Tuesday 15 May 2012

There's Nothing Left To Do Don't Close Your Eyes Even For A Moment Even For One Second I'll Be There Soon

My first Mother's Day could not have been better. Shawn, his brother, and my brother made a Mother's Day breakfast for all the moms. My husband, he who does not cook, organized the whole thing - menu planning, grocery shopping, kitchen coordination, and most importantly, bacon preparation. It was such a treat to be spoiled by the awesome men in my life.

It was a perfect day. Watching the love between my mom and the little mister who made me a mom filled my heart with so much joy that I couldn't stop myself from grinning wildly all morning.

I mean, really.

After our families left, we puttered around and had a relaxing afternoon. It was a beautiful day, probably the best weather we've had all year. The boys napped while I gardened (I am determined to become a gardener this year. I have an army of wee tomato plants that I have invested way too much time / energy / love into so far and they're not even in the ground yet.) Then we headed out for a family walk to pick up supplies for dinner (halibut cakes from the fishmonger and lemon tarts from the Italian bakery. I love my neighbourhood. That is all.) 

My chilled out Mother's Day became significantly less chilled out when Turtle's boyfriend sent me a text that said only "birth." 

There was a flurry of phone calls / text messages / emails before it was confirmed that Turtle had indeed been blessed with a Mother's Day baby. Turtle is a rockstar and her little guy is the most handsome angry-97-year-old-man baby I've ever seen. 

So. Sunshine. Good Food. Family. New baby (first nephew!) This Mother's Day will be hard to top. 

9 comments:

  1. Your Mister G (not to be confused with my Mister G) has such eyes. He's not even mine and I'm pretty sure I could spend all day gobbling him up. I'm sure both you and your mama had a wonderful day!

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  2. I don't know how it's possible, but he's gotten even CUTER since I met him!

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  3. aw that sounds like the best Mother's Day and so glad you were spoiled with breakfast and had such a lovely day. also that picture of Grady and your mom kills me, he is such a handsome little guy. and congrats to Turtle!

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  4. I'm so glad it went well. Congratulations to your sister. And that photo! Could not be more adorable! What a face!

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  5. I'm so glad you had an awesome day. And that boy of yours? He's just too, too, TOO much. :-)

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  6. Congrats on your mother's day!

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  7. That kid of yours deserves hoards of kisses and hugs! What a cutie! So glad they all spoiled you because you DESERVE IT. And congrats to your sister!!

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  8. Wow! Becoming a mom on mother's day- how cool. Happy aunt-hood!

    Your little guy is just the cutest.

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  9. Sounds like such a nice day! And yay for your new nephew! How exciting!

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