However, I feel like such a bad Mom because on Easter I didn't get ONE single picture of her in her little dress! That's what happens when you have 9am church I guess. So we got some pics later in the day when we had a party over at my Mom's and it also doubled as a pre-birthday party for me. Most of my family was going to be out of town on the actual day, so we celebrated early. And yes, that's a pan of brownies instead of a birthday cake. I'm funny like that. And the candles should say 25, not 33. ;) It was such a fun day with lots of family but not lots of pictures. We even went to lunch with Mark's Mom and sister and have nothing to show for it. Bummer. Luckily we had family pictures the week before and the dress she is in was the one she wore for Easter, so that's something I guess.
Then came my big birthday. It started as just a typical Saturday where I got up and went to work. When I got home, my cute friends in my ward, Lisa, Laura, and Jarica, came and took me to lunch to one of my faves, the Citris Grill. It was a yummy fun lunch with some of my favorite people. My Mom came over later that afternoon and showered me with gifts as usual. She's in big trouble. After that we got ready to hit the town! The Utah Symphony was playing with an ABBA tribute band, so we got tickets! We actually just tagged along with our friends Bret and Jarica who have season tickets - hope they didn't mind! We went to Setebello for dinner and then to the show. It was incredible! All the best ABBA songs, vintage outfits, exact choreography and all! It was just like seeing the real group! It was hilarious to see people get up and dance and just have a good time. I loved it! Such a fun fun day with fun fun people.
My 2nd Mother's Day was just as fun as the first. We started with a pre-celebration on Saturday by going to a baseball game. It was one that was sponsored by Huntsman Cancer Institute for Breast Cancer Awareness month. It was great to see so many pink shirts at the park. On Mother's Day we had a full schedule. Church, lunch with Mark's family, dinner with my sister, and dessert with the rest of my family. Busy busy and Amelia was a champ. She loved playing with Savannah and Sydney and I loved to watch. I can't believe how grown up those two have gotten and it seems like yesterday that I had their two little carseats in my backseat. They definitely taught me all I know so far about raising little girls and that experience Ally gave me has been invaluable. Amelia was so funny and cute all day - I think she knew that made me happy. I love being with all of our family and it was just such a fun day.
I feel so blessed to have so many great people in my life. What amazing examples they all are to me. So thanks to everyone for a fun few weeks!
