Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Bragging Rights

I have to say that I had the best Mother's Day ever!!  AND, that's not even the end of my bragging.  I have the best kids ever too!  Their gift to me, other than the priceless handmade or the things wrapped from their bedroom, was to not fight all day, and they did it!  It was great!!

Now, just because I like to write this blog for my own future self, I also like to hear about other people's Mother's Day too, so don't be shy!  It's your turn to brag too!  :)

Here's a rundown of my perfect day:

7:30am...First off, did you note the time?!  I got to sleep in!!!  After I woke up ON MY OWN, I went into the kitchen only to be told by Treyton to go back and "try to sleep a little bit longer."  He then came in with toast and butter, piled high with sugar.  I choked it down, with a smile on my face and a very high blood sugar level.  When I came out afterwards, I realized how much work he put into it.  I make homemade bread at our house, so he actually had to cut the slices too!  After about 1/2 loaf, Tim came in to give him a hand.  The pile of "sliced" bread was big, but so was his heart.  <3

About 9am we left to go hiking at Quarry Hill Nature Center in Rochester.  I was all excited to snap pictures of the family enjoying our day with no cell phones, computers, iPads/Pods.  It was just going to be us and nature.  BUT, after getting snacks ready, water bottles, strollers, blankies, diapers, and car seats, I forgot the camera.  Crazy I know, but it was forgotten.  Darn it.  Well, lucky for me I did bring my cell phone still, so the pictures at the end are all thanks to Apple.  Thanks for sucking me into your electronics so much that I couldn't live without you for one day.  Because of your great marketing skills, I was able to have my "camera" with me the whole time.  :)

After our 2 hour hike, we worked up an appetite, so we relied on good ole' Culvers for lunch.  The only thing this mom was cleaning up was the dish of custard that I hid from the kids.  Hehe!

We got home and I finally got to plant the rest of my perennials that have been begging for dirt for about a week now.  I was still all hyped up on the sugar with toast (yes, in that order) from the morning that after playing in the dirt, we went for a family bike ride!  One skinned knee and an hour later, we were back to enjoy the rest of the day.  Did I mention that there still hadn't been any fighting yet?!?!

Leftovers for supper, early bedtime for the kids and a nice 5 mile run by their Mama.  Life is good.  Nope, on this Mother's Day, life was great.

My boys allowing a nice picture for me.  Huh?  Believe me, they never do this.

After climbing a bunch of rocks to see where it goes, it's a dead end.

And the other two have to follow as well, "just in case it won't be a dead end for them."

We found some baby ducks!

And some "teen" ducks too!  They have to be followed by Mom AND Dad because teenagers tend to act up.  :)

And our bike ride!

They were looking for bears at Quarry Hill. Such innocent imaginations.  (and yes, Hadlee is in a "princess dress" for the hike.  Surprise surprise!  

1 comment:

  1. I'm sorry, but it is sad that 7:30 is sleeping in for us. :-P
    Hey, there are awards for you on my blog. :)

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