Weekends Full To Bursting, A BLESSING!

I think I can officially say our family is into a new stage in life. All of the kids are old enough for us to find it easier to get out and enjoy away from home time. Baby Boy isn't really a baby anymore but I am holding on to that pet name, at least in blog land, perhaps at his next birthday I will bestow upon him something else enduring but a bit more mature. With this new stage of life comes the blessings of full weekends! This past weekend was rich with family time, one on one time with the kids and even a date night for my man and I!

The picture at the top is from a date night my eldest and I shared. I took Big Girl out for her birthday. We celebrated at a favorite local bistro of mine. There was a lovely meal and then she got to pick her birthday cake. After looking for ages she picked the biggest piece of cake she could get... I think it was called 'Four Layer Fantasy Chocolate Cake'. It came with every kind of chocolate on it. She gobbled like a machine for a while but all of a sudden she looked at me with a sunken expression, absolutely stuffed half way through her dessert. I recommended she box the rest up so we could enjoy shopping at the book store. 'You mean I can finish the cake later? When we watch my movie together?' She was thrilled at the idea of a doggy bag, smiled returned we where off. She got to pick her gift this year and she bought a collection of Robert Munch books and a Roald Dahl poetry book. We then went home to watch a distinctly girl-y film of her choosing all on our own!

Every little egg in my nest got direct attention somehow. Just got back from tea time with Little Woman at Grams house, Big Boy got to go out for lunch with just his Dad on Sunday and Baby Boy got many a late night snuggle as he is teething again. Parents can't help feeling like they are on a role when it all comes together so well like this! And without serious drama too!!
Early that day, before my girl time with my eldest, we managed to get all of us onto the neighborhood rink for some fabulous exercise! It was so mild out we all stayed active and happy all Saturday morning. Dad pulled Baby Boy around the rink on a sled. Baby Boy really enjoyed this big adventure. Big Girl pushed Little Woman on a stroller, a great plan so Little Woman wouldn't get tired and Big Girl could practice skating with some balance help. Big Boy and I skated around and around the family, only being passed by our speed skater Daddy, and the sled full of my baby, now and again. We all returned home rosy cheeked and full of energy! Ready for the rest of the weekend!

It was so sweet to cram our weekend full of... one another!

TTFN