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I hope that everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day!  Ours was fabulous!

We had gorgeous weather all weekend and we took advantage of it, for sure!  Which is why I'm doing laundry today.  There was no way I was staying indoors to do laundry. 

On Saturday, Isaac wanted to show off his skateboarding skills at the skate park.  He'll be ten this year.  I can't believe how much he has grown up.  Every mom must go through this, but it seemed like only yesterday he was toddling around with his blanket and his thumb in his mouth reciting the words to "How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?"  And today he going down ramps with amazing courage.

Sunday, Brian let me decide what we did for the day. So we walked around Fabyan Park before lunch at Portillo's so I could enjoy cheese fries and a slice of chocolate cake.  There were lots of opportunities to stop and take pictures.  And no one complained!  :)

I'm too cool to smile, Mom.

All my children :)

Yes, we brought Zoey.  Brian didn't want to - he knows that strangers cause her a lot of anxiety and he doesn't like to voluntarily put her through that, but I pulled the "it's my day" card and she got to go with us. 

What are YOU looking at?

For the most part, everyone got along.  There was a tiny dandelion incident, but once we took care of that, everyone enjoyed each others company.  The sisters were silly and fun to photograph. 

Abbi had her first behind-the-wheel driving experience this weekend.  Talk about growing up.  About an hour before her lesson, we sat in the Highlander.  We moved the seat, the mirrors and identified all the important gauges and gadgets.  Her instructor said that she did an amazing job - driving on some "big" roads doing 45 miles per hour.  I'm hoping she gets her driving skills from Brian instead of me.  If you know me, you know that I'm a great driver, unless there are other cars around.  Then it's questionable. 

Emma and Elpida

After lunch, I went with Emma to the barn.  She was asked to ride two horses.  I love that she is trusted by horse owners to do this.  These horses are large and can be forceful, but with Emma they are gentle and respectful.  It's amazing to watch how they respond to her.  Emma used to be a very quiet and meek child, sometimes I could barely hear her.  But with the horses, she has to speak up - and she does.  Her confidence has grown and she never turns down an opportunity to ride. 

And so while she was tacking them up and rehydrating and untacking them, I got to love them and pet them. 

Friday night when we picked up Emma from the barn, she took Carly and I back to the paddock to see some of the horses.  As the sun was setting, Savannah and Emma made a wish with the dandelion.  Well, right after I took this picture, Emma made a wish; Savannah ate it. 

Many thanks to all of my family, especially Brian, for making my day so special.  I love you so much!!