Special Days

Mother's Day was my special day and the girls did great at helping and wanting to make it special, despite being tired from the recital weekend. (BTW, the girls did great on their dances and I couldn't help but smile as the audience went "awwwww!" as Karissa's class appeared.) Austin was a little grumpy and Erik had his usual "no sleep Sunday", so he was a little fussy. Jason made dinner and dessert and I got to hear the lesson in Relief Society at church. The best part was just knowing how lucky I am to be a mom of such wonderful, healthy kids. They looked cute in their picture too!

 Luckily, on Saturday we went to Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, Jason's favorite sandwich place, to celebrate his birthday. I say "luckily" because he was gone at work 14 hours on his birthday! The girls didn't get to see him in the morning, but we did decide to go out and meet him at Red Robin near his workplace so we could give him his presents and sing to him. The kids ate great at both places, making going out to eat much easier with the four of them. We had a good time at our short celebration, but wish we could have seen him more. Happy Birthday Jason, we love you!