The Super Seven................

John Frieda VoxBox

2016-06-02T00:57:00.001-03:00

We were super excited for this parcel to show up in the mail from @InfluensterCA and @JohnFriedaCA. I'm sad to say that I got to only try it a few times before my teenage daughter took it all for herself. I must say though that the few times that I got to use it I absolutely LOVED it!!!!! The smell alone would sell me on it. It seriously did wonders for my frizzy curly hair that I like to straighten. It looked good, felt good and smelled amazing. As for the teenager who HATES her curly hair.........SHE LOVE LOVE LOVED IT! She is the hardest child in my house to please and she is already asking to go out and buy more. John Frieda you are my hero!!!! Thank you for making something that makes our hair look awesome!!!! 5 stars in this household for sure!!!! Thank you for that awesome product and we are always grateful to test things out for free in return for our opinion. Go try this out for yourself today!!! Thanks Influenster!!

Hello 2014

2014-01-02T13:58:00.001-04:00

So we have kicked the new year off with a good dose of the flu in our house. Cooper really starting showing signs New Years Eve but it's taken him out on day 3 really good. Poor little guy. Blogging has been on my mind lately, since I did none last year. Trying to figure out if it's something I will do this year again or just close this up for good. I guess time will tell......January is going to be a busy but fun month in our house between 3 soccer teams, 2 kids in archery, sparks and 2 different bands.

Must run........hopefully I'll be back.....

Daisy......

2013-01-16T13:40:00.000-04:00

I have just not been able to get excited about blogging these past few months. I'm really enjoying our new adventure out west but sometimes writing all about it just makes me sad to be so far away from family. We had a good Halloween in October aside from the nasty flu that struck. Nothing too exciting happened in November and December was Christmas crazies with a new "baby"on top of everyday life, Jeff's busy schedule with work and being called as the new branch president. Lots of change!!

Daisy came into our lives on December 21st as our little foster puppy. She was only 2.4 kg so she was super tiny. The first couple nights were rough as we went through the deworming phase and trying to get into routine and house training. I was ready to go nuts! We couldn't have asked for a sweeter puppy then her. The kids just adored her and she loved the attention and loved to cuddle with them. Her and Scout had a love/hate relationship and she was just too little to play with him unsupervised. She was adopted yesterday and it's been kinda sad for me. In my heart she wasn't right for our family but I still feel like I gave away part of my family.....LOL. She has gone to a home with 3 kids and a farm. I'm sure she will have lots of love and attention. We will cherish the time we had her in our home and all the fun times we had with her. Scout is enjoying being king of the house again....

Daisy out playing catch....

Georgia misses the little lady and is already working on another dog.....

Our fur-baby is getting so big.....he weighs more then Cooper at 5 months

Our new addition.....

2012-10-26T00:26:00.000-03:00

I really thought that once we moved and got settled in that I would become a better blogger again. It hasn't happened yet, and maybe it will sooner then later but right now I just find it tough. Things are a little different out here and sometimes I just really miss my family and friends that blogging makes me a little sad. I really miss a few other things from back east but I'm not even going there today.

So incase 5 kids wasn't keeping me busy enough a few people in the house really thought that we needed a pet. They started looking for a kitten after a night out with some friends. Georgia carried their kitten around the WHOLE night......but I made the mistake of saying that IF we were going to get a pet that a dog would be better in the long run. I should have kept my mouth shut!!!

We now have an 8th member to our family......SCOUT.....

He is a shepherd/husky mix.....maybe even more. He is growing like a bad weed and teething horribly but otherwise a pretty good puppy. After 2 nights of getting up we got him a crate and he sleeps in that all night. Thank heavens.....I had babies that slept through the night and I wasn't about to get up with a dog. It's bad enough we had to buy baby gates.

The little kids LOVE him the most.....we may have surprised the bigger kids. Anyone who knows our big kids would maybe understand why. Sarah is doing the best out of them and I think Jacob will be better when we are past the nipping phase. He has good reason to be nervous!!!

Hope to return soon.....

4 down.......1 to go.....

2012-09-05T00:05:00.001-03:00

Tonight I thought I should get back on here and do a quick post about our first day back to school. I have lots to blog about but without a computer desk being on the computer too long just gives me aches and pains. We have officially started school in the west. It's really sad not to be at school with all our friends back east and it was sad to know that my kids had no friends going to school today. The girls all seemed to meet some people, hopefully they are nice kids and I'm hoping that Jacob will find a buddy soon. It's tough leaving such amazing friends behind and starting from scratch again. Sarah came home after school and called one of her best friends back home to wish her a happy birthday. They already have a Skype date planned for tomorrow after school.

We look forward to getting into the swing of things here. We are anxious to celebrate Sarah's birthday this weekend and I happily report that after day 1 Georgia was the first one crashed tonight. I'll love it if we can keep that up with her!! Hope everyone has a great 2012-2013 school year!!!

Today's funny.....

2012-08-13T01:19:00.000-03:00

We have had our first few overnight shifts this weekend. It's tricky in the hotel when Daddy needs to sleep when the kids are all rested. I think we will manage to survive till we are in the house. Last night I had my little buddy in bed with me, I figured he could stay there until Daddy got in from work. This morning around 7am......3 hours past the time his shift ended Daddy came home to crawl into bed. Cooper was curled up in a ball and we just figured he was sleeping.......until Daddy went to move him and the sheets were tucked in so tight you couldn't get them to budge. Then out of the silence you hear " go sleep in other room".......

Out of the mouth of my 3 year old......love you buddy!

Life on the road......

2012-08-08T12:48:00.001-03:00

I was hoping to do an update with pictures but I can't figure out how to get them off their location on the iPad to my post. Any one know how???

We left home on July 28th to drive across country to our "new" home. We made is safely here in 6 days with lots of adventure across the country. We played for the day in Ottawa and it was neat to take the kids to the musuem and parliament hill.

We are on day 12 of hotel living.......and I'm ready for it to be done.....I don't mean to complain about not having the clean or cook but at this point its gotten old and overrated. I miss eating yummy healthy meals and I am sick of paying a fortune to wash our laundry. Another 12 days and I get my furniture etc back and I can't wait.

Our new town is nothing like home.......it's going to be an adjustment for me. The big stores are Walmart, Superstore, Canadian Tire and Staples. Arent you jealous?? We will be doing monthly trips to the city. No good clothes shopping for the kids here which is frustrating too. I'm trying to find the good in it all and I think it will be easier when life is a little more normal. We went to church on Sunday. They might have had 25 people there. So tough for the kids where our ward back home was so big. They are super friendly and welcoming so thats a huge bonus.

I must be off.....on my own to entertain the kids today. Trying to figure out what we will do. Maybe some swimming and a playground adventure. Hope to hear from everyone near and far. I'm missing home a lot but extremely grateful for the blessing of this change in our life and what security it brings for us. Hope to be able to post with some pictures soon, anxious to start renos in the new house. It looks so big compared our old home.

Just about complete.......

2012-07-21T12:05:00.000-03:00

I have no pictures to post as I'm typing this on my iPad but thought I'd pop in with a quick hello. I'm currently in Regina for the weekend, the end of our 6 month journey is here and I'm together with Jeff again and just loving it. The last 6 months has been an adventure, a roller coaster ride and something I would do again in a heartbeat for my family. We have a pretty low key weekend ending with a couple days of graduation events. When we board our plane on Tuesday it will be exciting as we are going home to 5 kids that are very excited to see their Dad. What a sweet reunion it will be! We are home for a few days and then our big move big west. I'm really excited about our move to SK. It may be flat out here but still beautiful!!! It is going to be tough to leave our family and friends behind but this is a new beginning for us and our family. I couldn't and wouldn't have accomplished all I did over the last 6 months without all of them. We have a new house.....it is 100 years old with soooooooo much potential. I'm lucky to have a husband who will make it beautiful and will have a schedule to let him slowly update things. I will keep you posted with lots of pictures!!! I must be off.......my breakfast is almost cooked......havent had a meal made by my husband in a long time....I'm super excited!!!!! I'll check in sooner then later with adventures from our cross country travels!!!

Happy Birthday Miss G

2012-05-31T15:15:00.000-03:00

Happy 5th Birthday Miss G!!!

Hard to believe that this little lady is 5 already and will be starting school this fall. It is going to be weird to just have one child at home with me but I'm sure the 2 of us will have fun together. We had a great celebration with family yesterday with lots of presents and cake. She was thrilled with the new things she received and was priceless opening them. The things she says are always so funny!!! Can't wait to see what the next year brings with her.

Happy Birthday Jessica!!!!

2012-05-25T10:41:00.001-03:00

Happy 11th Birthday Jessica!!!!

Hard to believe that my little girl is 11 today. Not really sure where the time has gone. She is growing like a weed and out of everything she owns. Her Dad will be shocked at how much she's grown when he comes home. She is the greatest kid who loves to help, loves to learn and loves just about everything. She is looking forward to celebrating with family tonight and her friends from school tomorrow. She is also anticipating the NEWS of where we will be moving. It's kinda funny that we find out today.....11 years ago our lives changed in a big way and by the end of the day our lives will begin to change again in a major way!!! We are excited!!!

We love you Jessica!!!!

Back to reality.......

2012-04-23T21:09:00.001-03:00

I got to escape over the easter weekend for 5 days and 4 nights with this guy. It was wonderful to see him and to get to just spend time with him ALONE with no kids. It was a little bit of heaven on earth. I love my husband to pieces so being apart right now is tough and challenging for both of us but we know the end result is worth every minute. It will be great to see him in another 87 days.....I'm excited!!!!

For now it's back to lots of reno work to get the house sold. It's going to be sad to leave the place we've called home for almost 11 years, especially since it will be done the way we've always wanted it. It's going to be a steal for the new family that will get to call it home. I will try to post some house pictures soon!!!! I'm always up for visitors......I promise I don't put everyone I know to work when they come!!

Jacob's Dog attack

2012-04-16T09:02:00.002-03:00

Sometimes in life somethings shouldn't be messed with. Having my 8 year old miss his last friend party with his buddies was one of them but apparently life is meant to test me these days and pretty sure this was the final straw for me.

March 30th started off as a busy day. We had planned a party with Jacob and 9 of his friends to go bowling for his birthday. It was going to be a blast!! I had been up late the night before making treat bags of caramel corn and making sure all the party stuff was in order. We had family and friends all contribute to make sure I had yummy party snacks. It was super appreciated. I was sitting on the computer around 1:00pm, signing the kids up for something when the phone rang........this is when the day went terribly wrong......

The name on the phone was that of Jacob's best friend.......a number we see often as my kids are always at this house. I thought nothing of it as the boys had been playing all morning. When I answered it was Melanie and you could hear it in her voice.......the sound of fear....the sound of something really bad......and then she said Jacob had been attacked by a dog and to get over there FAST. Time suddenly froze........I was running around the house trying to find keys, trying to organize what kids I had in the house, trying to phone help......nothing but panic. I got over there fairly fast only to find a trail of blood leading to the couch. My initial reaction to looking at his cuts was that this isn't too bad.......but then I was informed her had bigger ones in the back of his head. This upset me beyond. How could this happen to him?? I was mad. Everything in my body just hurt......how was I going to make this better and fast???

My in-laws weren't far away when they got phone call to come. They came straight to the Ryan's house. Once we got the bleeding under control Darrell drove me to the hospital, Charlotte went to the house and Melanie took over in throwing my son's birthday party. Things are tight for us budget wise right now so cancelling wasn't really an option as replacing the food and even finding another time was just impossible. I am forever grateful for the friends that I have in my life but especially grateful for the one who threw my son's 8th birthday party without him even there.

We got to the hospital fairly fast and went through all the questions they ask. The check in nurse was extremely sweet to Jacob as he was worried he would have none of the chips from his party.....she brought him a bag in the waiting room. It cheered him up. We were in emergency for about 4 hours. The toughest part was the cleaning and stitching. It was pretty scary for Jacob and it hurt a lot. He ended up with 9 stitches. He probably could have had a few more but at that point he wouldn't have made it. We came home to a fairly quiet house as it was piano recital night. My Mom had taken the big girls to their recital. Jacob was a little bummed to have missed it but that was just his luck that day. He was soon greeted by his best buddy Michael with all the leftovers from the party.....including wonderful gifts from his friends. That helped cheer him up after a long and scary day.

So you wonder how it happened.......when Jacob was playing at Michael's house they decided that they wanted their friend Austin to come out and play. Michael won't go to the door because the dog had nipped/scratched him in the past so fearless Jacob went. When the door was opened the dog pushed past the 6 year old and knocked Jacob over and attacked his head. The Mom had to pull the dog off of his head. Jacob then just bolted back to Michaels house with blood everywhere. The dog was a Great Dane.......this is what disgusts me the most right now.....

1. The dog is STILL at the house

2. The dog's life is more important then my child

3. The parents have NEVER called or anything since the attack and I have talked with them many time

4. Did you catch #3??? Why the heck would you not call??? I'm sure the visit they had from the RCMP might not have helped but this is my child we are talking about.....he is not replaceable.

5. The city made $350 off it and I won't even start to tally up what it cost me to have a party for my own child and him not be there......not to mention the emotional side of it all.

6. Did you also see they still have the dog?? She has a muzzle order and has to be microchipped but the muzzle doesn't have to be on in the house so if she escaped again the same thing could happen. These people let their oldest child stay home all the time from atleast the age or 5-6 so I'm sure the dog isn't getting what it needs.

7. Can you tell I'm still livid about it all????? I am a mother and will fight for my kids!!!! You can only imagine how the conversation with his father went since he is on the other side of the country.

How I met him......

Bandaged up in the ER

Blood still soaking through....

Trying to be brave.....

Getting the bites cleaned out.....this was NOT fun....

The was the biggest gash.......it was brutal......but this isn't enough to seize the dog from the home? Guess it had to be more fatal???

When his head was shaved we found 2 more bites......

The iPhone was trying to distract.....

Two spots in the front that had stitches too......

Happy Birthday Jacob!!!

2012-03-28T08:17:00.002-03:00

Happy Birthday to the greatest 8 year old I know!!!!! Hard to believe that 8 years ago we welcomed this BIG guy into the world........he came out at over 11 lbs and hasn't stopped growing since. He loves his video games and LEGO. He loves being a brother.......can be lots of fun and super sensitive......too sensitive sometimes. I'm hoping that he has the greatest DAY ever with a few surprises thrown in there. We can't wait till July when Daddy is home and we can have his baptism!!!!

Happy Birthday Cooper

2012-03-16T11:29:00.003-03:00

My baby is now 3.......he will always be my baby though.....

We had a special celebration with some family and friends. We missed those we weren't able to make it. The highlight of his night was his "Spencer" train that Daddy sent for him and his new train table. This little guy is super into trains. His family and friends all chipped in a little and got him the greatest gift. We got it home last night and I'm shocked that we got him into bed. It will be a sanity toy for sure over the next few months.

I'm looking forward to what the next year holds for this guy. He is full of spunk and energy and keeps us on our toes. He is so loving and will try to help me whenever he can. I love his cuddles and kisses!!! Happy Birthday Cooper!!

I'll be back......

2012-02-02T19:52:00.002-04:00

Sorry that I've been a bad blogger.......and the truth be told it's not looking good for the next little while. Jeff has left until July so the focus around the house has changed and my priorities are a little different. I'm also keeping a private blog for Jeff and I for him to know what's going on daily so keeping on top of both just doesn't excite me right now. I'm sure once birthdays roll around I might return but for now I'm just disappearing for awhile.....hope everyone has a FANTASTIC February.....

Our fun with "Flat Keegan"

2012-01-03T19:08:00.003-04:00

Hello 2012 and hopefully the start of many blog posts. As the year goes on blogging will become more important to me as our family will embark on a new adventure together, where to you ask?? We don't know that yet but we have thought long and hard about what is best for our family and that involves saying goodbye to self employment and everything we know and love here at home. It's going to be great......if you don't know all the details you'll just have to write and ask me about it as I don't think I'm supposed to put much info out here for the world to see. It's exciting though and the journey starts in 28 days......EEK!!!

So back to my blog post........we have some of the greatest friends who sadly live 4+hours away from us and we don't get to see them as much as we would like too.......especially since they used to live only 12 houses away. Lori is one of my best friends and our kids love when they do get to hang out. The other week she asked me if it would be okay for Keegan to send his "Flat Keegan" to Jacob over the holidays. I thought it would be fun so of course I said yes. A few days after Christmas an envelope arrived in the mail.....I expected "Flat Keegan" to be as tall as a regular piece of paper, because that's how big "Flat Stanley" had always been.......but to my surprise he was a LIFE SIZE Flat Keegan. We have had fun this past week being creative with our friend, especially since we haven't gone too far.......we've even texted some of the fun back and forth to NB......so this post is for you Keegan......look at the fun we've been having.....we will send you some real copies and a letter in the mail soon!!!!

Jacob and his buddy Flat Keegan.....

Flat Keegan got into the play doh today....

He just couldn't resist testing out the new iPad.....

Sleepover time on the bunk bed.....

He got a little excited when we undecorated the tree.....

Cooper was grabbing him at the pizza party......guess he didn't want to share.....

Opening Jacob's new lego.....

The day he arrived......

Must be better.....

2011-12-20T21:37:00.003-04:00

I've been thinking about my blog a lot lately and I've got so much that I need to catch up on but just never seem to have enough hours in my day. Jeff has been away doing some work and somedays are a little wild around here but I must say that I feel like I get a lot more done, even though it may not look like it. Christmas is just 5 days away and I'm feeling pretty good about all the things being just about ready. I'm sure panic will set in by the weekend as we are feeding 19 people for supper that day. I'm trying to soak it all up......every last bit......as this is most likely our last Christmas home for awhile. It makes me sad thinking about all the things we will miss but it will be fun to start new things where ever we may end up. That's a post for another day though....

So to kick off December I wanted to do something different for fun. Since as long as I can remember we have always gotten Christmas PJS on Christmas Eve. I think Mom has tried to stop over the years as we have all left home but we keep convincing her that she can't stop. It's one of my favourite traditions and I hope she does it forever ;) Now back to our fun.......the girls were in need of some PJS, waiting until Christmas wasn't really an option as they won't stop growing so we started the month out with donuts, hot chocolate and new PJS......the kids thought it was so fun to open a little something and then fill their tummies with sweets. They were all surprised by new PJS and have been enjoying them the whole month.

I must get back to my late night to -do list.......laundry is the top of the list, and then maybe a little more baking before bed. Everything I made last week disappeared really fast. Hope that everyone is enjoying their holidays with those they LOVE......

Cooper mixing up his hot chocolate....

Loved her monkey pjs.....the big girls already have some like this too :)

Candy canes for Sarah.....

Peace and love for this one....

I wonder why we give him PJS as he likes to just wear undies.....LOL

Decorating the tree 2011

2011-12-11T19:50:00.002-04:00

We were lucky enough to finally get a tree yesterday.....Jeff would be happy putting it up on the 24th and taking it down on the 26th but he loves me enough to give me 2+ weeks of Christmas tree!!! We had a blast with the kids watching them put the ornaments up. Cooper was the king of lining all the big shiny balls along the bottom....and then trying to add more in the same spot. Once he got a Santa hat on all we heard was "Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas".....Cooper lingo of course......his talking is getting so much better!!! I loved the end result of what the kids did, but Jeff and I did spread out a few clumps into the bare spots. They are now all watching a Christmas movie with Jeff as that was the only way they could decorate tonight. No arguments on that one!!! Can't wait for the next 2 weeks to fly......looking forward to a fun filled day with our family and friends. We are going to have 19 people here in total for dinner and I can't wait. I love a crowd!!!

Cooper's hard work.....

Georgia taking a moment to stretch her arms out.....LOL

My baby girl is growing up so fast.....

My 5 awesome kiddies......Cooper is trying to work a few occasions

in over this holiday season.....

When you let your sister dress you......

2011-12-11T19:48:00.003-04:00

Was having a moment where I couldn't find the little two.......guess they were in a rush to go outside and play.......Georgia helped dress Cooper.......enough said.....

Loving the snow

2011-11-24T11:00:00.003-04:00

It was GREAT day yesterday......we got a TON of snow.....nothing better then being stuck at home on a stormy day......wasn't impressed school wasn't cancelled yet at the same time it meant I didn't have the kids home driving me nuts!!! I knew they were safe as I walked them back. We hit the hill at the school later in the day with our ZIPFYS.......love these little sleds..... here is a mid air shot from the outing......wanted to take the big camera but it was just to snowy and windy for that!!!! Enjoying the sun and blue skies today!!! I love that I live in a place where we experience all 4 seasons......and that no matter where we end up going I'm still going to get all 4 seasons!!!

Happy Halloween!!!!

2011-11-01T09:09:00.002-03:00

We had a GREAT Halloween this year and I'm happy to see November roll on in!!! The kids always have a fun time planning what they are going to be and I swear that Sarah always changes her mind just days before. Thankful that the Bings have lots of cool costumes at their house to share!!!!

Jacob and Jessica were both Hogwarts students......Harry and Hermoine. Washing out the black hair was not so fun but his best buddy didn't even recognize him at first!! Sarah was a Princess and I'm pretty sure she would be this every year if possible. Georgia was a green dragon and Cooper a blue monster. We we lucky enough to have Auntie Karen and Uncle Brandon spend the night with us and they were awesome. We had pizza for supper and they ended up with the 4 big kids for the night as Cooper was just a little slower. Cooper had a blast though running to the "next house" and diving head first in the wagon for rides between the driveways.

I sent very tired kids to bed last night and a couple of them probably could have slept all morning!! Hope that Halloween was fun at your house!!!!

Checking in.....

2011-10-23T20:54:00.002-03:00

If they had a contest for the worst blogger I might be eligible.....

I'm not even going to do a real post right now because I've just got too much other stuff to do....

This month had been busier and life could possibly get a lot busier so blogging gets left for last....

We DID go Thanksgiving camping at Keji this fall and it was AMAZING!!!! The weather was in the 30's when all our company came for dinner and we just had a BLAST.....it really sucked having to come home.....I'll try to post a better blog about it later.....enjoy a few pictures!!!

Colors were late this fall......just starting to change.... :(

We had tons of FAMILY and FRIENDS for dinner on the Sunday....it was the BEST!!!

My guy did the "COLD TURKEY SWIM" this year....it was fun....even the little 2 got in....

I have a house full of turkeys......

Sarah's Spooky 9th Birthday.....

2011-09-25T19:04:00.003-03:00

We finally got to celebrate Sarah's birthday with her friends this past week. It seemed like it was never going to happen because every weekend was busy. We went with a "spooky" theme and decorated some masks, played pin the nose on the pumpkin and halloween bingo. We had some "yummy" treats and had a blast. Sarah really enjoyed herself and loved all the nice gifts that she got. She especially loved shopping on Saturday with her gift cards and cash.

A jar of "night crawlers".......gummy worms......

Some "dragon eyes".......jr.mints...

Decorating up their masks.....

Loving her new sticker book.... I forgot to take off the price tag......oops....

Nothing better then a floating hand in your punch.....

Cupcakes lit up and ready to go....

Making a wish.....

Cooper found a mask to try on when he got home.....

What would I do without my IPhone??

2011-09-19T21:09:00.005-03:00

I thought tonight I would clean my phone up a little and download the pictures off of it. I take a lot of pictures on my phone because it's usually close by and some things just need to be remembered. This is my photo dump for the day.......

Jessica's tomato plant.....fit in a styrofoam cup in June...

Miss J now fits in "teen" glasses.....needed a new prescription...

Trying to get a side shot....she LOVES them...

My kids love photo ops with the Old Navy mannequins

These were all at Georgia's request...

Found someone trying out my glasses....

Both crashed within 5 minutes of being home.....our friends

babysat them while we were at a funeral.....great job Mike & Mel!!

Her tomatoes are growing....

He LOVES to dump everything to play....

They got themselves a snack this morning.....

Sorry I suck Laura......

2011-09-19T13:33:00.003-03:00

I feel really guilty lately for my lack of blogging......partially because I'm sure I'm forgetting funny moments I've had with my kids but mainly because my sister is on the other side of the country and missing it all. Every time I get on the computer I check her blog, to see if she is blogging about a new adventure while I'm just probably disappointing her with my lack of updates. I'm sure she doesn't worry to much about the nonsense of my life but I know she loves to hear what my kiddies are up to.......

September has been busy and the prospect of it slowing down is a long ways off. School is back in, 3 kids are in piano lessons, stampin' club has started and we have had parties for good friends every weekend......not to mention a fun girls night and a funeral to celebrate the life of a super lady. The kids had some changes with their classes at school last week which had me a little stressed but everything worked out well. I've got a birthday party with Sarah's friends on Friday and I'll feel better about it when I have everything I need for it. I'll be glad not to think about parties again until March.

Must get back to cleaning......trying to de junk a little more around here.....looking forward to going camping in a few weeks.....

The first day of school......Jacob does have a backpack in the wagon....

The little helpers of the morning......