My Second Mother's Day

What an awesome day! Last year on mother's day, we had only been home from the hospital for a few days with nova. We were still waiting for Juneau to come home, and hadn't even gotten our travel approval yet.

Mother's Day 2008

This year, having both of my girls on mother's day was AWESOME! and to top it off, i got to have my mom here on mother's day too! Sadly, today was her last day in Hawaii. We tried to fill the day with lots of fun things before she had to board the plane for the trip home.
The day started at about 5 a.m. (our usual!) when juneau woke up and wanted to get in bed with us. we snuggled in bed until about 6, when nova woke up. Cris made a quick trip to Starbucks, while I enjoyed the beautiful roses he got me.

We all hung out around the house, and mom hemmed the little dress i had made for Juneau way back when we got her referral. She hadn't worn it yet because it was a little big, but it seems she has grown into it pretty well, and she looked sooooo cute and grown up with her hair in a real ponytail.

We then head down to the Hale Koa for Mother's Day Brunch. It was fantastic, and we had a really nice time.

We then drove over to the Pali Lookout, where we enjoyed some beautiful views. Notice Betsy had a wardrobe change after juneau had a little incident with some guava juce, and Bets had to replace her pants with the Baby Sling fashioned into a stylish skirt. This is the second time the sling has come in handy as a skirt to replace pants that were ruined by a little baby induced food accident.

my mom giving betsy a little mother's day hug

not quite sure what my mom is doing - but notice betsy's rockin' skirt

Finally, we took mom to the airport, which was so very very sad. The bright side is we know that in a couple of months we will be a whole lot closer to the whole family!
Then we came home, and i took the best nap of my life.
We finished the evening wtih our sunday night costco trip. Costco Pizza is Cris' favorite culinary treat (weird, i know), and we all love the Berry Sundae.
A truly perfect Second Mother's Day!

Before we say goodnight for the evening I wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to some very VERY special people to us:

Grandma Nova - who has been such an influential figure to all of us! WE LOVE YOU GRANDMA! You are a true example of a Godly wife and mother, and have set the standard for us to live by.

Mom Stickley - Cris' mom is amazing, and is very very special to all of us, and particularly Juneau since she was there the minute Juneau became a Stickley girl.

Mom Saccenti - one of the most generous, considerate, and selfless women in the world! Thanks for spending mother's day in Hawaii!

Coral and Becky - our sisters, who are both the most amazing mother's to the most amazing kids we know. You guys rock!

Sonya - my brother's wonderful wife, and mom to the adorable Secily, and our newest baby cousin Micah! We love you Sonya - and happy birthday to Secily!