This morning as I stepped out onto the back porch to say goodbye to Paul, as he headed to the office, it felt like fall. The air was cool and crisp and had that 'back to school' smell about it with just a tinge of a chill. It definitively feels like overnight, summer is over, and that autumn is fast on it's way!
After an action packed weekend, Sydney and I decided to spend a mellow day at home today. We cleaned up the last bits from yesterday's party, sorted through all of the gifts Sydney had received and found a home for her twenty-six new pairs of panties.
Sydney was so thrilled with all the new panties, she proudly laid them all out on the carpet looking at all of the different designs and patterns before deciding on which pair she was going to wear today: the ladybug pair of course, from her buddy Leo!
Sydney spent the day playing with all of her new toys, taking some time to really enjoy each one. She played for the longest time with her new playdough and stamping set before moving on to her magnetic dress up doll, tic tac toe and marbles. It was so neat to see her really enjoying the new things today and recognizing who she got them from and why! I love that she is connecting the dots so much these days!
While we were still in our PJ's this morning the mailman rang the doorbell and delivered a few fun packages for us!
We finally got the set of Thomas trains that I had ordered for Syd a few weeks ago! She carefully unpacked each train and then opened each package before taking them downstairs to find a home on her train table! So nice to have them at long last!
We also got a package of stickers in the mail addressed to Sydney from the sticker club. I had gotten a sticker club chain letter a few weeks back and had sent copies off to six of her friends as I was meant to. I mindfully didn't tell Syd anything about it, in case we didn't get any stickers at all, but was so excited when a package with stickers from her buddy Kaitlyn arrived for her this morning!
I also got a lovely package for myself filled with some new jewellery from Regina Pierallini, one of my favourite jewellery designers from New York! Love the stacking rings and bangles along with two new pairs of gold earrings! So fun to have a few new things in gold for my jewellery box!
Sydney and I had a little picnic together at her wee table late this morning with the leftovers from the party yesterday:
Sometime around noon Sydney and I decided to head up to Dunbar for a walk, played at the park, lunch at Kokopelli and off to the toy store for a while. It was quiet and mellow and exactly what we needed today!
Got a little surprise on our doorstep late today, my friend Christina left us a tin of homemade blueberry muffins! What a lovely treat!
I am loving savouring these last few days of summer before we jump back into our routine over the next couple of weeks! Here's hoping this week goes by slow and easy!
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