Mother's Day

Saturday afternoon after Maddy's Lunar Golf party we packed up and left for Mike's parents' condo.  For the last 3 years we have been celebrating Mother's Day by the beach and the pool with our family.  We also celebrate... you guessed it!!  Maddy's Birthday!!  As well as Grandma's, Uncle Mike's and Uncle Gregg's!

We arrived just in time for sunset!

Mother's Day morning we sipped mimosas and ate a delicious egg & bacon scramble that my brother-in-law made us for breakfast!  Afterwards we exchanged gifts and cards!  I got some Burt's Bees 'stuff' and some new martini glasses. (Just what every Mom needs to preserve her sanity... something to drink alcohol in!)  Grandma got pjs, perfume and gift cards for pedicures.  Auntie Allison got a Kindle!!  She was so surprised!

Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie Allison, Uncle Mike, Auntie Lauren and Uncle Gregg gave Maddy a white gold necklace to commemorate her Golden Birthday.  On it hangs a pretty script "M" and the number "7".  Maddy loves it!  Thanks everyone for such a thoughtful gift to remember this momentous birthday!

Maddy got lots of other cool presents from her Aunties, Uncles and Grandparents.  She's such a lucky girl to have such a loving and generous family!

pool time!

The only picture of me all weekend... this is the perfect way for me to spend Mother's Day... relaxing by the pool with my family. 

Mike & his sistas!

Mikayla is fearless in the pool!

Ahhh, the Gulf was beautiful!  I snapped this right before I ran to jump in the water too!

More cake!  But this time we have 2 cakes and 3 more people to sing to!  Grandma, Uncle Mike & Uncle Gregg too!

Mikayla had had enough with the attention Maddy was getting for her birthday, she was determined to blow out the candles!  Don't worry Mikayla, your birthday is right around the corner! ;)

Then there was Cam the Ham... the whole song, cake and candles thing brought back fond memories for him. He reached up for a taste of icing and just kept going!  The boy was grabbing cake by the handfuls and screeching at anyone else who came near it!  The whole family had quite a laugh!

We had such a great weekend, it's hard to believe that seven years ago Madelyn was a few days old and we were celebrating my first Mother's Day.  It's such a joy to share these precious days together as a family. I am so thankful for my greatest gifts, my daughters.