Mother's Day this year was simple and sweet. On Mother's Day Eve, Lou and I had a night out while the girls stayed at Grandma & DD's house. And while we had big plans for yardwork and productivity, instead we drank too much wine, ate truffle fries and beignets for dinner at 11pm and slept until it was just about time to go pick them up on Sunday morning. In other words, it was perfect.
Mother's Day itself started with a barista-decorated Starbucks surprise in bed then a trip to Xenia to see my Mama for Mother's Day and to head up to Yellow Springs for lunch.
The girls love their grandparents' house.
Walking under the dogwood tree in my parents' back yard brings back a lot of happy memories.
Before we left for lunch, Josie and DD surprised me with the super awesome new skill he taught her! Archery! Besides being awesome for obvious reasons, the other lovely layer here is that I was taught in this same backyard on the same bow and arrow --- that my dad was taught on when he got it when he was just 11 years old! How cool is that? Josie was a total natural! She's intense, that one.
Despite early morning downpours, it ended up being an absolutely gorgeous day.
Having spent so much time in Yellow Springs growing up, it always gives me goosebumps to see my little girls running around in the same spots that I used to hang out in with my friends (way back when being a mom seemed lightyears away).
(Josie insisted it was too bright to open her eyes...stinker!)
After lunch we headed to Young's Dairy to do exactly what you do at Young's Dairy.
Everyone loves feeding goats at Young's. The priority for our girls is cuddling them!
After a great afternoon in Yellow Springs and ice cream of course, we headed home where the girls asked me to sit on the swing and close my eyes while they showered me with surprises!
Perfect Mother's Day through and through.
