Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day . . . rainy edition!  This rain is not letting up, and it's been weeks!  Every weekend is tons of rain, and the next weekend has the same forecast.  We had Sunday School then met up with Nana and Pops for brunch at the club on Mother's Day morning.  It was super delicious, and everyone had fun.  We posed for a damp picture on the putting green, and these silly guys make for the best Mother's Day ever!

Mommy's Sunday evening tennis group had plans to play on Mother's Day, but Christy invited us (and our families) to their house for a crawfish boil.  So nice . . . and so not the normal!!!  The parents had fun visiting, and the kids had fun (Lincoln and Beau had met Riley and Addy on Wednesday evening and reconnected, the boys already knew to play with Shane, and KK and Frog were super fun older kiddos) and played so well together.  They had 30 lbs of crawfish, and it took four batches to boil it all.  Most of the participants were eager to dig in, but three of us weren't so confident.  My excuse is that part of 8th grade Biology with Mrs. Tosh was to dissect a crawfish, and it wasn't pretty.  Those things live in the mud, and it gets in every external/internal crevice!  Not that I would haven eaten a crawfish before 8th grade, but I certainly hadn't eaten once since!  (Side note:  I don't go to many crawfish boils, so the temptation isn't there.)  Blake and Christy also enjoyed the process and company, but were a little sheepish like me.  Brooklyn took over the seasoning and tried to make us comfortable with the crawfish.  We eventually figured out that if our husbands picked out the good meat, we were ok with eating it.  Brandon did a great job of boiling our crawfish feast, and it was kind of fun to get out of the comfort zone!  Thanks to Kev for taking care of me!  There were a few shenanigans before the crawfish were all cooked.  Beau was checking out the live crawfish in the giant bucket from a safe distance when Mr. Josh pinched him from behind, and Beau was shocked out of his shoes!  He gave Mr. Josh a silly/angry growl!  Dwight wore a pair of gloves to transfer the live crawfish to the boiling water, and he managed to have a few out of control crawlers!  Brandon even put a live crawfish on the table of boiled ones to scare Brooklyn!  It was wild!

Mr. Brandon grilled the kiddos hot dogs, and Mommy brought fruit and cheese to round out their meal.  They ate well and were pretty happy to not be involved in the mess on the big table!

Since the never-ending rain still wouldn't let up, we watched a storm roll in and dissipate before dumping on us.  We just got a nice little shower while we ate.  The kids loved jumping on the trampoline. 

When the kids took a break inside, a band formed quickly!  An accordion and keyboard were also brought in by Addy and KK.  Such a fun group! 

We had so much fun, but eventually it was time to end the evening.  Lincoln and Daddy had to make a stop before Mother's Day was over.  (Lincoln had seen a Kroger commercial while out visiting with Mom instead of sleeping earlier in the week.  He ran to get a piece of paper and crayon to write down Kroger-Roses-$9.)  He was so proud to present Mommy with roses for Mother's Day.   

It was a fun day for sure.  Lincoln and Beau have brought me so much joy as a mom, and it's nice that we took a day to tell them to honor their mom.  We talked to Minnie, and if it wasn't mentioned, it should have been . . . she's been an amazing mom to me.  Our daily phone calls are a very special part of my day.  We just spent brunch with Nana, but it also should be said how special of a mom she is to us too . . .  we specialize in texts instead of phone calls.  Thanks to all of the women who mother our family, and I'll try to keep up the example you set to mother with love first and foremost.  Again, to Lincoln and Beau, it is an absolute honor to be your mom!  But keep buying flowers and cards and giving extra hugs and kisses because those are priceless!