Happy Mother's Day!!!!

I love Mother's Day!!!! I have always loved mother's day because i loved finding/making little presents for my mom. Now i love it even more because I get to spend the whole day feeling blessed beyond belief that i get to be mom to these amazing girls. It is also the perfect time to think about all the influential aunties, grandmas, sisters, and friends who have impacted my life. I love that i am surrounded by women in my life who will be outstanding role models to Jbug and Nova.

I have to backtrack a few days in pictues because i got a little behind while my mom was here this week. Let me just say......A-MAZING Week! I felt a little bad that i had to work alll week while my mom was here, but it ended up being so awesome for the girls to get to have Grandma all to themselves. It was a week of total Grandma-Time, and they LOOOOVVEEED it! I'm not sure how they will go back to "normal life" after this week. Here you can see my mom taking them on one of their nightly walks to the park.
playing on the slide wtih Gram

JBug and the beautiful Colorado Sky

this kid loves a curly slide!

One of the highlight of my mom's trip was getting to "mush" the dogs.

She also made special dessert "creations" in fancy glasses that the girls lived for

On Saturday we got to celebrate Nova's birthday again....This time with FRIENDS!!!! We had initally planned to take Nova up to Casa Bonita for a delicious/ridiculous/hilarious 2nd birthday. We had done so much running around all week we were thrilled when the Pho For Five crew volunteered to just come to our house for the birthday party. Jackson, Shane and Finley are pretty much our girls favorite people in the whole world. If we even mention "Friends" the girls start into non-stop chatter about their 3 little buddies.

Jackson looks like a Baby Gap model even when biting into a giant chocolate chip cupcake!!!

little Fin :)

Nova was of course thrilled that she got to blow out her candles AGAIN!!

Cousin Melody sent a present all the way from Hawaii! Perfect timing, as it landed on our doorstep a couple of hours before her birthday party! Both girls are pretty obsessed wtih ABC's, and this little talking puzzle has been a real hit!

ahhhh.....the cheezy grin

This morning we headed over to the Craftwood Inn for Mother's Day Brunch. I was excited to take my mom to this restaurant so she could experience "Colorado Cuisine". The buffet specialized in local game, including Wild Boar, Lamb, Venison, and Elk. We had a great time tasting some of the unique food.

The location was beautiful....in old Manitou Springs with views of Pike's Peak

GramGram and the girls

Sistersgiggly girl

Juneau enjoying her brunch

NJ had a pretty good time too!

Me with the girls....sooooo happy to be celebrating my THIRD Mother's Day!!

Flashback to my SECOND Mother's Day!

And My FIRST Mother's Day!!! Nova only a few days old, and waiting anxiously for our bug to come home!! Thanks for the amazing visit Gram! We love you soooooo much, and we had an awesome week.