HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANDA

 Today marks 42 years (for me) with kids at home full time!

ABOVE:  Which means Amanda is 42 today.  Yo Toad, hope ya have an excellent day.

Now... I bet you are all keen to see the picket fence? Right?  ... yeah I thought so.

So, here it is...

ABOVE:  Steve and I did good!  I absolutely love our little picket fence.  I did some pickets with acrylic pours.  They look fabulous.

ABOVE: My favourite one is the bottom one.

Today... hanging with the kids, and enjoy having Mike and Joyce here.  We are just so very happy to see them!

ABOVE:  It's too cute not to pose in front of right. 😄😊💙

And that mop of hair on my son's head?  Is coming off today.

9.17 am... and we are up and almost ready to go to the mall and get Mike his haircut.

Talking of hair:

BEDHAIR

And, when at Grandma and Grandad's...

ABOVE: Chocolates in bed are perfectly acceptable!

Let's call it 'breakfast' ok.

ABOVE:  WE went out, we had a browse around the shops, we had lunch, then Mike had his haircut.

And now we are at home.  Steve, Bex, Mike, Joyce and the little boys are playing mini golf somewhere.

Amanda, Emily and Liam are here with us for PIZZA for Amanda's Birthday.

There is no peace.  It is wonderful.  I think.

Stew and I are starting to feel a bit jaded I think. 😂😋😊

ABOVE: The things ya find on your phone when you asked STEVE to hold ya phone!

Seriously.   YES.  That is his nipple.  

ABOVE:  The NIKE slides are spreading in the family.  

Steve got some today.

ABOVE:  While at the mall today... we ran into Bex's brother and Sister-in-law and their two littlies.  I got to hold their 7 month old baby girl.  It was so sweet holding a little baby again.

She was just at that 'I don't know you, I'm going to cry at you' stage. 😕😔😏 

ABOVE:  Although it was fairly busy in the mall, we were lucky enough to find a table big enough for all of us.  Trust Dante to pull a face.  There's always ONE eh?

ABOVE: I bought this 'treat feeder' for the girls.  You 'hide' the treats in the holes and cover them with the knobs and flaps and the middle spinner, and the dogs have to work out how to get the treats out.

Both dogs worked out the knobs and flaps, but still haven't worked out how to make the middle part spin around.

I have no doubt they will eventually.

8.21 pm:  And BOOM, just like that it's quiet again!

Everyone got fed Pizza, then left for home.

Keera has just gone to bed and it's going to be quiet for the remainder of the evening.

Stew is having a late, solitary swim.  We've had heavy rain this afternoon, and some swam in the rain!

I'm not into swimming in the rain right now, if it was just a little bit warmer... then yeah, I'd be in there.

But I'm just too tired and full of pizza to even contemplate it!

I'm going to sign off for today now, and just relax and recharge for tomorrow.