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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Mother's Day Camping

Many, many months ago we decide to head out of the city for Mothers Day weekend since the boys had a half day of school the Friday before.

We got a recommendation from a friend, and made reservations at a cabin in Nockamixon State Park in Pennsylvania.

jiffy pop

Fast forward to the week of our trip and it has been nothing but rain for days and days. No sign of the sun. We decided to make the best of it, mostly because there was at least a cabin rather than a tent involved, and a change of scenery is alway nice.

We had grey skies and varying amounts of rain both Friday and Saturday, but a change of scenery was indeed nice.

The boys wandered the woods, threw rocks in the lake, and fished. We played Sorry over and over and over. Mama is the grand champion, in case you were wondering. And the majority of the time was spent trying to keep the fire going. The boys collected sticks, twigs, and fallen trees. Thankfully Charlie brought along his hatchet.

No exaggeration when I say there were hours and hours spend getting the fire going and keeping it burning. We needed it to cook our supper...hot dogs and s'mores!

Going away for the weekend require a crazy amount of stuff, and each of the boys has a list of things we need to bring next time. Definitely a reason we need a van!

We finally got some sunshine on Sunday before making the drive home. I was thankful, but the boys didn't seem to even notice as they were happy as clams in their rain gear and boots.

I'm thankful we were together and able to have an adventure.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Mothers' Day 2015

Got just what I wanted...

A picture of me and the kids, and even better that we're all looking at the camera!

My morning began with Hansie piling in the bed and me kicking Charlie out to go get the grocery delivery at 6.30 am. Freddie son came scurrying in wishing me Happy Mothers' Day with a big beaming smile. He's been anticipating it all week as though it were Christmas.

Each of the boys proudly presented me with a handmade card from school while Charlie whipped up biscuits for breakfast. Freddie was pretty disappointed in Charlie for not getting Mama any gifts of flowers. The boy loves to give gifts and surprises. He's been suggesting that I ask for a polka dot dress for weeks.

After morning soccer practice we headed to the Bronx Zo. We figured it would be busy, and it was, but thankfully the zoo is so large hat it never really feels too crowded, unless of course you wait in line for the Monorail. We decided to skip that since it was literally the longest we had ever seen the line.

We all enjoyed being outside in the HEAT (finally).

Hansie's favorite was the butterfly garden. He waited a long time to have a butterfly land on him. We also got a peek at the baby gorillas.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

My day ended almost just like it started...everyone clean and in jammies and cuddled. Best part of every single day.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Mother's Day

A picture of me and my boys, really my only requirement for the day
Sweet drawings in a yearly journal
Coffee, coffee, coffee
Food truck lunch
Manhattan traffic driving practice, I can do anything now!
A weekend with friends
Kite flying on the Mall (In DC...no real pics as it was a quick trip)
Endless snuggles
Panera supper, Mama's favorite
You look beautiful in that dress, Mama. (How did Freddie get so sweet?)

Monday, May 13, 2013

Mother's Day

It is everything I ever imagined: a painted picture frame from preschool, a bouquet of flowers that had been dropped on the ground, a "special lunch" where I was fed bites of macaroni and cheese. I am so thankful for this life, these boys.