Happy Mother's Day!

A big Happy belated Mother's Day to those that are Moms!  In one word, my day yesterday.....PERFECT.  The past few Mother's Day have not been my most favorite days.  The reasons were not because my kids were being stinkers, or I didn't get a card.  But from outside areas, like the restaurant we made a reservation at that was awful and our wait staff was the worst I have ever had & I have not stepped foot back into that restaurant.  Or the year I forgot to put sunscreen on my neck, shoulders, chest, etc and got a blistering sunburn in a VERY ODD formation because of the dress I was wearing. That kind of stuff.  But this year, was quite different.  I started dropping hints a month or so ago about what I wanted for my day.  A cruiser bike!  Gavin has been very adamant that he rides his bike everywhere we go.  I mean all the time he wants to ride it.  I  can't always keep up with him when I am pushing the stroller and have a dog that is trying to drag me the other way.  So I was thinking, a bike, that would be good!  Guess what?  I  got it!  Yea!  It is soooooooo pretty.  And I literally hopped on the bike and then wondered, "how in the hell do I ride a bike?"  I think it has been about 15-20 years since I have been on a bike.  That was not stationary or in a spin class.  But one outside in fresh air.  I was like a kid in the candy store.  I did several cruises into the cul-de-sac and in the afternoon Gavin and I went on a mile or so ride.  SO FUN!

Our whole day was great, we hosted the Kunz's in the morning for brunch.  My husband did EVERYTHING.  Made the casseroles the day before, cooked all the bacon, set the table, got down the champagne flutes, made coffee, etc.  Then, after brunch, HE DID ALL THE DISHES.  Sigh.  Best day ever.  I think everyone had a good time.  After the Kunz's headed home- Gavin and I went for our ride while Sloan took a nap.  We then all laid on the couch and took a few catnaps.  Got back up, I made a cake (with my cute helper Gavin) and we headed to Boulder to celebrate with my Mom.  A lovely bbq with the family and the kids got to play with their cousins.  The kids were great, my husband was awesome (did I mention he let me stay at the neighborhood party Saturday night late - while he relieved the babysitter early and LET ME SLEEP IN ON SUNDAY???).  My gift, BEST GIFT EVER!  I can't wait to get the seat on the back so Sloan, Gavin and I can  go tour the neighborhood.  But the most perfect part of yesterday?  Gavin saying his favorite part of the day was "going on a bike ride with his Mommy."

Something....

Something is seriously going on with me right now.  I really really - I MEAN REALLY, am craving a baby.  Not necessarily to have one, even though I like to joke with Greg and give him mini heart attacks when I tell him I want another one!  But to hold one and snuggle one and love on one.  I have been looking at a lot of the kids baby pictures and clothes.  AND MAN, I really miss the baby stage.  The smell, the tiny fingers, the tiny toes to nibble on, the adorable clothes, the feeding, the coos and even the cries.  I know - weird right?  I never really went through this before.  But right now it is like my clock IS TICKING SO LOUD.  Greg has suggested we rent one, so if you know of anyone who just had a baby and wants a night out, let me know!  I am up for some baby babysitting.  Here are a few pics  of my babies, when they were cute, didn't talk back, hit, tell me no, mock me, etc.  

A few things, Sloan is very big into telling me No & hitting. Joy! But she did go poop in the froggy yesterday for Grammy.  I cried when my Mom told me.  How can I miss both kids going in the froggy for the first time????  Ugh!  See, I cried, just like I started crying when I was looking at the pictures I wanted to put above.  I may be losing it - like big time.  Remember, baby rental.  If you know of anyone....

***My son, my daughter, my husband and myself are addicted to Somebody that I used to know by Gotye.  We listen to it about 30 times a day.  They both love to sing out the chorus.  It is hilarious.  

Randomness

My lovely lilac bushes, I have 5 huge ones- they looked and smelled so wonderful.  I already miss them.

Below is the kiddos making a pyramid on Daddy.  Very cute.

I said a few posts back that I would take some pictures of the dogs.  Um, lets be honest- I rarely take pictures of my OWN CHILDREN.   So the dogs?  Not so much, and I have to say-I bring out the camera and Crash takes off like a bat out of hell.  Seriously he does, you would think that he believes that it will hurt him or even worse, make him look unattractive!  So today it is raining - which is super lovely.  And I do mean that.  Sometimes after a big, HUGE, fun, tiring weekend like we had.  It is nice to just veg out and watch a movie, do a blog about randomness, read a lot, bake a little (I have choco chip/banana bread baking right now - YUM!).  Anyway, so the dogs are inside and being lazy bones also, so i whipped out my cell phone and snapped some pics of them.  Also downloaded some of the kid pics too.  So here is a blog of my cell pics.  Yea!

Here is the dogs, Some action shots and of course them looking cute as
pie.  I have no idea why, but all the sudden my pics are being weird and so is my paragraphs.  Oh well.  
Here are some randomness of Sloan deciding to read books on Daddy.  And of course taking a nap in her "babies bed."  She loves this thing and plays with it all the time.  Made by my grandfather when I was a child, so glad my Mom kept it!

Happy Rainy Monday!