snowvember

First snowfall fun over here... taking bets on how long this snowguy lasts. 

mamas and boys

I'm doing this, while my niece is doing this, and that makes me glad. 

celebrating nanny

All these people gathered around Nanny to celebrate her on her birthday. Big smiles and big love for the grandmother who loves them so well. 

(Please note, Leo also loves Nanny, and therefore stayed home with me so as to not pass on his very runny nose. That's true love.) 

if you give a mouse a cookie

Time to switch over to winter clothing. So I took all the summer/fall stuff down to the laundry room, took out the winter stuff, then decided to paint, and two days later, here we are... hiding the newly painted wall behind all the winter stuff. 

This might have been a waste of time. 

happy, happy birthday

Wishing our lovely Mom and Nanny a very happy 80th birthday. We will celebrate her properly on the weekend, but today Janie and I snuck over to deliver some flowers and love. We are so grateful for how she loves us and teaches us and prays for us (and feeds us). We are a very lucky bunch to have her. 

 

it is fall

... and so we have:

1. taken a walk in the pretty colours, and

2. jumped in the leaves. 

Good for us!

 

sweet relief

Miss Clara is happy and very, very relieved to tell you that she celebrated her First Reconciliation today! This was a nerve-racking experience, thinking over all those seven years of sins and having to talk to a priest about them... but she did it! And now all is well and forgiven and she is shining bright! Woohoo! 

byline

This says, "Leo."

golden boy

The fall colours are lovely, and Leo likes the leaves. These are nice mornings in our backyard. 

 

helper

I'm up on the kitchen counter to wash the windows, and Leo is making sure I don't fall through. 

And while I was up there, I really appreciated this tree outside. Good work, tree. 

we're on a roll

Time to celebrate (again) our three-year-old. We gathered for supper and paw print cupcakes to honour Leo and his first love, Paw Patrol. No party is too big, no pup is to small. (That's a Paw Patrol reference, and we hear it often in our house.) 

Happy Birthday (again!), dear Leo!

all hands on deck

A CEMENT MIXER!! IN OUR DRIVEWAY!! 

Leo's dream come true. The guys came to pour the cement for our patio and, once the excitement of the truck wore off, and the work was done, and the men all gone, then we snuck out to leave our lasting impressions. We're excited for all the fun to come in our new-ish backyard!

 

on the count of three

This is a good day for a three-year-old fella...

prezzies and doughnuts and being doted on by his siblings

a walk with Mommy and Daddy to the park

a pancake feast

a Paw Patrol cake with singing and candles

smooches and love

some books with the brothers

and a bubble bath to melt the stress away. 

Happy Birthday to our Leo! We love you so!