A day in the life....: Mother's Day

Mother's Day has been especially nice the past 5 years, not only because I have had children to celebrate with, but I get an extra hour or so of sleep that I feel sure I have earned through the year. We had such a beautiful weekend. Saturday morning, we all headed downtown to the art festival. The kids had a blast. I would love to say that I took a thousand pictures but.....between a huge stroller and two kids on the loose, it was impossible. The kids LOVED the petting zoo and although Amelia was slightly hesitant, Maddox nearly managed to crawl through the fence and feed the goats. He was muddy and wet and loved every second of it. Amelia begged us to ride the ponies and of course, we let her. I never imagined in a million years that Maddox would want to as well. Oh, but he did...and twice. He cried and cried when he had to get off the horse. I'm embarrassed to admit he was so mad when he had to dismount that he even hit me on the arm. Four pony rides later, we headed home for Derby activities. We decorated hats and had our own little Derby pool that Amelia managed to win. Eleven dollars is alot of money for a 4 year old. (BTW, she spent every last drop of it today on a new babydoll). Sunday morning started with me sleeping in late, which was what I had been looking forward to all year. I was so excited because we had family coming up. Mom and I made lunch and then we headed outside. It was such a beautiful day!