Despite the rain that has been coming for 3 straight weeks, we've had a good couple of weeks. May has certainly been busy.
Last weekend we headed north for my brother-in-law's graduation from college. It was the longest we've gone being away from Michigan. It didn't possible that January to May could fly by that quickly...it did.
We spent Friday hanging out with cousins and having mom's homemade pizza. That alone is worth the long car journey back to MI.
Then we enjoyed some chocolate popsicles.
Some enjoyed them more than others.
Saturday we left for our alma mater early. I wanted to see the new buildings that had gone up around campus and allow myself extra moments to go back in time. I formed my best friendships on that campus and met my husband there. I loved walking through the building that my beloved says he first saw and met me. It brings a smile to my face everytime I think about the story.
I was a bit nervous about the kids being well-behaved. I couldn't have asked for better behaved children. My mother-in-law got us the best seats....the bottom part of the bleachers. We sat on the bottom bench and the kids played on the floor. It was perfect for them.
Sunday, Mother's Day, we headed back home. I really wanted to leave Saturday night so that we didn't have to spend mommy's day in the car. I also wanted to be at the baby dedication ceremony at church on Sunday a.m. (I've recently been reminded that complaining is a selfish trait...I've been trying hard to refrain.) Aaron got us home in less than 6 hours though. Again, I couldn't have asked for a better car ride. I've never napped that much on one trip. My beloved knew how much I didn't want to be in the car on that particular day and got us home safe, sound & quickly. We arrived home in enough time to get the car unloaded and freshened up for church.
We had a nice evening at church and then headed to Applebees for a Mother's Day treat....a variety of appetizers and some ice cream shooters. After we ordered our treats, the kids were so excited to present me with my gifts that they had picked out. Aaron got me a beautiful cross and a fun blender type thing. After I finish this post, I am off to use it for the first time and make myself an ice cream shake. The kids were arguing over whose gift I would open first. I told Max I would open his first b/c he was my firstborn. It was a blue candle. Molly was next. I had an idea of what the gift was. She told me what she got me the night that Aaron took the kids out. She got me a blue, yellow & purple candle. The were little tea light candles in the shape of flowers. They were extremely proud of their gifts and I will treasure them forever.
Max also presented this to me after school on the Thursday before Mother's Day. I can't believe that I didn't get a picture of it with my boy.
One of my favorite moments in motherhood came just a few weeks ago. I wrote about it here.
Now Max wants to give all of his toys away to his buddies at school. I told him that most of his buddies probably have plenty of toys just like him. So we decided that we would give them to someone who didn't have any. He seemed to think that his mom was onto something good and agreed with me wholeheartedly.