her own pet monkey...

finished and ready to deliver...

I'm hoping the girls love monkeys and elephants...

we're off to their Birthday Party this afternoon...

I'm happy how they turned out...especially the elephant on the beach.The colours work well together...

It's funny how sometimes certain projects just have a sweet harmony about them, and others don't.

It's a beautiful sunny day...we should be outside...so I won't keep you.

Tomorrow's little Miss A's Birthday and little Miss J's on Wednesday (NO it wasn't planned)...we had a week of celebrations in Disney World so there won't be any "parties"...but cake making yes...and balloons of course.

Oh, and a few gifts!

HUGS to you all.

Have a lovely Sunday.

Char,ON

A RECIPE for HAPPINESS...tried and tested!

a lot of THIS...

and THIS...

PLUS this...

a few of THESE...

and one of THESE...

MAKE LOTS of THESE!!!

I would be lying if I said I missed the internet...sorry all, the above recipe can be consumed in LARGE doses.

If you've been, you'll know what I mean...if you haven't....I would HIGHLY recomend it...a little Island in the Bahamas- check it out...Treasure Cay...but be aware,not much to do but relax,swim,smile,laugh and soak in the Heaven Earth gives us!

(the link will take you to where our family and my sister's family shared a villa-lovely place...just steps from the beach...this is a hidden treasure...be  sure NOT to tell too many people about it:-))

I hope all is well with you all.

We got back this weekend...it's taking a while to get into the groove...

Disney was a blast and our girls LOVED every minute of it!

HUGS to you all...I'll be visiting you all again this evening.

Ciao

Char.x.

We're back...

and we had such a fun time...the children(all 25 of them) were entertained constantly. Surprisingly enough there were very few moments where I felt the noise level was too much.
Above is a sketch I quickly did before we left.
It was a gorgeous cottage and we were in a bay of Lake Muskoka which seemed to always give a breeze...so it never got too hot.
The place was large enough that with 19 adults and that many children ranging in age from 4 months to 44 years old...we all found places to relax during the day...and all the kids got on well...there were a few tattle-tales...but no cuts...a few bumps...and only a few time-outs.
I really though I was going to have more time to myself...but that wasn't the case. I brought up crafts to do with the children...but they were content making chocolate milk and mud pies out of the dark clay beach.
Here's a picture of our girls and a friend of theirs donning the masks we had fun with the night before...because our friend turns 40, we had a "Naughty and Nice" pass the parcel game in the evening when all the kiddies went to bed...I have pictures of what everyone opened on their turn...but not sure I should post it...we left the "Nicies" out for the little ones to play with the next day...lol...lots of hysterical laughing was had by all!

Daddy took the girls out on a canoe ride one day...they were out for a good hour and a half and loved bouncing on the waves...no fear(yet)

The dock was a great place later on in the evening to watch the sunset...so quiet and tranquil, away from the hustle and bustle of the chefs in the kitchen prepping dinner for 20+.

I would do it again...I'll post more pictures during the week...I wish the Internet had been working, it would have been great to post daily, as each day was SO different.

Talking about DIFFERENT...

Starting tomorrow we're starting "TELL all TUESDAYS" where we're interviewing an artist,crafter,photographer,jeweller who we think deserves a little more recognition in their lives...or if they already have it...maybe just to get to know them slightly better.

Our first artist for our Tuesday interview tomorrow is a lovely lady who lives all the way in a little village in Italy.

Check back tomorrow for our "TELL all TUESDAYS" launch!

Hope you had a good week...and are enjoying this crazy filled Summer of unpredictable weather...I wish I'd had my camera with me last night...the Lightening Storm was incredible!!!!

It's good to be back...
Charlotte,Ontario