Belated Mother's Day post

Wow, it's been a while since we last posted. Sorry about that! Here's a quick recap of our Mother's day.

Since we flew back from Hawaii the day before, we were pretty exhausted on Sunday. We woke up late and had a lazy morning of unpacking and doing laundry. For lunch, Scott let me pick so of course I chose noodles! We went to a nearby Taiwanese "bistro" where I was able to get my jook and noodle fill. YUM! Bonus that Evie loves this restaurant.

Me and the Evester at lunch.

The rest of the afternoon was more chillaxin at home. We got a lot of packages while we were gone and the girls had a lot of fun playing around with them.

They were making beds to sleep in.

For dinner, we headed over to hang out with our pals Blakely and Graham again. I think this might become a tradition! this is our 3rd year in a row we've spent Mother's Day with them and it just works out great - the parents get to enjoy adult company and the kids all get along really well. Nora and Graham are still a bit weary of each other, but they love the older kids very much and follow them around in whatever they do.

Kids table!

All in all, it was a great day!

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