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Mother's Day weekend...
(not sure why the photos are so grainy...I uploaded them in high resolution...so who knows)

Henrik Sebastian played nicely while Dev and I cooked up a pretty amazing dinner on Saturday night...

Brussels, fingerling potatoes, sauteed mushrooms, and filets. We don't often do a "meat and potatoes" meal, but this one was incredible. Thanks mom and dad for the steaks!

Sunday morning, Mother's Day, Huck tried to wake up around 6 AM. So I grabbed him, his pacifier, and pulled him into bed with us. It bought us close to an hour and a half...though I think Henrik slept more than I did during that time.

I came downstairs to find my boys with a beautiful orchid, sweet card, and my favorite snicker doodle cupcakes from a nearby bakery. Dev definitely scored points on my first Mother's Day gifts! And then he made up chocolate chip waffles with strawberries...

My own dear mother was on a rather long flight home from Japan on Mother's Day, so we didn't get to see her at all. But of course she was remembered often. I Instagramed the below photo with the caption that I felt privileged to be raised by this woman. I meant it.

Mother's Day started off very well...but the day got a little shaky. Too many places to be, too much stimulation for dear Henrik, and not enough sleep. By the end of the day, a photo of my first Mother's Day was a bit of an afterthought...leaving us with this gem:

However, I decided I really like Mother's Day. It's basically like a second birthday with gifts and nice cards and kind words and an excuse to eat cupcakes for breakfast. I think Devin got the sense that these parent holidays are good fun because by the end of my day he was already suggesting things he might receive for Father's Day. ;)