Dance!

It's been a crazy, crazy week. We haven't had that much work in years (but we sure are not complaining!) and we just put the house for sale! So, we were really looking forward to the Dance Party our friends organized for their son 10th birthday to get out and have some fun.

Evan is a self-taught dancer and he pretty much dances all the time, so this party was HIS night! It was so great! Even the adults ripped it up on the dance floor!

 :: A real dance floor with strobe light, a giant screen and papa and big brother as DJs ::

 :: Delicious and healthy mocktail bar, with professional barmaid Liz ::

 :: Amazing art projected on a giant screen ::

 :: Evan taught the other kids some choreography. Here: Gagnam style! ::

 :: Great games to get the kids that were more shy to get into the groove ::

  :: An a make your own sundae bar with homemade caramel and hot fudge! ::

Superheroes

Superwoman dropped a few balls today. 
Oh well! I guess even superheroes have rough days…

The best medicine

Today was all about the food. Apple pie chia seed parfait for breakfast. The sweetest clementine juice for snack. Sautéed kale and perfectly roasted potatoes with a side of delicious veganaise for lunch. Apple-lime-kale green juice appetizer. Crudessence quinoa wraps for dinner and Lemon coconut hemp seed bites for dessert. The best medicine!

Creative messes

A day of creating. Leftovers for dinner. Charades. Polly Pockets doing all sorts of Olympic competitions. Bobby pins and hair clips all over the house. Face painting. Good messes. The kind that I don't feel compelled to clean up right away.

Raindrops

Low overcast sky.
Raindrops at the tips of the icicles hanging from the roof.
Some painful news from a far away friend.
An afternoon walk that smelled of spring.
Orange pecan chocolate cookies.
The homemade pizza they prepared together was an added bonus.

Teamwork

I cleaned. He vacuumed. He shopped. I cooked. He shoveled. I purged. I brought boxes of books to friends. He drove to goodwill. We make a good team. We both do our fair share. Except for the worrying. I definitely do most of the worrying.

With them

Except for grandparents, it is quite unusual to have people in your life that love your children in that very special way. We are lucky to have friends who have taken a very unique place in our girls' lives and hearts and it is a real joy to see their relationship blossom through the years.

Wherever we are, they come and visit us and take real pleasure in spending time with our girls. I will always remember when we asked them to be our girls' godparents while we were camping in Alaska when the girls were still babies...

Over the years, I have asked them for their opinion in many instances and have appreciated their outlook on things. Their tangible love for our girls fills me with so much gratitude. We are all so blessed to have them in our life.