Mothers Day 2011

today was my third mothers day.. I count the gestational period that Olive was in my belly for a month as one of them ;)  and I am feeling the love.. I woke up.. showered alone with no “mom.. look at this”.. Dust took care of the getting her ready part.. and I was feeling good considering the 6 hours sleep I received.. 

we headed out for brunch and Olive was beyond perfect.. it was wild.. I think she knew it was a special day.. our server was hilarious.. which has not happened in a long time.. and I ate on my own side of the booth.. with no sticky syrup fingers on my sleeve.. and the only food I cut up was my own ;)

they started all the mamas with piping hot cranberry scones with honey butter! yes please.. the only con to this brunch.. was I asked for a half orange juice half soda water.. and it was just a watered down orange juice.. but all was forgiven with the scones.. 

we walked around and saw the baby duckies.. picked some flowers.. and then once we got Olive in the car.. we realized she stepped in dog shit and it was all up her tights ad her new blue gingham shoes.. and daddy’s sleeve.. 

(this is why I never dress her up mama ;)  I knew my own mama would have been proud though to see I made an attempt at making her look like a little girl.. or a “pin-cess” as she called it..  I am in trouble.. she even had large sticker jeweled earrings on!!

this time last year.. we were sitting at a 3 hour brunch getting sunburns.. this year.. not so much.. even with all the pregnancy hormones running through my body.. I was frozen solid.. 

and the daddy listened well.. all I wanted this year was brunch and flowers.. but maybe next year I will mention I want a decent shot of me and my babies.. no such luck.. I blame the pregnancy face.. we are at the stage where my neck is slowly lumping into my face and its not pretty ;) I have always fought with the “Bruce neck” as it is.. but pregnancy just makes it glow.. 

but the flowers were beautiful.. and because the daddy was BLESSED with a sneak away trip to the Vancouver hockey game last night.. there was also a bag of dill pickle chips sitting beside my card.. ahh.. that man knows the way to my heart! Canadian goods!!

and now.. he is at work.. and I am at home resting.. and enjoying Olives other gift to me.. a 3 hour nap.. this woman has not napped in weeks.. and her grumpy bumpy attitude has been proof of that.. and I can hear her sweet little voice in the monitor.. and she sounds back to her old self!! 

Happy Mamas Day to all the special mamas out there.. :) and a special shout out to my little peanut pop who made me a mama!! you know who you are!