I have not been up and around much to take pictures, but there were a few on the camera.
Eva played and played in our bedroom, then decided she was tired. She grabbed a towel off our fancy expensive towel rack that doubles as an indoor swing for the kids (it used to be a gazelle exercise machine - we get much more use out of it this way ;) ) and wrapped herself up, settling down into our baby bouncer and conking out.
Beth took an art class this spring from the same teacher Meg had a few years ago. Beth loved her classes and did an incredible job on her artwork! Here she is with her teacher and her oil painting on the last day of class, followed by the watercolor she did ~
Both Kylie and Jack had end-of-the-season soccer parties. We let them pick one parent to go with them. Jack picked Daddy, so there are no pictures :) Kylie picked me. Eva decided she was coming too and climbed into the car with Kylie. She even tried to buckle herself in. She can't understand why she has to be in a carseat when everyone else is in boosters or on regular seats and takes every opportunity to attempt to sneak into someone else's seat. She was very upset when Rob pulled her out of the car and took her back into the house :(
Kylie's team at Pizza Hut ~
They got medals this year instead of trophies. This is Kylie's coach (Coach Rob), hanging her medal around her neck while proclaiming that she is the best goalie in the universe :)
This Mother's Day was the best one I've ever had :) Rob took me out on Saturday. We went to dinner at BJ's first. We followed it up by me taking Rob to Academy for the first time to look at camping/hunting gear (he is the specialist over emergency prep at our church and has been checking out stuff like that lately). He had been to other sections of the store, but hadn't seen these sections. He spent a good 30 minutes drooling over the guns and ammo :) We even found ammo specifically for zombies. It made me laugh :) No, we did not buy it.
We grabbed what we needed and headed off to Kohls next. I got a gift card from them for my birthday, so Rob was taking me shopping for me - I usually buy stuff for everyone else. We checked out their maternity clothes, but they didn't have anything I really liked. Fortunately the baby clothes were right next to that section :) We picked out a couple of new outfits for Laura, including one we plan to use to bring her home in. They didn't have any preemie sized outfits though, and I'm thinking that's probably going to be all that fits her as this pregnancy is a lot like Eva's. I will either find something somewhere else or send Rob or Jojo out to buy a preemie-sized outfit if we need one :) Rob shocked me by actually picking out an outfit for Laura that he loves! This is the first time I can remember him picking out baby clothes - it's not usually his "thing". He picked out a little pink onesie that says "I'm all about Daddy" on it :) From there, we moved onto other sections. My shopping trip for "me" resulted in 3 outfits for Laura, 10 onesies for Eva, Batman pj's for Jack, 2 pairs of jeans, a shirt, and a jacket for Rob . . . and a jacket and flip flops for me :) It was a lot of fun as Rob actually enjoyed shopping this time. He has decided he likes Kohls. He reached this decision when seeing their sale racks, but it was cemented when we checked out and the receipt said we saved over $350 and only spent $150 :) I love Kohls too! Plus we got Kohls cash, so I will have to go back in a week or two and find something else to buy with it!
The girls all made me Mother's Day gifts at school. Megan wrote me a poem and decorated it. It reads:
My Mommy
Pretty and Helpful
Cooking yummy foods for Everyone
Like a Professional Cook in a Restaurant
If only I could spend every second with her.
She finished it off by drawing a beautiful picture of bluebonnets (the TX state flower) and writing "My mom is as pretty as a Bluebonnet" underneath the picture. It made me laugh a bit as it shows how Texan my kids are :)
Kylie made me a huge envelope with decorated cards in it so I could "send people letters". She also drew me several beautiful pictures, however someone cleaned up the house (thank you Rob :) ) and put them somewhere and I can't find them to take a picture of them.
Beth brought me home a decorated cup with flowers growing in it and made me a certificate, which reads "Happy Mother's Day! This is to certify that my mom is the greatest because she is niser (nicer) than your mom! Love, Beth" That made me laugh too :)
Rob and the kids let me sleep in on Sunday. We got going a bit late, but I decided not to rush and yell. We were only 15 minutes late to church and I didn't even miss the kids getting to sing to me during the service. Each of the kids made me cards or pictures at church as well. I even got one from Eva as she attended nursery (the class for 18 month olds - 3 year olds) for the first time ever. As usual when we drop our kids off for the first time, Rob and I were a bit worried about how she would do. We peeked through the window a few times during her class and she looked like she was having a blast :) When I came to pick her up, she was crying and very upset. Her teachers explained that she was mad they put the toys away and that class was over. She screamed all the way to the car. At least we won't have to worry about her missing us during the last two hours of church!
Megan made tuna sandwiches for lunch and brought me lunch in bed. Rob and the kids then let me take a nap :) It was a wonderful day!
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