MOTHER'S DAY

Leave it to Molly & her cousin Tara...they always know how to have a good time. Good thing all bikinis were tied tightly, they had chicken fights shortly after!

Alayna, Devyn, and their cousin Tara goofed around, as always.

As you can see, Dominick LOVED his first time in the pool. He even had his little matching swim shirt and shorts on. Anthony loved it even more so, that I couldn't even get a picture because he was out of the pool before his little butt cheeks even got wet.

My sweet, little, Anthony. He obviously decided that his cup just wasn't quite clean enough, so he rinsed it OVER & OVER & OVER again in the dog's bowl. We figured after the first time, it really wasn't going to matter. He hated the pool water, but loved the dog's! Go figure!

Mother's day was great for me. I had 5 special reasons to celebrate! My day was actually a weekend celebration. On the Friday before, I kissed my family goodbye and sped out of the driveway. No, just kidding! My friend picked me up and we headed for the Hilton (hotel) and got ready for a girls' night out including dinner, jacuzzi, girl talk, and a FULL night's sleep that I haven't had in about 2 years! It was a well needed break from all the daily stresses. We stayed overnight and checked out the next day.


It was an even more glorious stay since we got our room for free due to a housekeeper's oversight. As we checked out, they asked if our stay was perfect and room was clean. As a matter of fact, it was beautiful. We commented that they might want to double check the microwave because we had to wipe it out (to cook our gourmet breakfast of Hot Pockets) but didn't scrub it out. They apologized for the inconvenience, which was no big deal, and said they had a surprise. They ripped our bill in 1/2! So, in the end, it was a relaxing, fun, and FREE weekend.


When I got home on Saturday, I unpacked and repacked for a trip into Chicago. I will mention, that the house was spotless! Everyone must have worked really hard, and quickly. I wasn't even gone 24 hours. I also got all of my beautiful handmade cards from the girls. In Chicago, we had dinner at Jon's parents' house on Saturday evening. On Sunday, we went to his sister's house for a Mom's Day cookout. There's always lots of people and good food. The girls swam with their cousins for about 4 hours and only came out for food and bathroom breaks. The boys kept busy and DID NOT whatsoever like the pool. I think it freaked them out. However, they ate like pigs and got dirty like them too.


This year, Mother's Day was so much fun for me and it was nice to see everyone else having just as much fun. Wouldn't you know it, I didn't even get a picture with any of my kids, my mother, or Jon's mother on Mother's Day. I will have to have Jon take a picture of the kids and myself. Keep your eye out for more photos soon.