Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there! This was actually our first "normal" Mother's Day. My first one was right after my grandma passed away and last year all three of us were horribly sick. So, it was nice to have a nice, relaxing, uneventful Mother's Day. We got up, went to church, came home and had lunch, did a little shopping with my mom, and played outside in the beautiful weather. This last year I have had so many quintessential "mom" moments. Delaney can now listen to an entire conversation and only pick up on the one phrase that is not appropriate for her to repeat and then repeat it 17 times. She lost her temper and tried to hit me when it was time for her to stop playing in the sink (a huge favorite right now) and when I calmly asked her what she was doing, she calmly replied, "I hit mommy". Now, while she was being mean, she said it with such honesty and without any sense of shame about it that I couldn't help but snicker once she had her time out. She plays make believe now and loves to make imaginary tea for me. She sings songs all the time except they are all to the tune of "ABC's" and "Twinkle, Twinkle little star". She helps me bake all the time but absolutely HATES the hand mixer. I try to find recipes that don't require it, but sometimes it just can't be avoided. I could go on and on about her, but I won't put you all through that. So, here are some pictures from Mother's Day of my sweet little girl and my reason I get to celebrate. I couldn't imagine life without this little nugget.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Some other April happenings

We planted some seeds last month so Delaney could help grow something and they have been sprouting. She wants to be held up to see her plants everyday and we are just waiting to transplant them outside. She is having fun watching them turn from seeds, to plants, to (hopefully!) some fruits and vegetables.

I also finally got around to making some McGuire Irish soda bread. I don't think I have made it since Delaney was born. I meant to make it for St. Patrick's Day and that just didn't happen, but I had the supplies and Dan was really dropping some hints for it, so one day, I had Delaney help me make it. She finally got to try Irish soda bread and the verdict was thumbs up. Here she is trying her "yummy" bread. Our yard.

This is one of my favorite pictures of her.

We had some fun in the yard recently with the nicer weather. She would live outside if she could.

Me and my girl.

The Spring Fair

We took a trip to the Spring Fair this last month too. Delaney wanted to go see the animals and we figured she could go on a few rides too. I wanted fair food. So, we headed out as soon as they opened and hoped to be done by around 1 so Delaney could still hopefully take a nap (which did not happen despite her laying in her crib for an hour and a half). Anyway, as soon as we walked in the gate, Delaney saw the carousel and insisted on riding the horsey. So, that was our first ride of the day.

This is the face after her first drink of lemonade.
A rare picture of Dan.

We had to get some corn since that is one of Delaney's favorites. I had a couple of bites and Delaney polished off the rest.

My mom and I.

She went on the balloon ride with her daddy. Her head never moved from this position. I don't know if she just wanted to see where she was going or if she loved the wind in her face, but she was frozen in this position for the whole ride.

She loved it though and talked about it for the rest of the day.

She was very tuckered out by the end of the day. We had a great time though. It is so much fun now that she can get excited about things and enjoy herself.

A belated post about our night out

My mom and I think alike. So, this last Christmas we were both so pleased with ourselves for the gifts we got each other. A few weeks before Christmas we called each other to brag about the great "thing" we got for each other. After a few minutes of conversation, we both stopped and jokingly said, "I hope we didn't get each other the same thing". Since we were both SO confident in our purchases, we shrugged it off and waited until Christmas. Well, Christmas morning came and we opened our last gifts and sure enough, we thought alike. We both bought each other 2 tickets to the Michael Buble concert in April. Our plans for the night changed a little since we now had 4 tickets, but in the end it worked out great. The only downside was that we didn't get to sit together. So, on the night before Easter, my mom, my aunt and Dan and I headed up to Key Arena to see him in concert. Now, I will admit that Dan was not a huge fan, but in the end he really enjoyed it and Michael Buble put on a great show. If you ever get the chance to see him in concert, GO!
Here is Dan and I in the car on the way up. Can you tell we don't get out much? We turn into complete geeks once we experience life without child. It is blurry, but it is the only picture of us at the show.

He had a great band with a full horn section.

He came out into the audience at one point and was very close to our section. We got to see him up close for a few songs.

It was a great show and a rare night out for Dan and I. Sometimes it pays that my mom and I think alike. Even if it does mean we buy each other the same gifts.