Mother's Day

On May 10th, we celebrated Mother's Day. The boys gave me lots of cuddles in bed and on the couch and Hudson made me a card. 

My mom, sister and I went to the movies then for tea at Elle's Tea Garden. Sabrina planned the day and treated us to the tea (I treated everyone to the movies). They also brought me a bouquet of flowers, which was very sweet. 

When we got home, we took a few pictures in the backyard and Opa even stopped by. It was a really fun day!

Mother's Day

After my doctor appointment on May 7th, Hudson and I grabbed Subway sandwiches and met my mom, dad and sister at Oma and Opa's house for lunch to celebrate Mother's Day. We had a nice lunch and spent some time with Oma and Opa. Oma seemed really well today (memory/confusion wise). She was really enjoying spending time with Hudson and even sang Shall We Go For a Walk Today to him (that is a song she used to always sing to us: Shall we go for a walk today? A walk today? A walk today? Shall we go for a walk today? To see what God has given.) It was so nice to see Oma light up with Hud. It is wonderful how much joy children bring. 

On May 11th, Hudson and Nic got me some balloons and brought me McDonalds breakfast in bed. Hudson was very excited about the balloon and even said, "Happy Mama's Day" to me! After breakfast, we went to the park. Hudson had a blast. We went on the slide, the swings (he even pushed Nic on the swing) and we all ran around after a soccer ball. 

The most exciting gift though, was Ruby's arrival. She was born at 4am weighing only 6 pounds and 9 ounces. We went down in the afternoon to meet her. Hudson couldn't go in so Nic watched him in the waiting room. Ryan and Alli came at the same time and Judy was watching Dallas, so everyone ended up having a party in the waiting area. Little Ruby was so perfect! I fell in love instantly, just like I knew I would! I can't wait to watch her grow and watch Rachelle in her new role as a mom. I know she is going to be a fabulous one!!

Early Mother's Day Tea

On May 5th, I had my mom and Sabrina over for an early Mother's Day tea. I bought tons of cool products in Australia along with getting some delicious recipes and this was the perfect excuse to use them. Most of the products were from the lavender farm, so that was sort of the theme for the tea. I had originally planned to make a second batch of everything gluten free for my mom, but after searching for days unsuccesfully for many of the ingredients I gave up and ordered her gluten free tea sandwiches and scones from our local tea shop. I also ordered some sandwiches and scones for Sabrina and I just in case my food was a major fail. 

I made lavender sausage rolls, lavender scones, lavender ice cream, rice krispie treats (drizzled in purple chocolate to keep with the theme) and cream for the scones. I served it with jam from the strawberry farm in Tasmania and we also made lavender English breakfast tea. We used my fine china and had the absolute best time! All of the food was so delicious!!!

After our meal, we gave my mom her gifts, then we went to the movies to see The Other Woman. It was really funny and it was so nice to get out of the house and see a movie. We came back home after the movie and enjoyed some of the lavender ice cream. This was the only thing that didn't turn out exactly like the food we had at the Bridestowe lavender farm. I'm not sure if I put in too much lavender honey or if it was because I didn't have a grinder for the lavender, but the color was off and it was too sweet. It was still good, but not amazing like the ice cream we'd had in Tassie. Oh well, everything else was a huge success and we had a wonderful day!!

My 1st Mother's Day

I celebrated my 1st Mother's Day this year! I still can' believe that I'm a mom!! I feel so blessed to have Hudson as my son. He is such a clever, sweet, cheeky, stubborn, determined, adorable little boy and I just love him to pieces!! I also feel so blessed to have such an incredible husband who always makes me feel special and re-assures me that I am doing a good job at being a mama. Both of my boys truly spoiled me on May 12th!! (heck, if I had known how awesome Mother's Day was, I would have had a kid sooner ;) ). 

I started my morning off with cuddles in bed (sort of) with my little man. Hudson is so not a cuddler, so the fact that he even spent a few minutes in my arms without trying to crawl away was a special treat. Then Hudson and Nic made me pancakes and brought them to me in bed! After breakfast, I did a bit more scrapbooking, then enjoyed a delicious turkey sandwich made my Nic. Nic also got me special gluten free vegan cupcakes that were delivered to our house! They were chocolate cupcakes with caramel sauce, frosting and sea salt. They were so delicious and tasted a lot like my favorite cupcakes from Velvet Cupcakes. Then it was off to my surprise afternoon at the spa!! I got a massage, sipped mimosas, sat in the hot tub, relaxed in the steam room and enjoyed a rainfall shower. It was heavenly!! They gave me a rose as I was leaving and wished me a Happy Mother's Day!! ;) 

That afternoon, Nic, Hudson and I went to the pool. It was such a hot day and a family outing sounded perfect. Hudson hadn't been in a pool since Hawaii so we figured it was a good idea to get him comfortable in the water. At first we tried dipping his toes in the big pool, but the water was slightly cold and Hudson was scared, so we took him in the kiddie pool instead. Hudson was a bit frightened! He kept trying to turn into us and climb into our arms, which is very unlike him. We gave him time to just sit in our laps and eventually he got curious and started reaching down and splashing the water, then he slowly inched in further until he was floating and splashing all around. Once he got over his initial fears, he loved it!! 

That evening, we had thai food for dinner and watched the season finale of Survivor. It was such a perfect day!!

I can't talk about Mother's Day without talking about the other two special Mother's in our lives. We skyped with Susan on Sunday to wish her a Happy Mother's Day and I made her this card.

My mom spent Mother's Day in Maui with her girlfriends this year, so Lindsay and I had special leis delivered on Friday.

I also made her a card and posted a collage on facebook. 

Nic and I are so lucky to have such wonderful moms (mums). We hope they had as wonderful a Mother's Day as I did!! 

Mother's Day

On Sunday morning we enjoyed a lovely breakfast at the hotel. Then my lucky mom got to spend most of her mother's day on airplanes. Southwest even gave her a free bloody mary and card! I know everyone is jealous! After we landed, my mom had to drive up to Mammoth by herself....can you say Best Mother's Day ever! I must admot though, we did have a good laugh about it and it can't be worse than the time the boys took her on the bike ride from hell, plus I think seeing Beena graduate was the best gift of all. :)

When I got home, Nic and I decided to grab dinner at New Moon. It was delicious and they even gave me a $5 off coupon for Mother's Day. I think I will have to use it to take my mom there for the Mother's Day meal I wish she could have had with us. I love you Mom!!