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Mother's Day Weekend 2013

We had a jam packed weekend with lots of highs and a couple lows. Things started off great with early Mother's Day gifts from the kiddos. I love Mother's Day and I really appreciate that my family goes all out and celebrates me in style. They are fantastic and I'm a lucky mom.

Bryn's card and little flower seed in a pot

Kameron's sweet Mother's Day gift that he squirreled away out of his Easter basket and held onto knowing that I love those creme eggs. Easter Candy tastes even better when it is after Easter and thus not available any longer. It was still deliciously fresh. Thanks Kam!!

 

 

 Ailey brought me home a lovely card and flower pot with seeds that actually sprouted on Mother's Day. How's that for timing? She also wrote and starred in (along with Bryn) a play about "What is Mother's Day?" Pretty much the cutest thing I have ever seen. Thanks A!!

Friday night was the Fathers and Sons Camp Out for our ward. Kameron was super stoked to go camping with his dad. Sometimes it is a bit rough being the only boy with so many girlie things that seem to take precedence around here. When "guy" things roll around Kam is all over it!! The girls and I had plans for a fabulous "girls night" here too. We had movies and snacks galore. So everyone was happy.

Unfortunately it was short-lived. We had barely started watching movie #1 when I got a call from Tyler saying they were headed to the ER. Kameron and some of his buddies were playing football out in a clearing. Kameron was running backwards getting ready to throw a pass when he stepped into a big gopher hole or something and down he went...Snapping his wrist in two places. What is it with the Fathers and Sons Camp Out? It is rapidly becoming the most dangerous stake activity. No joke. Someone ALWAYS gets hurt!!

Kam had a heck of a long wait in the ER and was quite a trooper. He was pretty happy to get into the exam room with a heated blanket and some pain killers. He ended up having a little procedure done with some anesthesia and getting his bones set. Lucky for him there was an orthopedic surgeon on that night!!

Our family's 12-year old broke arm curse continues... I broke my arm at 12 around this time of year, Reilly broke her arm at 12 at this exact time of year, my brother Kirk and my sister Jordi all broke their arms at 12 at this time of year. Very strange. ;)

Feeling better

He is still in his temporary cast while we wait for all the swelling to go down. His fingers at church were like little sausages. Poor kid. In case you were wondering...he doesn't seem to have any cast claustrophobia like his dear mother. Or as my mom said to him..."You haven't gone all cast crazy like your mother have you?" Nice. Well, it is still early... ha ha.

Saturday Brynnie started her first round of swim lessons. Elle has already had a round but she re-did the first group again to help Bryn not be afraid. Turned out not to be necessary. For a kid that screams bloody murder to have water so much as touch her face in the bath tub...she swam like a fish. Leaped in...went under water a few times..no tears, no drama...What the heck?

So cute!!

Later Elle came over to our house to play while Kelley went on a date...Oohhlala... and Bryn got to return the favor. They both got bikes for their birthdays and Elle is a bit of a hesitate rider and has of late been flat out refusing to ride. Bryn, on the other hand, is absolutely not a hesitant rider!! She's getting to be a bit of a terror. She likes to go fast but is slow to grasp braking. Tyler and I get quite a work out chasing after her. We headed to the big parking lot at the middle school to let the girls ride their bikes on a flat wide open space. Just like I knew she would...Elle did great. Bryn jumped on her bike and took off. What else could Elle do but get on her bike and take off after her.

They definitely earned those ice cream sandwiches!!

On Saturday poor Kameron's track season came to a screeching halt do to his bum arm. He was not too happy about that. He had a big meet on Saturday and All-City is next weekend. He got to deliver the bad news to his coach, get his picture taken with the team, and then moped on home.

Happier days...

Sunday was awesome... Tyler and the kids brought me my favorite breakfast in bed. Strawberry Shortcake!! That's a breakfast food right? They had gifts; they had cards; they had flowers. They really spoiled me!!

Reilly gift of my favorite flowers along with a very sweet and hilarious Mother's Day FB post. She makes me laugh!!

We took some funny pictures before church...see above. I had been laughing so hard I was crying and trying to stifle it for the picture. My kids are flat out crazy and I love them dearly. We also took some pictures for the grandmas.

Then it was off to church. Ailey and Bryn sang with the Primary kids to all the mothers in Sacrament Meeting. Delightful. My favorite part of that was watching Ailey maneuver herself to be right next to her favorite boy while singing. It took some doing and she is a tenacious little thing!!

After church we had a bonfire and roasted hot dogs (real and tofu) and ate out on our deck for the first time this year. Reilly made a fabulous salad with two kinds of homemade dressing and Tyler made Brazilian Lemonade. Fabulous. Then they all cleaned it up, took baths and showers, and I took a 2 hour nap. It was a great day!!

Hope all you amazing mothers out there had a wonderful day!! You deserve it.

Happy Mother's Day!!