As the end of the school year winds down, we've found our busy-ness picking up.
A few weeks ago, we enjoyed a visit from the wife and baby of a dear friend of mine from high school. I loved catching up with Rachel, and baby Ramsey charmed all of the girls in the McLaughlin family. It was so great to see them and to meet Ramsey. Old friends are like gold . . .
It was so nice to be pampered on Mother's Day this year. Mark really came through with a yummy dinner that I didn't even have to lift a finger to help with and some beautiful flowers I'm still enjoying. The girls spent the week putting together various Mother's Day surprises. This has to be my favorite thing about Mother's Day -- the little, special homemade gifts the girls make. I treasure them! Abby and her preschool class hosted a special Mother's Day brunch which was so much fun!
We also had a magical time (by the way, "magical" is one of Jane's favorite words these days -- she displays anything beautiful or sparkly saying, "Look! It's magical, it's perfect!") going to a drive-in movie as a family. Coming back from Dallas after Spring Break, we passed a drive-in movie theater and the girls asked what it was. Mark and I had so much fun relating various memories of drive-ins from our childhood, that the girls were infected with a desire to go. We found a drive-in here in the area and had such a great time! It was an enormous success with the girls. We loaded blankets and pillows in the back of the van and snuggled up with snacks and treats. Mark and I mostly had fun watching the girls' expressions. Jane would periodically get up off my lap to groove to the music. Millie watched with wide-eyed delight, and Abby kept saying things like, "I feel like we are watching this at home!"
A recent Jane-ism: She was playing with a little friend who puckered up and gave her a kiss. She willingly kissed him back and then said, "Thank you for the wonderful kiss, Tate!"
A few weeks ago, we enjoyed a visit from the wife and baby of a dear friend of mine from high school. I loved catching up with Rachel, and baby Ramsey charmed all of the girls in the McLaughlin family. It was so great to see them and to meet Ramsey. Old friends are like gold . . .
It was so nice to be pampered on Mother's Day this year. Mark really came through with a yummy dinner that I didn't even have to lift a finger to help with and some beautiful flowers I'm still enjoying. The girls spent the week putting together various Mother's Day surprises. This has to be my favorite thing about Mother's Day -- the little, special homemade gifts the girls make. I treasure them! Abby and her preschool class hosted a special Mother's Day brunch which was so much fun!
