Happy Mother's Day...

It was a beautiful Mother's Day.

I woke up to Steve getting Max up and into the living room to eat. So I rolled back over and snoozed for a few more minutes. But, I wanted the day to begin, so I got up about 15 minutes later.

Steve had gotten me a bagel for breakfast, and I curled up on my chair and ate and tried to wake the rest of the way up.

Then Steve handed me my surprise gift. All I wanted to do with the day was to plant a few things in our garden...so I was really surprised to get something else too!



When I opened the box, I saw this...


And then I started crying. The only other time I've cried when I opened a gift was when Steve gave me my wedding ring. This was really really touching to me.
It's a necklace from my favorite jeweler, Jeanine Payer.

Steve had it custom made with this photo...


It was taken when we lived in California. And is probably my favorite photo with the kids. We were at our favorite place in San Francisco...and it was a wonderful day, and Steve captured it perfectly with this photo.


Engraved on the other side,

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.
-Henry Ward Beecher




I absolutely love it.

After we got around this morning, we headed out to get some extra soil and flowers for the garden. And, while it may seem all I did is eat today, it was a few hours in between before we went to Whole Foods to pick up my Mother's Day picnic. It's my favorite place to get ready made food...and definitely not an every day event.

We got a few groceries for tonight, and picked up this for lunch...


Spring rolls, California rolls, and fruit spring rolls!

They were sooo yummy...and I saved a few for lunch tomorrow!

Then it was time to play in the garden. We had to get the soil turned, and move a few plants around. And Max was happy to play outside with us. It was so gorgeous outside today!

We got a few yellow flowers for the flower beds for Max. And he was over the moon about getting to see them!




We planted some daisies in this teacup pot so we can move it closer to him for him to touch them and see.


We spent the evening watching the finale of the Amazing Race with our friends, Larry and Katie. Steve grilled some great food...which was perfect.

All in all...a wonderful day.