First Mother's Day

I love this new job joy I have of being a mom. Getting to celebrate my first Mother's Day with my family simply reinforced that fact. The holiday weekend started out great when Kylie came home from daycare on Friday with her first handprint art project. Major mommy moment! Thanks to Mindy (a neighbor who runs an in-home daycare and gladly welcomes Kylie when our regular daycare is unavailable) for making that happen.

My parents came to visit on Saturday so my mom, Kylie, and I went shopping, while Ryan and my dad headed downtown to watch the UNL women's tennis team play in the NCAA Tournament. The guys prepared and grilled kabobs for dinner to cap off a fun early Mother's Day together. 

Celebrating Mother's Day with my mom and my daughter

Ryan and Kylie made Sunday a very special day for me. It included church...

...chocolate covered strawberries...

...a picnic lunch at Holmes Lake...

Enjoying a nap in the great outdoors with a new aden+anais blanket
(which had been on my wish list for a while)

The perfect setting for a wonderful day

...a jog, afternoon nap, Carlos O'Kellys for supper, several thoughtful greeting cards, beautiful birthstone earrings, and plenty of photo opportunities. I couldn't have asked for a better day! I feel incredibly loved and very blessed that God has entrusted me to be this little girl's mommy!