Happy Mother's Day Y'all!

Sometimes, I just don't want the weekend to end.  When I've had three straight days of fun in the sun (yes I said SUN...I hardly even remembered where my shorts were!!) and time with my family, it is hard to remember that it is still only May and I do, in fact, have to go to work tomorrow.

My Mother's Day weekend started early on Friday when I took a day off  (which a co-worker pointed out was "highly suspicious on a sunny day") to attend "Mother's Tea" at preschool.

 While we were there we drank tea (which I'm told doesn't have any taste):

 and were treated to some songs.

 We also played a game called "Guess the Mommy" in which the teacher showed us a drawing and read us some things that the kids said.  I learned a lot about myself.

Abby said:
"My mom is 20 feet tall (close).  She has black hair and brown eyes.  For fun, my mom really likes to go to Chuck E Cheese (for the record that is probably the place I like to go the least).  Her favorite food is a bagel with cream cheese.  I go to Starbucks to get them (I think we did do that once?).  My mom likes to drive to work and to swimming lessons.  Something special she likes to cook is chicken dip casserole and pizza casserole.  My favorite thing to do with my mom is play.  I love my mom because she lets me play on her iPad and she takes a day off when I am sick."  That last one made me cry a little. (I know.  Big surprise.)

Ben said:
"My mom is 30 feet tall.  She is 32 years old.  She has black hair and she's gonna come home with blond hair (I was apparently in Florida when she interviewed him...I'm home but not blond) and brown eyes.  For fun, my mom really likes to play with me (way more than I like going to Chuck E Cheese, that's for sure).  Her favorite food is I think pizza.  My mom likes to drive everywhere.  Something special she likes to cook is lots of things.  My favorite is pizza casserole and chicken dip casserole (the teacher said she asked them these questions at different times).  My favorite thing to do with my mom is play with her.  I love my mom because she snuggles me."  Cue more tears.

The rest of Friday afternoon was spent getting a pedicure and shopping all by myself.  The weekend was off to a great start!!


On Saturday we were up nice and early for our T-ball game which started at the crack of dawn (well, 8:45, but on a Saturday?) and then I headed off for the inaugural Gig Harbor Beer Festival.  An afternoon of sun, beer and friends was just about perfect.

And then, there was today.  Abby woke up and found her Mother's Day present (from her babies, of course).  And yes, that is another baby.

 Why does our five year old get Mother's Day presents?  Well, when she was 3 she heard us talking about buying Mother's Day presents and she kept saying, "I wonder what my babies will get me?"  We tried to explain that her babies probably wouldn't be getting her a gift.  And then I walked in on this:

 ME:  "Whatcha doing, Ab?"
ABBY:  "Helping my baby make me a Mother's Day card."
I went shopping that night.  And we have been sneaking her babies out to buy Mother's Day gifts (and Father's Day gifts for that matter) ever since.

After she opened her gifts, they left me in bed so they could go decorate the house and make breakfast.  Which was fine by me.  I had Robbie open up the doors so I could look out over the sunny yard.  Living in the middle of nowhere sometimes has its perks.  We will most definitely be bombarded by bugs tonight since the doors were open all day but it is totally worth it.

 After we finished breakfast I had to sit on the porch with my eyes closed while they hauled my presents out from their secret hiding spot in the woods.  Lots of new flowers to brighten up the front porch!! 

 Just what I wanted.  Plus Robbie said what good are flowers if you can't see out the windows so I'm getting my windows cleaned too!!!  This is great news since they have never been cleaned in the time we've lived here.  And every time the sun comes out I think to myself, "we have GOT to get those things cleaned!"

After gifts we tidied up the playhouse.  You know, dusted off the cobwebs, swept the front porch and got it all ready for the daily use it is sure to get, starting today.

 While the kids napped, I did my all time favorite thing which is to sit out in the sun with a good magazine and read/sleep.  Soooooooo perfect.  We ended the evening with a BBQ with all of the family.

My weekend couldn't have been better and I couldn't feel like a luckier momma.  My kids are sweet, funny, smart, and so fun to be with.  I couldn't ask for anything more.