Friday night, Husband was still on his way home from a business trip. So we blew up the air mattress, gathered some snacks and had a girls night movie night! And it took awhile, but we eventually even slept too.
Saturday morning as the girls pattered in, they saw daddy and immediately launched themselves at him. After our brief attempt at yardwork got rained out we played with the girls and then headed to the pool for a friend's birthday party. This time there was an inflated obstacle course that ran the whole length on the lap pool. The big girls loved it! A and L took turns with Daddy (and eventually me) to race the course while E was perfectly content to splash around the playground pool. After they had their fill, we left just in time to get L to an end-of-year-ice-cream-social with her Moonbeams dance team. She came home full of smiles and then spent the evening playing with her sisters while husband and I went on a date for some murder mystery dinner theater with friends. We ate and laughed and talked and played until the show ended. Then we got a new table to laugh and talk and eat some more.
On Sunday morning, Husband and the girls surprised me with breakfast in bed. It was amazing! They tapped on the door giggling and bursting with excitement. They brought in a tray with heart shaped, chocolate chip pancakes, berries, yogurt and juice. We picnicked on the bed together and they gave me gifts. A made a bag of potpourri at school. L made me a little box decorated with a paper flower. Each petal folded out to share a little thought and then inside the box was Husband gift--a pair of gorgeous earrings set in brass and striped with different stones including opals. Grandpa snuck a gift in too, a purple opal pendant, strikingly unique and beautiful.
We attended church, listening to the themed talks and loving the children's song. During the 2nd and 3rd hour, all the sisters gathered in the cultural hall for a light brunch and a special devotional from the presidency.
After church we went home to change and bake cookies before we piled in the car for our evening adventures. We stopped at the cemetery to leave a stained glass flower for Grandma and then drove to the aunties house. The girls ran off to play on the swingset while we chatted with cousins. My parents met us there as well and joined for the delicious dinner the aunties had made. L got to play piano for some cousins and the girls gave gifts to Grammy, framed school pictures and a candy bar bouquet they made. We stayed late in the evening to play, even as the crowd drifted away--but for some very exciting reasons. Perhaps especially sweet Mother's Day, one of husband's cousins (from Grandma's family) had their baby boy early Sunday morning. And then in the evening, a cousin from Grandpa's family went in labor as well and delivered a beautiful little girl that night. What a perfect day.
The next day was husband's birthday and I was eager to repeat it, but with tables turned. Instead, the morning didn't go so well. E had a rough night, crying off and on and around 6 am was completely broken. She collapsed and sobbed until Husband cuddled her on the couch, finally getting her back to sleep as I was getting the other girls awake to come help me make a special breakfast for husband's birthday. But I didn't see residue on the element and soon the stove was smoking, the fire alarm went off, the baby was crying again and we were off to a crazy day.
Husband actually spent most the morning at home since I had to teach and one of the contractors was arriving to do the curbing for our yard. We had an earlier lunch and then sent him to work. A, E and I ran errands and began prepping food for a special birthday dinner. E even helped me make the cake. It was so elegant looking as we carefully frosted it on the special glass cake pedestal. Then, as E pushed a huge glob of frosting across the top, the glass began to slide to the edge of the counter. I grabbed it just in time to save the glass dish but unfortunately not the cake. My hand caught the cake on one side and it pushed the opposite away, smashing across the counter. For a moment, I froze. E burst into tears. And then together we scooped up what we could save and dumped it into a trifle dish. With a little creativity, it turned out great. (and was so divine! new recipe but fantastic: Reese's poke cake)
I had to teach a class and the gym and then we hurried home so I could change, gather up all the food, pick up husband and then spent the evening with friends. The kids ran around outside and jumped on the trampoline while the adults puttered around the balcony, talking and sampling the food. We feasted on ribs, corn on the cob, salad, bacon wrapped jalapenos, chicken kebobs, watermelon and fresh veggies. And of course, the cake-turned-trifle.
Happy Mother's Day to me, Happy Birthday to him. :)
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