We had such a great Mother's Day weekend! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and daughter; they make every day worth living.
Our weekend started out on Friday. I had been so busy with work on Wednesday and Thursday, but Kate was so patient and understanding that I couldn't play with her those days. She would play with her toys, or watch (a lot!) of Sesame Street, etc. But finally on Friday I was done; I just had to approve proofs and a few final PDFs, and then we were finished! So Kate & I got up early and headed to the gym. She loves the kids' club there, and I had a great workout. Afterward we went to art class, where we played with paste and colored sand. Kate was so enthralled; the teacher even commented on her persistence. She was still playing (and mixing, and getting messy, but that's ok!) for a good 10 minutes after the other kids were done.
After art class, we went to the Laurel to eat "hot-hots" (as Kate calls hot dogs) and fries. Then once Dan got home that night, we used the gift card my mom gave us for Mother's Day and had dinner at the Outback before going to the little fair that was in the empty parking lot next to the mall. Kate had noticed the "up-down rides" as they were setting them up, and she been begging for days to go on the rides. I told her we could when Daddy got home on Friday. Each day she'd ask, "Rides today?" So when Friday came around she was so excited. She went on the carousel (which is way faster than the carousel at the zoo!), the planes and the cars. She loved all of them, but the cars were her favorite. She just laughed and laughed the whole time; a big huge belly laugh that you could hear even above the rattling of the ride.
Saturday was mostly a stay in and clean day, although Kate & I did head to the park while Dan stayed home to fix our dishwasher. We also watched Tangled that night (that relatively new Disney movie about Rapunzel). Kate seemed to like it, although I feel like the Disney movies are longer now than they were in the past. She has no problem sitting through Snow White, Sleeping Beauty or even Beauty and the Beast, but she was getting kind of antsy toward the end. Luckily we were at home and not in a theater!
Then on Sunday I woke up and came downstairs to a beautifully set table with a delicious breakfast. Dan had made homemade bacon, egg and cheese quiche (SO good!), Greek yogurt and fruit with homemade granola, coffee and mimosas. It was excellent! Then they gave me their cards and Kate's gift; a book called "I Love You More", which is about a mom's relationship with her child. It is so good, we've already read it several times.
After breakfast we went to Olbrich Gardens because it was SUCH a beautiful day out. We had so much fun roaming the gardens; Kate loves flowers, and add in green open spaces in which to run, and, well, it's a success! Then we met the Hines at Johnny's Italian Steakhouse for brunch, and after that we went to the fair again. Kate had just as much fun as she did on Friday! All in all it was a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!
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