This about sums it up.
Work has been crazy as usual but add in a new set of twins to the family, one week in Chicago, plus a girls weekend, and you have one busy gal. May is flying by!
And it isn't letting up. This coming week I am in NYC and then off to Florida for the weekend for some downtime with Stoph. Can't wait!
Today Stoph and I hosted our first annual "Love Brunch" with the family. It was bright and early because the girls had swimming. And we woke up to snow which was awesome considering this winter has been non existent thus far.
I definitely need to practice on getting better photos of the kiddos. It is a tough job, they never sit still:) I also need to work on getting photos of what we made as well. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, Cinnamon buns. Seeing as there isn't any proof you will have to take my word for it:)
What's a Valentines love brunch without some flowers and candy??
I hope you had a great weekend.
My cousin Suzanne got stuck in Toronto on a 12 hour layover so we were lucky enough to spend the day with her.
We hit up Saltillo for backsplash and flooring samples, Bayview village for some shopping, Oliver and Bonacini's for brunch (amazing eggs benni), Costco cause it is Sue's favourite place on earth, and downtown Oakville for burger buns and Starbucks.
After all of that running around we chilled on the back deck for a home cooked meal with the rest of the fam (minus the crew that is partying it up in Chi Town this weekend).
Thanks for stopping by Sue! Lets do it again soon.
Are my niece and newphews??
photos by Michelle Wells
So flipp'n cute right?? I can't get over how big they are getting!!
We had another one of our usual:
But my mom was in town, so there was more sitting around and relaxing, which meant I could pull out the old camera and get a few shots of the fam.
Wynn has gotten into playing hide and go seek. Jods is usually her favourite seeker:)
Maddie isn't usually too far behind and I can't believe how much bigger Piper is getting each week.
This is the usual, typical scene on any given Sunday but I never seem to make the time to grab my camera and take some shots. From now on, I am going to make more of an effort.
Hosted at casa S&M with the fam.
I stopped at Whole Foods yesterday to pick up a variety of dinner cheeses for our appetizer. Frank our dog loved them. He was able to nab 2 of the 6 bricks of cheese of the wood cutting board while I wasn't looking. Bad mom!
Unfortunately, in the hustle of plating the food I didn't actually get photo of the main course: spiral ham, Chris' famous mashed potatoes, and green beans. I think timing all of the courses is my least favourite part of cooking so I am always way to occupied to take photos.
We had a double course of desert: fruit with dip, and mini cupcakes. All in all, a great meal. We had 11 in total and we just fit around Stoph's new bowling alley table that he made us. (I will post more photos of the table later).
The night ended with a competitive game of Allies with too much red wine and coronas. Girls against boys. I won't mention who won:)
It may be 6 months over due but here it is.
Above is the front of the quilt and below is the back.
A detail of the crisscross quilting pattern.
I machine quilted the binding. My cousin says it's a no no but I think it helps to secure it.
I know I posted my mm signature as a sneak peak the other day but can't get enough of it so here it is again. Click on the photos if you want to see any of them larger.
Material was purchased from Purl Soho and at The Workroom.
Bye bye 2010. Hello 2011.
That is where my man is right now.
He is visiting chinese factories to source manufactures for their new product. How cool is that? He spent the weekend in Hong Kong drinking beer, shopping, and getting suits made. He has ordered 5 already, can't wait to see them. You pick the fabric, they take your measurements, and one day later you have a custom made suit. Amazing!
He comes home in one week. Can't wait.
my cupcake. photo taken by snap and tumble
My day was full of:
flowers
emails
cards
phone calls
family
friends
hugs
presents
and love
Thank you everyone for making me feel like a million dollars. Luv you all.
