I've had a lovely Mother's Day - I got to sleep in with Elliot whilst the boys played in the basement with Daddy, then we had eggs and bacon and pancakes from Chef Daddy, a fairly good trip to Costco (looking for an extra car seat-booster seat for Mark's car, plus we hit the jackpot and got diapers, pullups and wipes on sale), pizza lunch, time to read a chapter about power struggles entitled "Parenting Your Little Hitler" in Honey, I Wrecked The Kids by Alyson Schafer, an outing to the park and bathtime. Not bad, really, not bad at all.

Best of all, I have someone coming to help me tomorrow. I've hired a 19 year old university student for a couple of months. She'll be coming for 4 hours a day, Monday to Friday. Her aunt has 6 year old twin boys who she babysits regularly, so she knows what she's in for. I think the boys are looking forward to someone to give them lots of attention and run around with them in the backyard and take them to the park. I'm just looking forward to an extra pair of hands, eyes and ears! I'll keep you posted on how it goes.

Here are a few more shots from the Mother's Day Tea - as you can see, its all action shots with the two tazmanian devils on hand.

And here is Little Miss Cutie Pants in her bumbo. Can you believe it? She's already in it! And looking mighty cute to boot.

Speaking of cute - get a load of our little Strawberry Bear. It was unseasonably cold today, so we dressed up in winter gear for the park. Elly crashed before I even got her in the baby bjorn. I think the cozy outfit did it. Love the ears!