Mother's Day 2009

What a fun and relaxing time we had on Mother's Day. When I woke up, I was greeted with 2 cards - one from the dogs (with a gift of cash to spend as I please - I'm not sure where they got the money) and one from Ray. Ray's gift is an evening out for the girls and I at a wonderful Italian restaurant here in Columbia so that we can have some girl time. While the morning involved prep work for our dinner time cookout, by around 1 or so I was in my swim suit and out on the patio to relax with a magazine. The girls started to arrive around 3. Stephy gave me a gift of cooking me a meal of my choice from a menu that she had prepared - it should be great as she is quite the cook. I also receive another "girls day" gift that all 4 of us girls can enjoy together. My choice - shopping, manicure/pedicure, massage, etc....that should be a fun decision. The Anderson's arrived shortly afterwards. We all enjoyed some pool time; the weather was great and the water just right! Maleah graduated from an inner tube to arm "floaties" and was bobbing like a little cork in the deep end before long! Ashlyn enjoyed her own little inner tube, humming into the tube as she floated around the pool. At dinner time we enjoyed some delicious hamburgers and hot dogs (thanks for manning the grill, Andy), as well as the old standbys like potato salad, cucumber salad, and chips. For dessert, there was a choice of fruit salad or chocolate pie. Later we took some pictures of our group, to include one of the all the moms, one of the kids, and one of the whole group. We had a really nice time just hanging out together.