365: Day 131- Happy Mother's Day!

5/11/14: Derek had to work on Mother's Day so we decided to celebrate on his next weekend day off, which is tomorrow. Looking forward to family plans at a later date, we had a pretty regular day.

There's always some of this-

And usually some of that-

I didn't feel like cooking so the kids and I went out for a rare dinner at a nearby restaurant.

I feel very lucky to be a MOM to such great kids!!

At preschool they completed some questions about me, and both of them just melted my heart!

SILAS SAYS-

I am 29 years old (why thank you!)

My favorite color is purple

My favorite food is bananas

My favorite song is the ABC song

My favorite place to go is the Arboretum

My favorite thing to do with him is stickers

I am the best ever because I am so nice to them...

ZOE SAYS-

I am 21 years old (why thank you even more!)

My favorite color is red

My favorite food is salad

My favorite song is spanish

My favorite place to go is the Arboretum

My favorite thing to do with her is draw

I am the best ever because I give her backrubs at nighttime...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

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