GAZEBO!

We love being out in our backyard - working, playing, eating, visiting, sleeping in the sun (not necessarily in that order). Now, we can do some of those things more often & more comfortably, because this morning Rick finished putting together our new gazebo. He & Cindi started yesterday, but it turned into a two day effort due to other commitments. The rest of us came home from church this morning (or rather early afternoon) & were thrilled to see it completed. Naturally, we had to have lunch outside to try it out. It is grand!
Now, he's out there putting together a new glider. Just TRY to get us inside this summer :)

Oh my goodness....

...we're gonna need some extra guardian angels this summer

This boy NEEDS to be ON TOP of everything!!

Just wanted to show some of the beautiful flowers in our garden - I'm partial to the Olivia & Sabrina varieties :)

"In my Easter Bonnet..."

This morning was such a beautiful sunny one, that Olivia & Sabrina sent the easter bunny an e-mail requesting that he come by and hide eggs for a hunt. We then waited & checked periodically to see if he would show up, but there was no sign of him. We had sort of given up hope & started making lunch for the family who was all coming over. Then, while the girls & I were busy getting the fixings together for gourmet hot dogs, the men got home & asked if the bunny had been by. We checked outside once more, and to our delight, there were eggs EVERYWHERE!!! We had our lunch & then out we went to fill our baskets (well, the kids had baskets) Apparently, the easter bunny is fairly tall, because some of those eggs were pretty high up! WHAT FUN!!

Malcolm found some eggs too,

but he was much more interested in playing ball with Daisy!

Of course, no Easter party is complete without Paska!!

Back to Spring...

...as it should be!
That snowfall from Monday has disappeared & the flower beds that I spent two afternoons last week cleaning are looking more like April again. And yes, that is rhubarb! I think I might have enough to make a Danish this weekend. Anyone interested in coming by for a piece?

Easter Parade

Every year at this time, my place of work - Tabor Home - has a kid's "fashion show" for the residents. They LOVE seeing little kids anytime, so this is a highlight for alot of them. This year I convinced my girls that their kids could put off their naps for a couple of hours so I would have a chance to show them all off. Well, of course, they were the most beautiful children there. Olivia & Sabrina modelled their matching Easter dresses & all three boys...

fueled the Canuck fever that is sweeping the country!! That's right Ontario folks, I said the country!!!

Olivia did a quick change (as all models are used to doing) & was resplendent in her flowergirl dress from her cousins' wedding last summer. She DOES look like a princess in that dress!
They all had a great time, especially Isaiah who slept through the entire event, & got to take home treats of their choice as well as balloon animals. Thanks for being great sports, kids. You make Grandma proud!

happy birthday to me...

I could NOT believe my eyes this morning! I cannot recall ever having snow falling on my birthday before today. So, as I sit & wait for my ride to work i will share a picture of my best birthday present ever. Now I've had some pretty amazing gifts over the years, This year is no different - a spa pedicure @ the Wild Orange; a very cool lamp/wrought iron stand combo AND tickets to the Tim McGraw/Faith Hill concert in June. But the best gift EVER was.......
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that's right - my daughter Cindi was born on my birthday & we have shared this day for 30 years now. Happy Birthday, Cindi! I love you. You are a great daughter & an amazing mom to your three treasures.