One of the BEST things in life:

ONE of the BEST things in LIFE

IS cuddling AND holding

your KIDS

Tyler, Rilyn and me getting in some great Mommy time last night!!

Tyler wasn't feeling so well or he would, in no way, have gone for sharing my lap with Rilyn!! Rilyn wanted to show off her Hello Kitty stickers.

Tyler loves to lay in front of the TV on the floor and watch it.

This is him this morning!



I cut up some strawberries for breakfast and generally the rule is, no food anywhere but the kitchen (or formal dining room), but this morning I let him lay right there and eat them. I wish I could've captured his expression of joy as I gave him his bowl of strawberries!! This picture didn't get the good shot, instead he looks a little inquisitive as to why he is being photographed!!

Oh, the simple pleasures in life!!

LESSONS to Learn

And the teaching moments are everywhere and all the time when you are a Mom! I'm sad to report that my daughter will have to have repeat dish duty tonight because she didn't finish them last night.

It is one of the hardest things for me to do, leave their chore unfinished for them to finish when they get home. But I don't know how else they will learn. So, I will try and resist the temptation to wash these dirty dishes today!!

And finally, some

GOOD MAIL!!

A very cute Easter Card from Bridget! (Thanks, I LOVE it!!)



My friend Shannon, sent me this cute little package with some adorable stickers on the front. It had these cute refrigerator magnets inside, this sweet card and a yummy Hersheys Symphony Candy Bar with Almonds and Toffee Bits inside. I've never had that kind before, but my kids and I scarfed it right down!! It was delish!!

I'm kicking myself because I had taken some great shots of her cute package and it accidentally got deleted, by me of course!!

(Thank you for your thoughtfulness Shannon, you are such a great friend!)


And we got this little guy in the mail. We had ordered him (for free) like 2 months ago and he just came on Monday. We love Chik-Fil-A here at our house (though we don't eat there very often) and so my kids were happy to get him in the mail!!