sweetness

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt.  ~ Thomas Carlyle

This last week has been very draining......we had Josh's hospital visit and then just when he was recovering, it seemed I got the virus he had and was achey and lethargic for the remainder of the week. Josh was supposed to start preschool too, so that has now been postponed until this week. 

To make up for our challenging week, we decided to spend much of our weekend outdoors enjoying the fresh air and sunshine. Saturday morning was spent down at the local park, naps in the afternoon, and then I had a lovely dinner at a waterfront restaurant with my mum and sisters. 

However the best part of the weekend was Saturday afternoon. We sat out on our front lawn with Josh's newly acquired birthday gift - the bubble machine. He had great fun chasing the bubbles and squealing with delight, while Zoe watched from afar wondering what was going on. I managed to capture the photo above from our afternoon frivolities. It makes me laugh a lot and is such a Zoe face!

Here's to a better week this week.

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zoe margaret

If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. - Unknown

 

my little miss sunshine

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.

Martin Fraquhar Tupper

day at the zoo

On the green they watched their sons
Playing till too dark to see,
As their fathers watched them once,
As my father once watched me
~Edmund Blunden

My husband goes back to work tomorrow.

I've really enjoyed having him home particularly Josh. We all had a great time at the zoo this week which is where I took the photo above. The holidays really allowed father and son to bond and reconnect, as just before my husband's holidays he was working back an awful lot (he owns his own business) and barely saw much of us and it really affected how J was with him. It did mean he could have two and half weeks off with us at home though.

We'll miss you when you go back to work daddy. xo

dance like there's no tomorrow

There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.  ~Vicki Baum

My boy is just so funny sometimes. He makes my heart sing with joy.

A few days ago he was looking through an old jewellery box of mine and found my long lost red rose hair clip. When he saw it, I realise now, it triggered his memory of a recent Postman Pat episode he has been loving lately where all the villagers are preparing for a Spring Dance. One couple dance together and the lady has a red rose when they dance. So when he found the hair clip, he came up to where I was sitting and said, 'Mummy, put it on'. So I put the clip into my hair. I thought that was it.... He then took my hands and said 'let's dance'! I was so stunned for a moment, but then I took his hands and danced away the afternoon with him. He was so delighted, and I heard lots of 'ole's and 'bravo's coming from him.

I so love when my days are blessed by these little gifts. They come unexpectedly and remind me to not get bogged down in the daily routines and rituals of caring for a toddler and a baby. I sometimes need nothing more but to sit back and enjoy the creativity and delight of a child.

This blog post was for Sunday Citar - a blog quote meme created by Tabitha @ FreshMommy.