My mama's birthday...

Yesterday (October 17) was my mama's birthday. She is 61 years young. I think she is the most beautiful woman I know. Inside and out. :)

 

This fall hasn't been the greatest weather wise. But yesterday afternoon, it was warm and gorgeous outdoors. The perfect birthday gift.

 

I was running errands in Kitchener and around noon, I got a text from the birthday girl herself. She wondered if I was nearby and if so, could I please stop by "Laura". She had a birthday GC from my dad to spend and wanted some help picking out clothes. As luck would have it, I was passing by. So we had a very fun and impromptu little shopping spree at Laura together. No pictures to show for it though. (What was I thinking?!)

 

Keith is in Alberta right now on business. So after school, Max and I drove over to Linwood so he (and I once again!) could wish his grandma a happy birthday. Since it was so nice outside, I was able to get these beautiful marvelous photos of my mom. Love!

 

Vanessa and Max were outside throwing around a football...'Tis the season.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then we got a whole bunch of sweet, priceless shots like these...

 

 

 

They aren't perfect. Lots of laughing and clowning around. But that's why I like them. My favourite shots are never one the ones where everyone is looking at the camera. I like the ones that tell some sort of a story. :)

 

 

Heather outdid herself by making this delicious rich truffley chocolate birthday cake. She is quite the amazing baker. I don't have patience for that type of thing. I'm more all about making "pie" myself. But I'm quite happy and glad that I have a sister who likes to take on edible projects like this! (Totally worth the two pounds I gained when I stepped on the scale at WW this morning. OUCH!!) 

 

I have always wanted those model legs that go on forever. So I was quite tickled to discover that I too, am long and lean! Only in my shadow life, mind you. But it did happen. Once.

 

Pizza for dinner. LeeAnne brought it along with her. Yum!

 

 

The cake was one big glowing firey mess by the time all the candles and sparklers were lit!

 

Happy Birthday Mama Bear. Just look at her cute little grin! The most amazing cook I know of (which is why I have to go to weight watchers so religiously....Sunday dinners at her house, make me fall off the wagon!) and she has such a beautiful, classic, timeless way of dressing (still remember how I loved her creamy gold strappy shoes when I was a little girl. Ooooh! I'd wear them today if they were still around. Yes I would!)  and she works sooooooo hard and never stops...Gardening and marketing and garlicking and turkeying and chickening and everything else in between. She's a wonderful wonderful lady...the best mama I could ask for!

 

And now it's Thursday night...approaching the end of another busy week. Keith gets home tomorrow morning. He's on the red-eye right now as I type this. We have a hockey tournament again this weekend so that will take care of all of our free time.

 

This evening, the sun came out in that last hour before dark. I snapped this photo of the glowing woods behind our house. The leaves are getting thinner and thinner and the sunlight is peeking through more all the time. A couple more windy days and it won't look like this anymore....

 

"Be on the lookout for mercies. The more we look for them, the more of them we will see.

Blessings brighten when we count them."

~Unknown