A Mother's Day Weekend to Remember

Whew!  Where to began...

 My Mom came in town on Thursday and we began a MAJOR 2-day shop-a-thon to redo my guest bedroom with these 2 very precious helpers!  (More on the updated guest bedroom later this summer!!)

For the most part, they were pretty good little shoppers and we got A TON accomplished!

Then, as a thank you to them (and us!), we treated them to Chickfila.

 Wish B's hair showed up a little better in the pic above.  Mom had it fixed sooooo cute!

Eddie's parents came in town Friday night so we had 3 of the 4 grandparents here for Brooklyn's first EVER dance recital!!  (Dad had to work)

On Saturday (dance recital day), the guys played golf, the grandmother's watched the girls so I could get myself ready and run several last minute errands to get ready for the recital and Mother's Day.

 The Grandmother's took them to the donut shop then brought them home and played with them in the playroom.  I wasn't there, but from the looks of their pictures, I think they had a really good time!!

Then it was time to get ready for the recital...so much fun!!

Then we had a little photo session at the house before heading out...

 Bless her heart...she's a bit of an awkward poser.  =)

Everyone wanted to have their picture made with the star...

Including ME!

Brooklyn did a great job at the recital!!

 She's on the far right.  She didn't exactly KNOW the routines, but she had her eye on the teacher the whole time and tried her hardest.  I was VERY PROUD!!

I was also quite proud of Chandler!  We got there 30 minutes early and the recital was 2.5 hours and Chandler was perfect THE WHOLE time!!  Mostly just sat in my lap and watched.  I was AMAZED!!

Good Job, Chandler

And good job, Brooklyn!!

And, of course, Chandler couldn't stand to be left out of the picture.

Then after recovering from the recital, it was Mother's Day and I really can't imagine a Mother's Day getting any better than this one!!

 First of all, because of the sweetness of these 2 sweet girls!

Plus, having all the grandparents in town was really special.  

We went to church Sunday morning and Dad surprised Mom driving all the way up and showing up at church.  SO FUN!!  What a great Dad!

Eddie and I cooked a fancy lunch for the mother's (with tons of help from Lou and Steve!!).

And, after lunch, we had 1 more special treat for the Mothers (and Fathers, too).

Chandler and Brooklyn brought them gift sacks that contained picture frames with pictures of a sonogram in it.  That's right!  We are expecting!!  Due November 25th.

Then Eddie and I sent this picture out to our siblings and close friends to make our big announcement.  Such a fun day!!

Oh yeah...and Eddie and Lou cleaned up the entire kitchen and hand washed all of the china and serving platters.  Happy Mother's Day to me!!

So much fun and thank you so much to my dear friend, Koli, for letting us use her chalkboard and helping out with the picture!!  You are the best!!