Best. Weekend. Ever.

What an absolutely amazing weekend I have just had with my astounding lil mini folks.

Saturday was our quest to find some nice fabrics for the girls so I can make them each a dress (as they have outgrown all bar one or two). So we toddled off to Highpoint and had a wander around (aimlessly as it would seem) for quite some time before stumbling upon Lincraft, wherein we found some gorgeous fabrics - Lexi got a white fabric with heart pattern in rainbow colours, and Tabitha got a pink fabric with multicoloured butterflies. As we had by that stage been wandering for a good hour or so and the natives were getting restless we headed to the food court for a bite to eat, all sat down at the tables and had a lovely lunch together.

Following that we went for a little drive so the sleepiness could kick in and the minis could have a rest, then back home via the supermarket where we got a huge variety of fruit in order to make a massive fruit salad for dinner (their request). I proceeded to start getting myself ready for an evening out with one of the girls with whom I undertook the grad diploma, and mum came up and watched the kids for the evening.

My friend and I enjoyed a magnificent seafood meal at Crown Casino, followed up by a light drink at one of the bars there, before I headed home, by 11, feeling rejuvenated, and energised by the fact that I could, physically, leave the kids with someone apart from myself and actually leave the house!

Today was brilliant too, aside from the ridiculously early waking, as we headed to the Grand Hyatt for brunch for a dear friend's birthday.

Amazing. The only word for it. And I'm not just talking the food (which, let's face it, is just mindblowing). All three of my babies were so so SO well behaved, as were the other two littlies who attended. My heart was swelling with pride as they showed their manners in full flight, they ate "proper" food before hitting the dessert bar, and left without incident.

We did the obligatory "drive" after lunch so they could all have a kip, during which I found myself internally and externally smiling at just how wonderful they had been, and how enjoyable a day it had been.

Once we got home we played some games, messed around a bit, then we had dinner, which they ate both meat AND vegies, dressed for bed without incident, and all down by 7 (though Tabitha repeated the up down thing a good half dozen times).

And now they are all asleep. And I feel sensational.

What a truly fabulous weekend.

I hope all out there in the big wide world had at least half as good a weekend as we did, because if you did it would have been out of this world.