Happy Friday everyone! I'm posting today because I want to join in with Amy over at her blog, Love Made My Home. She does a weekly linky party called, "Five on Friday" where bloggers are encouraged to share a list of five things that bring them joy and might bring the same to others.
This is only the second time I've taken part, but I look forward to reading about what all the other bloggers post about using this theme.
What are my five things? Well - they are five photos I've chosen from my phone's camera roll. They capture simple moments from my week and bring smiles to my face when I view them.
I hope they do the same for you!
Number One: Making a cute breakfast for my sweet little ones. Who wouldn't enjoy pancake "soldiers" dipped in real maple syrup? And when that syrup comes in a cute heart-shaped bowl - it tastes even better!
Number Two: My oldest son has an unusual name - well at least here in Canada! I know their are many, many "Bryns" in Wales because that is where the name hails from. Needless to say, finding this license plate in the school parking lot absolutely made his day!!
Number Three: Spring has disappeared from our part of Ontario, Canada. Actually - I should clarify. Spring is here... except that it is the gloomy, wet, muddy, rainy version of spring. Tonight when I got home from school I was completely chilled by the dampness and in need of something warm and cozy.
What better to fill that void than a creamy latte with extra whipped cream and a squeeze of chocolate sauce to top it all off!!
Number Four: Last night our children's school had a "International Celebration" where the students celebrated the world through food, song, costume, display and dance.
My daughter had been preparing for weeks to perform with the school's Bollywood dance group. She was the only non-Indian child participating in the dance and had to borrow some be-jewelled traditional dress from a friend.
However we encouraged her to participate to the fullest and enjoy every minute of it - and she did! She absolutely rocked it! We cheered so loudly when she and her friends completed their routine. They had literally brought the house down and our little lady was the star! People stopped her throughout the rest of the evening congratulating her on her fantastic performance. One dear friend, who is Indian, stated that Afton was the most "Bollywood" of them all. Even the principal of the school emailed to let Afton know how proud she was of her!!
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| (I couldn't get any good pictures - I was shaking too hard!! Afton is the one in the pink.) |
Number Five : Hubby and I met at Music school nearly 20 years ago (OMG!). He was a jazz musician and I was an opera singer. We didn't travel in the same circles but we knew of each other but didn't start dating until our fifth year of university when we both attended a Faculty of Education to become teachers.
I don't sing anymore (except in my kindergarten classroom) and he rarely gets to play. But tonight he was invited to be part of a funk band's performance at a nearby venue so I took the kids to see him play. They LOVED it! (and so did I!)
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
I hope it is sunny and warm wherever you are.
XOXOX,
Bronwyn
What great times you have been having this last week!!! How wonderful that your daughter did so well, you must all have been very excited and proud too. I imagine that your husband was excited about his musical evening as well!!! Your son will be hoping for a numberplate like that I imagine when he gets older for his car! Thank you so much for joining in, it is great to have you on board! I hope that you have a great weekend with more fun things! xx
ReplyDeleteAn amazing week all around! No wonder we were all so tired by the time the weekend arrived. Lots of plans for the weekend - lots of pics to share at next Friday's "Five on Friday!"
DeleteHello Bronwyn! What a great selection of Five on Fridays :) You have a very creative family! Love that your daughter participated in the dance, she must feel very special to have done so well. I too am in Ontario and today is the first day it really feels like spring out there!! Enjoy your weekend :)
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Helo Wendy! It's lovely to hear from another Ontario resident! The wether was amazing here the last few days, eh? Afton is still glowing from her performance and hubby has already planned another gig with the same funk band. We're a busy family - but it's all great fun!!
DeleteWhat lovely photographs. They've made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! I loved every picture, and good on your daughter for "out-Bollywood-ing" the other girls. Sometimes we don't appreciate our own culture until we see the pleasure our customs bring to someone else! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have really found a love of picture-taking again. I had lost my "mojo" during 2014, but I find coming back to blogging has really helped me see the world through a lens again. Afton has asked to join her friend in private Bollywood dancing lessons. My hubby and I have agreed that this would be money well spent!
DeleteWhat a lovely selection of fives, how wonderful that your daughter immersed herself in the dance so much! That licence plate is great, my eldest sons uni nickname is Bryn x
ReplyDeleteBusy week, lots of pics. Bryn loves seeing his name. We brought him back a few souvenirs from Wales when we were there last year. It's the only place we'd ever seen anything with his traditional Welsh name!
DeleteLovely Five on Friday! They brought a smile to my face. So nice to 'meet' you through Amys' blog :)
ReplyDeleteGad I could make you smile! Going to check out your blog next!
DeleteA great five on friday, and yes the heart bowl absolutely makes it taste even more yummy. Love it! Congrats to your daughter on her bollywood performance, I bet it was a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteThank-you. I always see bloggers make their meals look cute , so I' thought I'd give it a try myself. The kids din't seem to mind!! :0)
DeleteOh yummy, I would love for someone to make me pancake soldiers and serve it with maple syrup in a heart shaped bowl.Your weeks sounds like a lovey one. Good to meet you!. x
ReplyDeleteCome by some time and I'll make you up a quick batch! Nice to meet you too!
DeleteAh five lovely things Bronwyn. Your daughter is a little star bless her! Bryn does look delighted with the license plate. We have a few Bryns around here because we are very close to the welsh border but I imagine it is very unusual in Canada. Hope this week is just as fab x
ReplyDeleteBryn is as unusual as Bronwyn is around here. I here they are plentiful in the UK ,of course, but also plentiful in NZ and Oz. We'll have to visit there to find out I guess!
DeleteHi Bronwyn, I've called in via Amy's Five On Friday. Afton is a star! Well done to her, she's obviously inherited her parents' musical sensibilities. Hope you've had a good weekend. x
ReplyDeleteAfton is certainly musically inclined. All three kids are. I guess that comes from musically- skilled genetics!! Popping over to your blog next!
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ReplyDeleteGreat pictures Bronwyn :) x x x
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