Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!  Our Mother's Day started, as it always has, with breakfast in bed.  On today's menu was scrambled eggs and bacon, with a glass of milk.  The flower on the serving tray was a touch of elegance at Eliana's suggestion.

Eliana carried the food while Daddy carried the glass of milk upstairs.  Karina helped to carry the glass very carefully into the room.

Mommy actually had already gotten out of bed, but got back in bed; so that she could officially be served her breakfast in bed.

As such is the life of a mom--when surrounded by hungry kids, inevitably half the food on your plate will be consumed by your offspring.

But Mommy had a good meal surrounded by her children.

After getting dressed, it was time to open presents.  From Gabriel, Mommy got a bag of powdered sugar donuts.  Gabriel picked them out.

Xiao Yu gave Mommy a roll of Rolo's.

From Karina, Mommy got a little craft that Karina made in pre-school.  It is a little flower with her in the middle.

In school, Eliana made a painting that is called the Tree of Life, because "mothers gave us life," explains Eliana.

Eliana also made a little hand print painting.  The poem says:
  My dirty little fingerprints
  I've left on every wall
  And on the dressers and table tops
  I've really marked them all
  But here is on that won't rub off,
  I'm giving it to you
  Because I'm thankful for a mother just like you!

The day before Mother's Day, the girls also wanted to make another gift for Mommy.  So they found some scrap cloth and started cutting away.  Karina wanted to make a skirt, but that was a little beyond her capabilities...

And she ended up making a heart for Mommy!

And Elvin is not sure what Eliana was working on...

It turned out to be a butterfly!  On it, Eliana wrote, "I love Mom".

Later on in the day, Emily's parents came over for dinner and so did Emily's brother's family.  They had shopped at the Nike Employee Store a couple of weeks back and picked up a new pair of sneakers for Xiao Yu.  If you remember, Xiao Yu for some reason, really likes footwear.  Cousin Millie helped put them on.

 Here he is admiring his new shoes.  They almost glow in the dark they are so bright.

As the afternoon wore on, Gabriel got more and more tired.  He no longer takes naps but today he was just pooped and fell asleep in Mommy's arms.  He slept for about 10 minutes until we could wake him up.

Then we sat down to eat.  We had yummy fajitas for dinner.

And angel food cake for dessert.  Xiao Yu had a big bowl of ice cream and strawberries.

And before leaving, the "kids" took an obligatory picture with Grandma.

 And our kids took a picture with Mommy.  We hope you had an enjoyable Mother's Day as well.