This was by far my best mother’s day ever. Why? Don’t know. We didn’t do anything special, but the sun was out and everyone was extra special lovey! Aiden had a soccer game at 9 (and he scored a goal!!) that morning. I was bundled in my winter coat it was so cold! Afterwards, we got coffees, drove around a bit, went to the French Market in Geneva and then came home to chill for the rest of the day. The boys all made projects at school so I opened them either as they came home (Aiden) or on mother’s day (Logan) or let the giver open them for me per their request (Brady). I recently had my engagement ring fixed and reset since I had been wearing it for at least 3 years with 13 tiny stones missing from the sides of the setting (we went with something bigger on the sides so they won’t fall out this time – it’s so purty!!!) Anyway, that counted for Brian’s gift ;)

Bri made the boys pizza for dinner and my two favorite things for the two of us: caprese salad (this one was made with chocolate tomatoes, burrata cheese which is similar to mozzarella and came from the French market, fresh basil and arugula) and “anything Benedict”. My benedict was: fresh bread from the market that morning, flank steak, thin asparagus and poached eggs with hollandaise.

Here is the little frame Brady made for me at school.

Here is what Brady says about his mom: she is 10 years old (he claims he never said this…but he called me a teenager at school one day), she likes to go to the pool, the best thing she cooks is waffles, her favorite food is salad, she reads on her nook to relax and is really good at yoga. She is special because she “gives me hugs and kisses”. 

Logan’s class made watermelon magnets – very cute!! 

10 Reasons Why Logan Loves his Mom:

she reads him words he can’t read, she helps him get places on time, makes him laugh by “tickling me to death”, she taught him how to read and write, he loves to hear her sing “the songs she likes”, she finds time to “play”, helps him a lot, helps him learn things (lots of learning and helping going on I guess) and because she works so hard to “keeping me healthy”

Aiden’s class made recipe holders out of popsicle sticks.  

There was a cute recipe for a mother and then the kids dictated their favorite recipe that mom makes. Aiden apparently digs my smoothies! 

On a different day, Aiden made this note for me   

This is the basil plant Brian brought home from the store (after I demanded that he start fixing my awesome dinner)…I laughed and asked him if this was in lieu of flowers…more useful for sure! I think I might plant it on the side of the house.