Photo Contest

I recently joined a photography group. I would have loved to take a photography class but right now I just don't have the time for that. Through this group it has been fun to meet other people who share an interest in digital photography. I submitted a photo of Evan's feet splashing in his little blowup pool for a photo contest the group was having. I was so surprised... I actually won!! I only won bragging rights but that is good enough for me!

Character Sketch

Last night while my sister, Dan, Evan and I were at Tijuana Flats for dinner there was a character sketch artist doing pictures for the kids. We were sitting at our table eating and the guy just started doing Evan's picture :) I think he was pretty generous with the amount of hair he drew! hehe

Happy Mother's Day

Dan and Evan have made this a very special Mother's Day for me! They started off the day letting me sleep in. Awe, it was so nice to catch up on some sleep! Then we took a trip over to Old Time Pottery and bought a bird bath for the outside, a vase, candles, and a set of paintings for our dining room. I love this store, you can get such beautiful pieces for so cheap. Then we ate lunch at Sweet Tomatoes. Evan tried their macaroni n' cheese and ended up loving it. He kept opening his mouth up for more- it was so cute. For my Mother's Day presents I got flowers and a beautiful bracelet. The bracelet is really special to me because it is a Chromosome Disorder Awareness Bracelet . It was designed especially for Chromosome Disorder Outreach (CDO). This bracelet features the signature CDO colors green, yellow, red and blue in Swarovski crystals and 25% of the purchase price of each bracelet is donated to CDO.



To finish off my Mother's day celebration we are meeting my parents for dinner at the Melting Pot. Since my sister is in the middle of law school finals and not able to be here for Mother's Day, we will be having a Mother's Day celebration with our mom when Rachel comes home next week. So today is all about me :) I feel so blessed to have such an amazing family! I hope everyone has a wonderful Mother's Day!!

Plan B

This morning Dan had a plan to wake me up and surprise me with a trip to Islands of Adventure! He wanted to kick off Mother's Day weekend with a bang! He took the day off work, Evan was at my parents... he thought he had it all worked out. What he did not plan on was that I woke up this morning still feeling sick. I have been sick with an upper respiratory infection and sinusitis all week. Since I was not feeling up to riding roller coasters Dan quickly started working on Plan B. I slept most of the day, taking full advantage of Evan being at my parents. When I woke up in the afternoon I was feeling a little more refreshed. Plan B was for us to go to Color Me Mine in Hyde Park. I have been wanting to do this for a long time!! Color Me Mine is a paint-your-own ceramics studio. I walked around the store for a while looking at all the options of things to paint. I finally narrowed it down and chose to paint a heart shaped plate. Dan on the other hand new exactly what he wanted to paint before we even got there. He painted a Celtics chip 'n dip plate.

We had a great time! We ended up closing the place down and they were nice enough to stay open an extra hour so we could finish our pieces. I can't wait to see how our masterpieces turn out!! Afterwards we were starving so we went to Chilies. Thanks Granny and Pop-Pop for my mother's day the gift card! It ended up being a perfect day with my hubby!

Fun at Home

Here is a new video of Evan playing at home!!

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