Beautiful from beginning to end...

Well, there was snow on the rooftops when Ben and I crawled out of bed at the break of dawn.  

From that low point on the day just got better and better...

Morning snuggles

A warm bottle

Books and tickles

Wardrobe change

Dog walk in the chill, mittens and hats required

All before 8am

Then off to Mama's day brunch

Ben helped Uncle Matt prepare brunch

and helped

and helped

sort of

Maple pecan scones

Fruit salad

Hand made pork sausage

Cheese omelet

and tea, hot and wet and served while mama lounged about

perfect

a gift of lovely flowers

in a place of honour

perfect

3 hours of "mama and me" napping

enough said

perfect

nar wor (yard work to those of us over 23 months of age)

spooning dirt from one garden to the other

pointing out the dog's contributions to the yard so mama could clean them up

ass-dee (that would be nasty folks)

all the while mama chopped and pruned and filled the yard waste bags

collection day is tomorrow

done

perfect

A neighbourhood walk

A visit with the local coffee shop for some stee-tea and a bit bit

some whee whee on the slide

a small theft of stones from the neighbour's driveway for the digger 

(okay, a medium sized theft)

a few late in arriving but very much appreciated sunbeams

and a dinner of noodles and grapes with my boy

perfect

A hot and very long shower

while dude built a nest just outside the bathroom door

a body pillow covered in his good wishes quilt

filled it with all of his stuffy friends

elaela, key-key (monkey), quack, 

wuff, hop-hop among others

pretended to nap

pretended to teach them to fly

perfect

A bath for the short one,

a snugg and a cuddle 

and a dozen "or 2" books

a very important call to nana

a sleeping boy

perfect

And I sit here wondering

how did I fill my time 

before every day became 

a new and improved version 

of perfect