Mother's Day

Mother's Day started out around 8:00 am with James was happily talking and cooing in his room. E got up to get him, give him a diaper change, and bring him back to me in bed. We relaxed and talked while I fed the little guy.

Then we got up and started prepping for Mother's Day brunch. Chuck and my sibs were all coming over to celebrate my Mom. E and I set the table with the china, and he started on breakfast (a repeat of the amazing frittata from the day before). At 10:00 am everyone arrived. James was thrilled to see his Auntie Melissa, Uncles Brandon and Chandler and of course Grandma and Grandpa. Everyone chatted, sipped big mugs of coffee and laughed while E and Chuck worked hard in the kitchen.

James was adorable, showing off his best sitting skills and his biggest grins. Soon the breakfast was ready and we all sat down to an amazing meal. Coffee flowed, fruit and yogurt were consumed, and toast, frittata and sparkling cider made us all smile.

After brunch we put James down for a nap (he is seriously getting to be a great napper!) and walked around the backyard with my family. We showed off all of our garden plans, our planted veggie garden, and the side of our garage that is in the middle of a face lift!

E and Chuck made the entire brunch for everyone.
Uncle Brandon loves James. They are so cute together.
The ladies. Me, my Mom and sister Melissa.
The guys. E, Chandler, James and Brandon.


After awhile everyone headed home and E and I decided to take a blanket out to the back yard with our books. We relaxed and enjoyed the sun while Baby Man slept. After a nice long Mother's Day nap we heard baby sounds and E went and gathered the babe. I nursed him outside on the glider, and just enjoyed the perfect day. Then we played on the blanket as a family, and took a quick trip to Home Depot to pick out my Mother's Day present (I got two trees! A Japanese Maple and a Kwanzan cherry tree).

Relaxing in the shade is so nice on warm days in May.
And we spotted a squirrel in our backyard! This might not mean much to many areas of the country, but there are not many squirrels in Salt Lake City, surprisingly.

And isn't James's Mother's Day shirt cute? I thought so.


Upon arriving home from Home Depot we discovered a full diaper blow-out. Seriously, poo everywhere. While cleaning James up from shoulders to toes, I realized I love this. Cleaning poo and all. I love being James's Mama. Wouldn't trade even the yucky jobs. It's an awesome feeling.

That night we went over to E's family's house for a BBQ. We had to celebrate E's mom too, after all! We all chatted and played with the baby while dinner was being prepared, and then sat down to an awesome dinner of pork chops, sweet potato fries, bread, an awesome fruit salad and watermelon margaritas.

We had a wonderful day celebrating our moms. We love them so so much. Happy Mother's Day.

Now that E's family has grown, we always need to sit in the dining room for dinner. Notice even James's high chair is there!
E with the babe and Uncle David with James. Notice an outfit change? Yes, the diaper blow-out was too much for the cute Mother's Day shirt.