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I have to say that this Mother’s Day ranks up there with the best ever.  Not because I got the best gifts in the world, but because they let me do whatever I wanted without whining and complaining!  Well, there were a few whines here and there, but it was better!

I like to spread out holidays, birthday’s, etc as long as I can.  We started celebrating Mother’s Day on Saturday.

The first thing on my list was lunch at our favorite pizza place.  It is soooo good!  I haven’t had it in quite a while since it isn’t on my low carb diet.  I decided Mother’s Day was the perfect excuse to splurge a little.    It was worth it.

After lunch, we headed to our local Farmer’s Market.  Eric and the kids bought me two new planters for our front porch so I was looking for some pretty flowers to fill them up. 

Noah and Kendall had to get an italian ice so they have red and blue teeth in this pic.  ha! ha!

Special thanks to my mom for grabbing this pic of the four of us.  Logan didn’t get to go with us (I know he was so sad to miss it) because he was working.

Kendall’s favorite part was pulling around the cart. 

After shopping at Lowe’s and Home Depot for more flowers, I decided it was time for another mini splurge.  We went to our local yogurt shop for a yummy treat.  

I chose the no sugar added strawberry & vanilla swirl mixed with strawberries and coconut.  Oh my… it was heaven in a cup.  I didn’t feel nearly as guilty either since it was no sugar added. 

At least I still have one child who is willing to pose whenever I ask.

I absolutely LOVE this photo of me and my girl.  It is getting printed and framed somewhere in the house. 

Oh, they also bought me this plant stand that I have been wanting for our back deck.  I LOVE it!  I picked up a yellow squash plant (blue pot) and Kendall picked up the chocolate mint, Gerbera and the Dahlia plant.  See that tree on the far right?  Kendall brought that home as a tiny little stick a few months ago from school.  I can’t get over how much it has grown! We need to find somewhere to plant it in the ground.

Here’s a closer look at the flowers I planted in the planters at the front door. 

Did I mention that Kendall also washed my Jeep for me?  It needed it and she did a great job.  Sure wish I had grabbed the camera for that one, but I was busy planting flowers. Now I just need to tackle the inside of that vehicle.  Maybe that will be on this weekend’s agenda!

Sunday, was much more laid back.  I think we were all tired from the day before! My lunch request was for Eric to grill out cheese burgers.  I LOVE when he grills anything.  He is the master at it.  Normally, I would have him cook steak, but we had gone to Outback with my parents on Friday night and we all had steak then.  My second favorite is definitely his cheese burgers, so that was what I wanted! Boy were they good.  We had my mom over to enjoy them too.

Eric grabbed this shot of me with the kids.  It is my most favorite picture in a long time.  Love these kiddos of mine so much more than I could ever put into words. 

I am such a blessed mom!