Shane couldn’t wait till Sunday to give me his gifts. Drawing of me by Shane. 

So my kids still come to our bed in the early morning and we all wake up from the same bed. Chloe not so much any more but this morning, she was sleeping next to me and on my other side, there was Shane. It was 6 a.m. and I was lying down contemplating whether I should go to a yoga class before church when I felt Chloe quietly getting up and  I saw her leaving the room. Then a few seconds later, Andrew got up and left, followed by Shane. It was funny to see how they were going out one by one tip toeing across the room.

I’m guessing Andrew was in charge of the eggs…yes those are eggs…deliciously burnt outside but runny in the inside.

I knew it was this sweet face’s idea to get me a breakfast in bed.
Also at 6:20 a.m.

She also had piles of cards and gifts that she worked on all week.

I laughed when I saw that beer box. Oh Andrew… you couldn’t find her a different box? lol

Chloe made me a jewelry box.

I was very impressed that she created “A mother’s day monopoly game” for us to play. It was super detailed and really well thought out. So special!
Shane also made me a  flower shaped pottery dish.

I’m the luckiest!!!

Coffee tables from Jonathan Adler

On Tuesdays, Chloe gets picked up by her friend’s mom from school at 2:30pm. Chloe gets to go to her house, gets her homework done, plays, and eats dinner there. And the mom used to be a professional chef and Chloe always raves about how good her dinner was. Today her mom also packed chloe some cupcakes with different color icing piping bags so she can decorate them when she gets home. I mean… T.G. you’re amazing! We’re so lucky to know you!

Chloe’s self portrait. Acrylic painting.

After the cooking class, Shane got a haircut, then we went to an art class.

Shane’s clay work: A bat, a jack-o-lanter, a cat face, an alien face, spaghetti dinner.

Chloe made a bowl of a noodle soup and a lid on top, a fork, and a heart arrow. 

They also made t-shirts

and did water color paintings/drawings.

To me, the best gift my family can get for my birthday is their thoughtful cards. And today, I’m on cloud nine because of what they gave me. Feeling so loved and blessed…

Chloe wrote 40 things about me in her notebook and gave it to me with her card:

This is AMAZING. I cried and I laughed… Thank you my dearest daughter Chloe. You are AMAZING.

Andrew also left me a card with kids to give it to me today. 🙂

Thank you God for loving me so much and blessing me with a beautiful family….

Hanging up our art works…

It’s an icy cold weather outside and we’re making the most out of this weekend by staying warm inside and doing some painting. Chloe and I are recovering from nasty cold/viruses/infections and it was nice to do something productive and relaxing. We talked, we laughed, we hugged, we praised God… what a nice bonding time we had!

Chloe’s ‘Picnic Time’

Shane’s ‘Sail Boat’

My ‘Lobster Friend’

Chloe’s working on her second painting, ‘Sunrise Ocean’

Thanks to our friend Danny & husband, we finally painted Shane’s room last weekend. It wasn’t an easy task as he has such a high ceiling that required an extension ladder to reach the top.

This wall will display Shane’s art work + some of my paintings which I’m working on.

Purchased this papier-mâché  stag head from here.

To be continued…

Chloe’s teddy bear drawing