Mother's Day

Kylie and I took off on Friday to visit family and kick off Mother's Day weekend. (Yet another example of why I love my part-time work schedule!) Our first stop was Beemer to see my grandparents. We arrived during their weekly Bingo game and enjoyed keeping them company and helping play along. Kylie was best at eating the snacks they won and distracting other players!

Catching a ride with great-grandpa back to their room

We tried to get a picture with great-grandma Vera
in between Kylie pretending the lift chair remote
was a phone, and repeatedly turning the radio on and off. 

After saying goodbye to my grandparents and the dog statue in front of the building it was on to Norfolk. That evening we took my parents out to dinner at Napoli's Italian Restaurant in celebration of my mom's birthday the previous day.

Cousin Kaitlyn was our wonderful waitress!

Giving grandma her birthday present 

Having fun hanging out with grandpa + grandma 

On Saturday my mom, Kylie, and I went to Skyview to enjoy the playground and walk around the lake. Kylie was more interested in these puppies than playing though!

We headed back home Saturday night to spend the rest of the weekend with Ryan and to prepare for the final week of the school year. 

Pre-church photo op

Mother's Day consisted of church, a little shopping, an impromptu lunch at Grisanti's (where there was the uncomfortable experience of having Kylie's personal space invaded by an overly excited girl), afternoon naps, and a picnic supper. Storms forced our picnic into the basement while tornado sirens went off in the background. Having my family there was the most important part though!

Digging right in

Big Mother's Day smooch for momma!