inchworm

How Annie gets about...

momma's day

Guess who got breakfast in bed?

And here are Annie and me, using that giant centre piece as a backdrop.

And how to cuddle with your boys on mother's day? Watch a movie, thankyouverymuch.

The day was good and I am really, really, really blessed. Yeehaw!

oh happy day

We were very happy to attend the wedding of our friend James and his beautiful bride Tracy on Saturday. We met James in 2008 in his hometown of Sydney, Australia, when were there for World Youth Day. He knew I worked for a Catholic television station and asked many, many, many questions about the work and vision and people until we finally connected him with Fr. Tom. James came to Toronto in November of that same year to begin work with S+L and, soon after, met Tracy. And though we only played that teeny-tiny role in his coming to Toronto, James singled us out in his thank you speech to say we were the reason he came to Toronto and, without us, may not have met his bride. And humbling, how lovely that was... five years ago, David and I laboured over this decision to go to Australia and what it could mean for us... meanwhile, God was just moving us around, all part of another plan for these two to meet.

We are so, so happy to have celebrated with them yesterday and to be cheering for them in their married life.

 ... plus, we won this table centre piece to take home. Isn't it awesome and ridiculous?

 ... also, we don't go out very often, just the two of us. Don't we look excited to be out?

 ... and this is what it looks like to carry a gigantic centre piece to underground parking.

gardeners

We took a trip to the garden centre on Friday (was more exciting for some, than others... see Henry below) and are excited to start planting our garden. On the list this year: pole beans, cauliflower, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, peas, and I can't remember what else. If the harvest isn't abundant, at the very least it sounds like a delicious soup.

Joe borrowed my camera while we were there. "I just can't stop taking pictures!" he kept shouting. Here are some of the best...

for mom

Happy belated birthday! The quilt is done (but not yet in the mail... one step at a time)!

nine months

Here she is... all 21 beautiful pounds of her.

windows

He's a very good helper. Windows were, admittedly, a bit streaky but the effort was there. With sunglasses, no less.