Lets keep it real… its probably 50/50 for the times the kids wake up and actually get dressed on their own vs us telling them… over and over and over again. When they do we make sure we tell them how awesome they look (so they keep doing it ;) ).

This morning, I came out and they were not only looking SO cute, they had already had a bowl of cereal and were colouring quietly… yeah, whaaaaat?!

What a nice way to start off the morning with these two cute littles of ours!
Here’s to hoping the rest of the week goes the same way…

Just LOVE them!!! <3

I love, love, love these behind shots of the kids. Have them since she was just wee and sitting in her bumbo with him beside her and they are watching tv.

Time passes by so quickly…change happens all around us everyday whether we like it or not.
Enjoy the moment while you can, one day it will just be another memory.

At times this love I feel for my kids can seriously be overwhelming. Other times Im quite happy to direct them to their father.

My love for them will always be the most powerful emotion I have ever felt, the biggest part of me and by far the biggest accomplishment of my life – being their mother.

So blessed I am that I woke up with a plant from both of my kids, which they each planted at school and a hand written card by my boy. For him this is huge – of course being the awesome mommy I am I made the biggest deal! I love it. Not only because my boy made it but because MY boy made it. My girl picked out my outfit today, my little fashionista! I was very happy to oblige :)

I cannot imagine my life without these two littles, they truly make me, ME. That piece of me that was missing for many years, although I knew I always wanted to be a mom… having them truly completed me. Not being married, that was a bonus. The man I chose to marry, was most certainly the right choice to be blessed with these two littles who have blessed me in SO many more ways than they will ever know.

These two may test every little bit of patience I have… sometimes many times a day… but I could not imagine a day without them. Heck being away from them for a night, Im missing them like crazy! They truly are the best decision I have ever made… to become a MOMMY! ;)

To my little man and lady… I love you to the moon and back!
Thank you for making me a MOMMY!

On such a happy day… we will always have a tear of sadness for  Mom Diane, who should be here with us and who we miss so very much XOXO.

We are so lucky to have Mom in our life, so thankful to have you with us and our children and everyday we truly do cherish! XOXO

Happy Mother’s Day to both our Mom’s, although Diane is not here with us, we know she is ‘with us’, always. Especially our kids.

Happy Mother’s Day to our Grama’s and to our Aunt’s! Wishing all of you a very happy day!

Thank you MOM for everything you’ve ever done for me, my siblings, my husband and my children. We LOVE YOU so very much and even more each and every day! XOXO

Hope all the mom’s out there have a fantastic day, fantastic weekend, no matter what you are doing – as long as you feel blessed for the amazing person you are!

… and to these two little one’s who are the one’s who made me a mom…

Everyday is a totally new adventure together. All our good moments, the laughter, fun and of course the bad and even the ever so frustrating. There is nothing in this world I would want to do or be more, than your mom! My life has completely changed, you both have made me the woman I am today and have reminded me just how important and precious life is. I love you more and more everyday! XOXO’

… and of course to the man who, without I would not have these precious babies of ours. Life can get pretty crazy at times, but its been 13 years and counting… we are stronger than ever and have been through so very much. Our love continues to shine through and I thank you for this journey in life you chose to walk with me. Its been crazy, frustrating, messy, loud… but we’ve survived and each and everyday with you and our kids I am so excited to see where this journey in life will continue to take us. For better or worse…  Forever and Always.

We had an AWESOME Easter weekend!!!

Spending so much time with just our lil family of 4 along with some fun times with our extended family!

Easter Egg Hunt!!! The Optimists truly are amazing for the easter egg hunt they put on (yearly) for the kids!

Easter Birds Nests!

A boy and his best friend! Love…

The kids and Grandad!

This photo is far from perfect… “Technically”… the people in it make it perfect!

Dad and his daughters. Been wanting an update, cluttered counter and all, its perfect <3

This face is becoming a habit… LOL

No family holiday is complete (except Christmas I guess and they are here in person) without Facetiming the family in California!

HAPPY EASTER from my own family… to you and yours!
We had a fantastic weekend together!!!

With all the craziness… that life can bring

and all those times Ive wanted to pull my hair out…

this is life, its not perfect, but its PERFECTLY OURS!

Sometimes in life you just have to sit back, trust in our faith and enjoy the ride. Life can be hard, its this journey where we find out our true strength, our true ability to love one another, our true capability and skills… our true self and what that means. We try to teach our kids about life, when our kids teach us truly what life is all about!~

This winter has just dragged on and on and oooooooon…..

Truth be told, I hadn’t even touched my camera in over a week… over a week – for ME!

Last night my girl and I had an hour to ourselves, some sunshine streaming through the windows and the passion re-ignited.

I hadn’t taken any of her yearly “birthday photos” so we had some fun!!!

Of course the miss had to take some of mommy ;) Not bad on her! For the photog’s out there… this was at f1.2!

I am so thankful for the time we had together, even just an hour it was so much fun, captured her sweet personality and blasted some tunes!!! Watching both my kids grow each day, becomes even more precious and exciting to me as each day passes, I truly am lucky to have been blessed with two amazing, smart, energetic, creative, passionate, imaginative, funny and most important LOVING children!

As much as Ive appreciated actually having a winter WITH snow… I just cannot wait for Spring!!!