So I'm a little late. Woops! I had a fantastic Mother's Day! Matt sort of blew off the last two years, but I think I got on him enough last year that he made sure to do something this time around! I know that the boys aren't that old or anything, but they can still get involved a little and it's still nice to be appreciated by my husband! We went to church in the morning and I got to go to my ladies' Sunday School class then taught the 2 and 3 year-olds junior church during the service. Afterward, we went out to Global Kitchen, one of my favorite lunch spots out here. This was a good idea in theory, but they were having a Mother's Day special and it was very busy. Sunday is all-you-can eat and brought out on tiny plates whenever you order. We usually do two or three ordering "waves" and leave happy. We waited SO long for our first round because it was so busy on Sunday, that we left without ordering anymore. The boys had a good time playing downstairs with all the toys and the food was still good, we just didn't want to get home too late (it was all ready 2:30 by the time we did get home!) When we came home the boys napped and we just relaxed, which was really nice. We skipped out on evening church and went over to Muriel's for a Mother's Day barbecue, which was a blast. A bunch of her friends were there and I was sure there would be at least one husband. Nope! It was all wives and children … and Matt! He's a good sport though and had a pleasant time. Muriel is a new friend of ours and she is awesome! Her husband, Jacob, and Matt his it off really well (Jacob just deployed last week) and their three kids are so sweet! They just moved here in February, so I don't have to worry about them leaving us any time soon! As for Mother's Day presents, this year was wonderful! At the Misawa Parents and Me Playgroup last week I took photos of all the kids for picture frames. I snapped one of the boys for mine. Rhino painted the back side of puzzle pieces different colors and did beautiful work! Then we glued the photo onto a cardboard rectangle, placed the colorful puzzle pieces around as a border, and Rhino stuck flower and heart stickers around it. We secured a piece of string to the back so it can be hung on the wall. It is adorable and I love it so much (even though I probably did more than half the work!) and will definitely post a picture soon. Then on Saturday Matt and Rhino went to the 100 yen store and picked up some goodies. Rhino got a flower pot, filled it with rocks, and placed little pinwheels, a "My Garden" sign, a bucket on a post, and some pretty wires he twisted around his finger to make them curly in the pot. It is really cute and he was so excited about it so he gave it to me on Saturday night. I can't wait to put a plant in it! And Matt went overboard a little bit, but we justified a large Mother's Day purchase because it's something "for the house." In my biscuits post I mentioned my new KitchenAid Artisan stand mixer. Matt ordered it for Mother's Day and it came much earlier than expected, so I opened it early. It is beautiful and our hand mixer finally died last month and I love this new, green beast so much! We just might get a little chunkier this year with all the dough and batter mixing I'm going to be doing! It was definitely a great Mother's Day! I miss my moms (Mama and Matt's mom, too) and wish I could have spent it with them. They both have been so good to me and such great friends, too. I really appreciate their chatting and video Skyping, all the encouragement, letting me vent, and just being there even if we are across the globe. I couldn't choose a better Mama or mother-in-law! I love both of you! I hope all the mamas out there had a wonderful Mother's Day, too!

On this day..

• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - 2011
• Shimoda Park - 2009
• Crafting Gifts - 2009

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