Mother's Day 2011

Mother's Day this year was PERFECT!



The day started with a bubbly bath followed by some reading of the book, "I am a Mother."
It made me feel great to be a mother.
While I was upstairs relaxing Jake and the kids were downstairs cooking up breakfast, making cards, and wrapping gifts.
Susie gave me a flower bouquet she made in preschool, with chocolates,
and Jake gave me several maternity shirts, a pair of capris and a bowl.
They were exactly what I wanted.
Jake is becoming a great gift giver.



After church we went to my mom's to visit and bring her a gift.
Kirsten also gave her a letter. It was adorable. I will try to post it later.
After arriving home I lounged around while Jake made me a Texas Sheet Cake (w/walnuts!), then we headed to some friends' home for a steak dinner.

What a super day!

Half a Day at the Lake

I made a crucial discovery the day we went to the lake with the Siddoways. I'd always thought the east entrance to Lake Pleasant was the main county entrance and the west entrance was an obscure, infrequently used, back entrance. To my dismay I learned the east entrance is a private boat ramp, with a non-refundable entrance fee (no exceptions). The west entrance, which we typically use, is one of two docks provided by the county (I realized I'd never even been to the 2nd boat ramp). This discovery has cleared up some major confusion for me. Unfortunately, the Siddoways had to trail along as I made this discovery. So embarrassing!