Presenting Their Royal Highnesses:

In majestic attire.


Prince Nathan

The heir to the throne is pleased to show you his outfit.
He was rather disappointed when we got home
when he found his ribbon was hiding under his vest.
"Too bad nobody could see my pretty ribbon hiding under my vest"
says his majesty.

Princess Melanie

This beautiful girl blended in nicely with the other beauties at the party.
However, her intellect was noticeable lacking,
and she didn't follow everything that happened.
It was a five year old party after all, and she's only 3.
But she had fun anyways.

Prince Matthew

As is not uncommon with royal children, this child acted as one royally pampered.
After putting him down on the floor (he would not refrain from injuring his mother)
he still wanted to be held by her.
When denied this most reasonable desire of his,
he banged his regal head up and down on the floor.

Music to my ears

Coo "Coo"-te!

Had my "discharge" visit with the midwife. (And by her standards Daniel and I are both healthy.) Seven weeks already! That must mean Daniel's not really a newborn anymore! Time sure flies!
"I just love those sounds" says she, when he cooed for her.

Who doesn't?

Clean Mugs and a Papoose

Scrub free

Coffee and tea stain removal recipe:
a few drops of bleach
hot water
(Maybe everybody knows this already,
but I only just learned it from a friend.)

All set for bed.

Plus a blanket to go on top of that,
which is carefully placed to snuggly nestle that soother
lest it pop out too early.

Art project

We got invited to a birthday party on Wednesday.
A PRINCESS birthday party.
A dress-up in princess (or prince) clothes party.
Should be interesting.

The kids had fun painting, anyways.
We'll see if their crowns last 'til we get to the venue or not.
Tomorrow we'll decorate them...maybe with stickers or glue some stuff on them.
I don't have anything fancy...but hey, so far, so good.
Melanie even has a fancy dress in her clothes box that I buried deep in the closet thinking
"huh, when are we gonna use THAT?"



Nathan is excited to wear a vest...since he isn't allowed a dress. Poor guy.


Melanie has no idea what a princess is.
But she's thrilled with the fancy dress I found.


Matthew is just happy he gets to paint too.
He'll love ripping his crown to pieces later too.

Maybe I'll post them all dressed to the nines later.
If I remember to do a photo shoot before we head out the door.

Nathan was wondering what I would be wearing.
My fanciest dress with extra ribbons and bows, I'm sure.
Plus an expensive silver bejeweled tierra.

good morning

Babykins let me sleep well, so we're all in a good mood.

Good morning from all of us!

Thoughts

Daniel: Mommy, please save me!
You're going to watch him closely, right?
Make sure he doesn't hurt me,
that oafish brother of mine.


Matthew: Where should I run?
Where can I go?
Mommy!!
Don't catch me!


Nathan: Where could Santa be now?
And when will I get another present?
When is my birthay...first is Matthew's,
then Mommy's
then Daddy's, then mine!!!


Melanie: Will Mommy take my picture too?
What is Nathan looking at in his book?
What was I doing with the baby again?


Why is there a bright red light on the camera?
What is Mommy doing with it?
Is she done yet?


What fun!
I wonder if Mom will stop watching...
and we can paint the walls for her?

Words:

What are you painting Nathan?
See the green here on the bottom, Mommy?
That's the grass.
And here on the top the yellow is the sun shining brightly.
And what is the red Nathan?
That's a cloud under the sun.


What are you painting Melanie?
Black and white, Mommy!

Thanks!

Doesn't he look cute in this outfit?

It was waiting in the mailbox for us when we got back.
Thanks so much D & S!

His legs need to grow a bit for him to be proportional...
Chubby little monkey!

Back Home

So we're home again. After two days of driving, it is sure great to stretch. The kids think so too! The weather was not fabulous, but the roads were mostly okay. Philip drove like Super Daddy, driving on at terrific speeds through thick and thin, and flashing people with his high beams if they we're going more than 10km/h over the speed limit and blocking his way. Looked just like Super Mario crashing through stuff and sending things flying, squishing bad guys with a hop while still trying on and not stopping.

But now we have stopped.