing: rain drops and puddles outside. grey.

tasting: leftover birthday cake from yesterday, Skye's 7th birthday - pineapple upside down cake - yum!

hearing: Cordelia's coughs - poor baby has a cold!!

feeling: can't believe my little girl is 7 years old already - am i really getting that old??