Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day and I am so thankful for the mothers in my life. My mom and Patrick's mom are such loving mothers and grandmothers and I couldn't ask for more!

I am also thankful that I get to be Emily's mother and feel lucky every day that she is in our lives!

This weekend was all about moms. On Saturday we spent the day with my mom garage saling, playing at parks and enjoying a BBQ that Patrick and uncle Pat made! Emily also enjoyed her first popsicle :)

We spent Sunday at the Harrison's with brunch. Emily gave me a kite for Mother's Day so her and I could spend time flying it together. It was a great gift and we had its inaugural flight today as well!

Cards with holes are great entertainment for Emily!

Hope you had a great weekend too!

Easter

We had a great day with our families on Easter this year!  First, we prepared at home by dying eggs.  It was Emily's first time and she had lots of fun with it!  We began Easter day with a basket and a mini egg hunt at home followed by a great brunch at the Harrisons and wrapped up the day with dinner at my brother, Greg's house.  We were very lucky to get a chance to see both of our families and were even more lucky that the weather cooperated and gave us a perfect spring day to hunt for some eggs outside!

Our note and treats for the Easter bunny!

Emily with her egg haul! 

Feeding carrots to the horses!

An all-time favorite in Emily's book: bubbles!

Tummy or bottom??

Tummy and bottom...both are great ways to go down the "roller coaster slide" in Emily's book!

Zoo trip!

On a chilly spring day but we took a trip to the MN Zoo with uncle Pat and grandma.  We had a fun time but are looking forward to going back when it warms up a little so we can do some outside exploring!

Keeping busy

We have been staying busy this spring with play dates

Nick Universe at MOA with 2 toddlers and a newborn on a
Saturday afternoon is NOT a good idea :)  But they had fun!

trips to the park

 and evening strolls

On the cooler or rainy evenings, we've also had a couple of movie nights!  Current favorite is Frozen.  Emily likes to act out scenes with me and sing songs from the movie!

What's movie night without popcorn??

The weather forecast looks like spring is really here and we plan to continue to make the most of the warmer weather!

Back to reality

Patrick and I were lucky enough to be taken on vacation with Patrick's employer. We spent 5 nights and 6 days in gorgeous Dominican Republic. The weather was perfect every day - 80s and sunny, the water was clear and the drinks were cold!

Unfortunately, when we returned we were greeted by 9 inches of snow. I really didn't want to return to that weather and hope this spring is not like last year but we were anxious to see Emily after a week away from her! Luckily, Emily knows her grandparents well and had no problems staying with grandma and grandpa Harrison. I would even have to say that she would have been fine staying at their house even longer!

At grandma and grandpa's house!

Emily and I hung out at home today, did some shoveling and made our last (fingers crossed!) snowman of the season. We also met Patrick for lunch and are looking ahead to a relaxing weekend!

Lady about town

Doing daddy's work

Spring and winter are fighting for space in our planters!

Sunday Funday

Emily and I had a great day!  We left dad at home and met my mom for some shopping.  I am preparing for our spring break trip to the Dominican Republic and stocking up on some general summer clothes.  The shopping trip was super successful and included the following purchases: 2 dresses, one skirt, 2 pairs of shorts, 5 shirts, 3 tank tops, 4 pairs of sandals, nail polish and socks!  And all for me :)  Luckily I have simple taste and got everything either on sale or at very reasonably priced stores (old navy, target).  I also had some gift cards so the grand total out of pocket was very minimal.  Since grandma was with us on the shopping trip she entertained Emily while I tried clothes on and it went pretty smooth.  After all that shopping we stopped for a quick lunch before heading home.

Later on today Emily and I made Rice Krispie treats and used Fruity Pebbles as well!  We haven't tried them yet but I'm guessing they will be delicious!

Hope you all had a fun day also!