Mother's Day and other random pictures

  This year we did something a little different for Mother's Day.  We decided to have a Mother's Day tea the day before.  My mom hosted it at her house and it was so much fun!  We drank special tea, ate mini sandwiches and had special desserts.  My mom went all out and we all agreed it was just as good as any tea we had been to before.  It was definitely extra special.  The girls had such fun and we decided it definitely needs to become a yearly tradition.
    On Mother's Day, I started my day with breakfast in bed.  The kids each brought me the gifts that they made me at school.  So thoughtful and meaningful!  After breakfast, my sister and I got to go shopping without kids which is such a wonderful treat for us!  We had such a nice time getting to take our time and actually look at things.  We ended our girl time with massages.  It was the perfect day!
    I also included some random pictures we have taken lately.

Ashlyn dressed up for tea in one of Gram's old dresses

Ella enjoying her tea

Not sure what this pose is 

All ready for the tea party

Our lovely spread

The food was so good!

What a special day it was

The kids showing me their gifts to me.  Dawson filled out a sheet about me.  For my age, he put I was 29 years old.  I definitely liked that answer!

These two love to cuddle together

Can you believe how big this girl is getting???

She put her boots on herself and was so proud of herself

Joey always treats her to a special sandwich before gymnastics class

Trying out the rings

Dawson got to spend time with just Daddy and he got a sno cone treat.  

Just hanging out waiting for her food

Gracie can be a very ornery little girl.  I have to watch her like a hawk because she gets into a lot of stuff and trouble if I don't.  Last week, I was at gymnastics with Ashlyn.  Joey text me this picture and said she had gotten into something but he had no clue what it was.  When we got home, we discovered she found a bottle of her sister's nail polish and went to town painting away.  She has since been banned from her sister's room.   

Stopping by to eat lunch with our favorite second grader

Monkey kids!!! These kids love playing in the backyard.

  We recently went to the carnival at Ashlyn's school.  We were babysitting that night, so Ella and Jameson came along.  The kids had such a fun time playing all the different games.  They also got some cool face painting done.

Ashlyn's butterfly

Dawson's rocket

Jameson's Batman

   Gracie recently got her first haircut.  I have been putting it off for a very long time because I just loved how long her hair was for such a young girl.  It had become very uneven and she really needed a trim.  She was such a good girl and sat as still as a doll the entire time.  I could not believe how good she did.  The stylist informed me she had a tail in her hair.  I told her that she has had that tail since birth.  Her hair looks great now that it is all even.  

Such a good girl!

Such a fashionable little girl

Ashlyn got some fake glasses that she likes to wear too.  Stylish girls