Yogurt Babe!

This babe LOVES her yogurt!

 See... she even licked the bowl!

 She REALLY loves her yogurt!

 I've heard it's very good for your skin...

Looks like Miss 'c' is enjoying a wee facial along with her breakfast!

Mmmm...tasty!

Family Time!

After enjoying some turkey leftovers we went out for a lovely walk @ Buttertubs Marsh!

Such lovely people!

It was a beautiful sunshiny afternoon!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had our BIG dinner today!

Then we get to enjoy leftovers for the remaining holidays!

Here's a snap of 'g2's Thanksgiving Dinner...

She did eat turkey and yams first...

But then it was all about the pickle...well...pickles!

Dinner was delish!

And... I LOVE leftovers!

Hello Spring!?!?!

Somebody want to tell Mother Nature it's October???

Me either!!!

 Crocuses blooming...

 These flowers are putting on a BIG display!

Sweet Peas....still smellin' so fine!

We have enjoyed some lovely Fall days!

It has been so nice to get out and stroll with the babez and not worry about rain!

Apparently the "Spring" flowers in my garden are enjoying this weather too!

A musical beginning...

'S' started piano lessons today...

'Z' Haircut!

'z' LOVES to have her hair cut short!

So Saturday she did just that!
Well SHE didn't cut it...our friend did!
[Thank you Chelsea!]

She's a cutie-pa-tootie!

Absolutely potd worthy!

[It just took me a few days to take the pic!]

Trash the Dress!

So I have a few friends...

These gals can crack me up!

One of my friends recently celebrated 25 years of marriage!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We were discussing the recent trend of 

"Trash the Dress" photo shoots...

She approached her dh about it and he said yes!

My friend 'DP' & I were already headed to the lm for an overnight visit with another dear friend of ours,

so we decided to 'make it happen'!!!

Oh my!

What an absolute honour, pleasure, blast it was!!!

We ended up 'shooting' for almost 5 hours!

Sooooo FUN!!!

This was a pic that "the Bride's" dh snapped just as we were ready to head to the ferry...

The dress isn't too trashed....but it was rather dirty along the bottom...

And DJ's 'bottom' & skirt were soaked!

She ended up with her keister in the creek!

DP "shot" people and I was there as a people wrangler, reflector holder and various other duties...

However THIS is the pic that cracks me up!!!

I won't go in to why it was so funny...

Because it probably won't be so funny to you!

Suffice it to say that my sides were sore from laughing and I was glad

to have NOT peed my pants either!!!

It was a most hilarious time!

Thank you "J family"!

Thanks also to DP who scuttled these two pics over to me so I could get my potd post done!

Hope you can find some time SOON to laugh and play too!

Scrappin' Sistas Together Again!!!

Here were are!!!!!

These two gals are my best good scrappin' friends!

The one in the middle decided to move on us over the summer though...

[Guess that's what you have to do if you want dh to keep the scrap cash flowin'!!]

So now she's a boat ride and a short roadtrip away...

Not too bad really...

So D & I decided to go for a visit.

So why are we all smiley and so incredibly happy in this picture...?

 Look at where we are...!!!

We're scrap shoppin'!!!

D & I popped over this morning and then we shopped our day away!

So fun to hang with these two marathon shoppers!

Definitely HAD to be my potd!

[Thanks to 'O' for snappin' it!]

[That's another dear friend's dh]

So just why did D & I "hop the pond"?

Of course to see 'N'...

but you know us...

We LOVE to multi-task!!!

We attended a Stampin' Up Extreme Christmas Card Class!
Here's the link to my post about it...

http://scrappybitz.blogspot.com/2010/10/extreme-su-card-class.html

Thanks for the gigglin', shoppin' & spirit liftin' time ladies!

Let's do it again...SOON!!!

[Ok, maybe we better wait until I've paid for Christmas!]

LOL...

My Two Little Monkeys...

I just HAD to get one of these monkey costumes from The Children's Place...

I waited for a SALE, of course!

Fortunately my friend also had a similar experience and so I borrowed hers and  was able to snap a few pics of my two monkeys!

They are indeed two little monkeys!

[Don't cha just LOVE that swirly belly button on the costume?!]

Soc Tree...

Today I did some swishin'!

[swishin' = laundry]

When I removed the babez laundry from the dryer I discovered that the socks weren't quite dry...

Instead of tossing the wee thingz back into the dryer [and making my hydro meter spin faster] I decided to hang the wee socks over the branches of my orange tree in a sunny window. 

So this became my potd.

[It was dh's suggestion!]

Great idea!

Get Your Halloween ON!

October is HERE!

Today we thought we would celebrate the start of this wonderful month by letting 'g2' get her Halloween ON!

I found this fun onesie last year...

I bought a bigger size so that she would be able to wear it for more than just one year.

It's not real "in your face" Halloween.

Plus I think it's super cute!

LOVE the heart!

So...what are you going to do to "Get your Halloween ON?"

Sweet Sunny Moment...

Here's another window pic...

but this time it's 'g2' & 'z'!

'g2' had hauled the Pooh toy up onto the window sill...

'z' came along and was showing her how things worked.

I came out of the kitchen and immediately grabbed my camera!

It was such a sweet sunny moment...

I couldn't resist.

Li'l sis & Big sis...sharing some time...

Smoothie Babez...

Here they are!

My smoothie babez!

Every weekday before their nap they enjoy sipping some smoothie... 

How could this NOT be my potd?!

Have you enjoyed a smoothie lately?

You should!

Miss 'C' reaches new heights!

Yes, she's done it again!

She was the first to figure out how to get up on the couch...

and today...

She discovered how to climb up onto the kitchen table!!!

A whole new world of possibilities has just been unlocked!

Oh goodie!

What a Wonderful...Window!

I know, I know!

ANOTHER babez @ the window pic!!!

But I just can't help it!

These babez LOVE this window and the world outside!

For the past several days they have enjoyed watching the activity in the neighborhood...

Across the road there is some extensive landscaping going on!

Trucks, back hoes, mini earth movers and the like.

A real live mini  'Mighty Machines' right outside their window!

The workman have waved to them too!

They LOVE it and wave back!

So cute!

Without further adieu... here is today's babez @ the window pic...

  Such curious wee sprites!

Enjoy whatever's outside of your window today!!!

Aaaaahhh!

These are the polar fleece sheets that I put on my bed every year when the temperature takes a dip into the single digits...

No matter how cold I am when I go to bed...

I am toasty warm within minutes.

I think I need to buy another set!

I've heard that it might be a rather chilly winter this year...

Make-Up...let the fun begin!

So today 'g' & I had a wee make up lesson with Richard at SDM.

He did a great job!

Her eyes look amazing!

I asked him to keep her looking natural

She looks like a right purdy lassie!

Sick babe...

Both babez have been sick...

Feeling off, got the "can't-help-its", super snotty noses.

I've wiped so much snot off noses...

I've gone through all of my boxes of tissues!

Poor wee ones...

Captured Miss 'g2' enduring another sick moment today...

Such a sad sick babe...

Bye-Bye Braces!!!

Today was the day!!!

'g' got her braces taken OFF!

She is soooooo happy...

but you can see that!

Lookin' good girl, lookin' good!

One last ice cream sandwich...

After lunch today I was looking in the freezer for something...

And I came across the last two ice cream sandwiches that my Mom made!

I shared one with the babez... they DEVOURED it!

The last one...I ate it!

Well...I took a bite...grabbed my camera...snapped a pic...and then I ate it!

Nothing tastes more like Summer than an ice cream sandwich!

[Isn't it officially Fall now?]

It was a lovely warm day today...the windows are open again!

Thanks Mom!

A sure sign...

...that Fall has arrived.

The electric kettle gets a permanent spot on the counter!

Boiling water for herbal tea, hot chocolate or for pouring into the kiddos thermos' as a preheater 

so they can take a "hot lunch" to school.

Even as I type this at 9:37am...

I am already steeping my first cup of tea...ginger mint...

There's a chill in the house...

I've even closed a few windows and almost closed the rest...

They've been WIDE OPEN all summer!

So, it's finally OFFICIAL... FALL HAS ARRIVED!

One more Piper's Lagoon pic...

Snapped this one of 'g'...

.

She just has a few more days before her braces come off!
She's pretty excited about it...
...we just think she's pretty!

Wonky Tree @ Piper's Lagoon...

We finally have two backpacks for carrying babez!

So today we went for a small hike at Piper's Lagoon to test them out...

We found this wonky tree...

So everyone did a wonky pose...

Yeah, I know...we're wonky...

But we're fun!

Go ahead, strike a wonky pose!

Have some fun too!

Wonderful Watermelon!

'g2' had a most delicious encounter with watermelon today...

She really enjoyed bite after bite after bite after bite...

Window Watchers...

Here they are again today...

Have I said lately how much I love this window???

It gets even better though...

The neighbors across the street are having some major 'yardwork' done.

The equipment, noise and workmen keep these two glued to their spots for much of their waking day.

I think the workmen get quite a kick out of seeing these two sprites peeking down at them.

Once when I was wrangling the babez for lunch I saw one of the workmen waving at them!

Self-Feeding...

...yes, it's a very messy time indeed!

The babez really enjoy doing something for themselves...

No matter how messy she is...she's still such a love!

Pooh Corner...

When I shuffled the family room around we ended up with a small space in the corner...

I decided to plunk down a big pillow and tuck our big Pooh bear into the corner...

The babez LOVE to pull out some books and sit and "read".

Here's Miss 'g2' having a moment...

Looks like she's already "read" a bunch of books...
Waves in the Bathtub is a fave of mine too 'g2'!

Swing Babez!

Grandma came for a visit and brought the babez something FUN!

It fits BOTH babez too!

They love it and tug at it throughout the day to let me know that...

"It's time to SWING!"

Thank you Grandma!

Waiting for...

A favourite spot in our house for the babez is here...

...perched at the tippy top of the stairs right beside the locked baby gate.

They peer through the spindles and see right down to the front door.

Anyone who comes in or goes out gets greeted or good-byed by whomever's

there...

Sometimes it's just one babe...sometimes it's both babez!

Today it's just Miss 'c'.

She swung around and gave me this most sweet and serene glance...

Cabinet Cuties!

dh assembled our new tv cabinet late last night...

Babez thought it would make a great playhouse...

They're not going to like it when the shelves go in and the dvds get loaded in...

The Window Watcher...

Here she is again...

This babe loves this window.

This Momma loves this window!

This window keeps this babe occupied!

Monkey See, Monkey Do!

I think 'g2' started this cup-sitting-spinning-on-a-stick-thing...

...but it kept them both busy for several minutes!

They were running in and out of the kitchen, dropping and then picking up their "cups" and putting them back onto the stick...

Some kind of funny almost 17 month old babez game ...

Don't ask me how it works...

But it worked for them!

Rainbow gate...

The other day 's' & 'z' had gone outside to play after school...

[Gotta squeeze in that outside playtime while we still have the nice weather!]

I couldn't see them and so I went outside to see where they had gone...

This is what I saw...

I think I kinda like it!

It makes me smile!

BTS...

It's that time of year again...

 Back to School...

's' & 'z' on their first FULL day of school...

Divine Twine!!!

Oh yeah baby!!!

It arrived today!

And yes...it is INDEED divine!

Divine Twine and it's ALL MINE!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

'g' is 15 today!

Happy Birthday!

Here's to many, many more!

Bongo Boy!

Here's my Bongo Boy!

Just look at the smile on his face...

That'll make anyone happy!

Sunglass Sweeties...

 If you look real close at Miss 'c's sunglass reflection you will see...

ME snapping the pic, Grandma, 'z' & 's'

How cool is that?!!

Here's 'g2' having a sip and looking quite cool with her sunglasses perched atop the tip of her nosey!

Did someone say CHEESE?!?!!

Yes, I did!

We had some cheese cubes with lunch again today...

Every time I ask the babez if they'd like some more cheese...

They do this...

Check out those pearly-whites! 

[Don't mind the bits of cheese in there please.] 

What a couple of cutie-pa-tooties...

or goofballs...some days I'm not sure which...

Perhaps a bit of both! 

Diaper Box Derby!

What's better than one diaper box?

TWO diaper boxes!!!

's' & 'z' have spent plenty of time over the summer and having a great time too while entertaining the babez with 'Diaper Box Derby'! 

It keeps four kiddos occupied!

That works for me!!!

Babez...START YOUR ENGINES!!!

Goggle-eyed Babez...

Babez had some fun with their brother's swim goggles today...

Silly babez!