{Today}

my morning started with some lovely janey snuggles
my middlest is a lover
a cozy-upper who cherishes more then anything the gift of your time
i'm pretty good at giving that to her
most days

last night she was wanting some extra bedtime snuggles and honestly
all i was really thinking about was getting to the sofa with my mug of mint chocolate chip ice-cream and dvr'ed parenthood
(truth be told i am a much better morning and daytime mommy then nighttime mommy...anyone else?)
so i promised i would wake her up early for a special snuggly story time in bed

 bad light...but captured moment

it was so warm and cozy
we snuggled up together and read
she loved it
and it made for a very happy start to our morning

dress up is happening more often around here
we go from pretty, pretty princess

to mighty, mighty pirate pretty quickly

argh

aubrey and i took a drive today

even if we don't go anywhere special...ya know...like target or the mall :)

i like to get out of the house at least once a day

it does wonders for my spirits

we got a coke and an ice-cream cone at mcdonalds

(ya know they will make them itty-bitty size if you tell them it's for a 2 year old)

then we drove through the park and went over the bumpy bridge

if i don't drive fast enough aubrey yells "higher, higher"

i guess she is referring to the bounce....

so we turned around and did it again

twice

then she says...through the giggles..."there ya go...that was higher"

the little old men fishing probably thought we were nuts!:)

we spent the rest of our pre-lunch playtime in the basement

making pies and feeding babies

and we had some fun with the camera too

aubrey thought this was hysterical

at least i got her to look somewhat straight ahead and smile!:)

after school forts

equal happy sisters

little miss riley

 

oh how i love this grown up fourth grader

this year has brought a shift in her sense of humour...

i love it

this girl is funny...and she thinks i'm funny too so that's a bonus

now i am sitting here in the house completely alone...

that hardly ever happens

the girls had dentist appointments and dave took them

all three of them

hello wonderful husband

hello hour or more of silence

ahhhh...this feels good

tonight i am helping at riley's girl scout meeting

i am looking forward to the time with her and her friends

so how was your day?

any bouncy bridges or plastic peas involved?

however you spent it...i hope it was lovely

have a happy day,

cindy