Best {of this week}

This week: Three busy days and two slow {incredibly relaxed} days {so far}. Changing routines {and pausing to breathe}. Talking loads {and listening just as much}. Learning {from each other}. Stopping to look {and see}. Giving thanks {each night, out loud}. Then, writing down all the joy I've seen {and felt}. Just so I don't forget...

* Little miss three and I painting our toe nails red. {"My toes are beautiful mummy. You look cute."}

*Making lunch, only to find my girls hiding behind their princess tent devouring a pack of corn chips. They were crunching and giggling together {and I got the feeling they knew they were being cheeky}. I watched them {while they weren't watching me} and I savoured the look in their eyes - how much they were loving this moment and each other.

*Flopping back onto the bed, closing my eyes and feeling the air-con breeze my way.

*Playing peek-a-boo with Miss one, and getting lost in her uncontrollable giggling.

*Miss three and I teaching Miss one to use her shape sorter, and hearing her proclaim, "Yayyyy!" {for the first time} when she worked it out.

*Dancing with my girls, then all three of us falling to the ground exhausted. Them flinging themselves on top of me. {Of course}.

*Our {normally exhausting} bedtime charade going smoothly {two nights in a row so far}.

*Reading a few pages of the book I've been wanting to pick up for a month now. Small steps. {How I miss books}.

*Getting three big things ticked off my to-do list {after agonising over them for months}.

*A walk alone after dinner when two little girls were fast asleep. Watching the sun go down {and light up the sky}. Bliss.

xx

{Grateful for so many joy-filled moments this week. ~ Linking with Maxabella & Kidspot's 52 Weeks of Grateful, and Rachel's Finding Joy.}