Mothers Day 2010

I had a wonderful Mothers day weekend. I look forward to Mothers day every year because Chris makes it so special and really spoils me every year. I was also looking forward to a nice relaxing Sunday break from Primary :)

It all started on Thursday when Chris had my car. He took it to a get a really good car wash, carpets shampooed and waxed. It came back looking amazing. I love my clean car. The inside looks amazing! Its hard to tell that it transports kids everywhere.

Yesterday Maddie and I got to go get pedicures. My mom came along to help with Libby. After our relaxing time at the Nail spa, we went to Claim Jumper for lunch. It was so much fun to spend the day with just us girls. With such cute toes we had to get some new Summer sandals to match so we went to Target and got some new shoes for Maddie and I.




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When we got home Chris and I had a fun evening planned with his Mom and Sister, Kelli for their mothers day gift. We went and saw a movie and went to our favorite place for dinner Lucille's Smokehouse. It was delicious, (the scale agreed this morning) and we had some great company! We even ordered a banana pudding for dessert which was to die for! Libby tagged along and its getting harder going out with us. I'm thinking next time we'll leave her with a bottle. I'm sad I didn't take any pictures.

Then this morning Chris fixed me a yummy breakfast of eggs, bacon and fruit. The kids were all so sweet to me too. We had a great time at church and I enjoyed going to Relief Society. After church I had a long uninterrupted nap. Then we went to my parents house to have a nice dinner put on by Chris and Amanda. It was a lovely day and I'm relishing the last few moments of Chris being in charge of the kiddos! He's putting them to bed now while I enjoy getting all caught up on my blog.

This was my mothers day gift from Chris. I absolutely love it! I've been asking for a necklace that has my kids names and now that our family is complete I kept hinting that I can get my necklace now! So I helped him find one I liked on Etsy and we ordered it. I didn't get to see it til today and I wore it proud!

Mystery Shopping at D-Land

Yesterday I had a Mystery Shop at Disneyland. Chris was out of town so We took Grammy with us. We didn't go until after school so we didn't have much time for a rides but the kids were excited to go to Goofy's Kitchen, so they didn't care. The weather was freezing, it felt like December. Hard to believe it's almost May. Luckily we didn't have any rain, just some mist. It was forecast to rain but it held off until we were on our way home. One of my shops was at a sweet shop in downtown Disney called "Marcelline's Confectionery". There was a lot of tempting stuff in the store but I decided to let the kids get those huge lollipops they are always begging for. Bad Idea! They were all sticky and dirty the whole time. Luckily Grammy was there to keep wiping their sticky hands and faces.

We caught a few rides. First we went to Captain EO, our 3rd time since its been back and then we went to Small World. Here is Carter on the boat with his famous "Dream Boat" smile.

The kids and I went on Dumbo and then we went on the Carousel. Maddie was very excited to have Libby ride the Carousel with her for her very first ride. Maddie even picked the very special Julie Andrews horse. Ever since Maddie's first visit to Disneyland I have loved taking pictures of the kids on the Carousel. Its such a great photo-op. Libby did not disappoint, she was enthralled with all the lights and music and loved going up and down.




We did not make it on the Tea Cups but the kids love getting in the "photo-op" one outside the ride. Sawyer is always just being his crazy self.

We have been to Goofy's Kitchen 4 times now and it never gets old. The kids just love being able to see the fun characters and they love the buffet. We usually go for breakfast which I think is AMAZING (not quite worth the 35 bucks for each adult though) this time it was Dinner. I liked the food but I would have rather had the breakfast food. (Love the Omelet bar) I would NEVER go to Goofy's kitchen on my own dime it's just way too expensive and I can't see paying so much for food. Just for our little group 2 adults and 2 kids (Libby and Sawyer were free) it was over 100 dollars! This is why I like to do Mystery Shopping at Disneyland, my kids get to enjoy things they never would have.

Since you can't bring the stroller into the restaurant and I didn't have her carrier and she's too little for a carseat, I found a nice little spot on the ground for Libby to lay while we ate. My kids thought I was awful. It was totally in a corner where no one would walk and she was on a blanket.

The kids were excited to have Minnie there. They wanted Libby to see her so we held her up to her and she was so excited. Her eyes lit up and she just couldn't stop staring at her. It was the cutest thing. Even cuter was the fact that Minnie stayed at our table for 10 minutes. I don't think we've ever had that much interaction at once with a Disney Character. It was nice and we felt spoiled!

We had a great time and even though it's a little chaotic with 4 kids, I always go back! I think it will get easier as Libby gets older. Thanks Mom for coming with us!

Tea Party

As a birthday gift, Kelli made reservations at an adorable Tea Parlor in Glendora. It was such a fun day to spend with the Ladies. Kelli, Maddie, Libby, my mom, Faye, Areli (her good friend), and I sat down to a wonderful lunch at the most adorable place. We had herbal tea served in antique tea cups, yummy scones, salad, tomato bisque soup, a variety of ribbon sandwiches and blueberry apple cobbler. Maddie especially enjoyed the little tiara she got to wear and tried it on Libby. It was quite a special day! Thank you so much Kelli!