Happy Mother's Day!
We had a wonderful Mother's day! First the kids all slept past 8:00, thank you very much! At around 9:30 Mom, Dad, and Benjamin arrived and after some visiting we had a simple breakfast of baked french toast, fresh berries, whipped cream and juice and coffee. Following our breakfast we went to the Audubon Center for a hike in the woods. It was perfect, the weather was a bit cool but sunny and nice! We stopped at every bench and lookout point along the way but it was just nice to take a quiet walk in the woods! We made our way down to Lake Michigan, and everyone had a turn throwing rocks into the lake. As we made our way back up to the facility the girls were saying how tired their legs were getting. Eileen's were apparently not so bad since once we suggested a race between her and Uncle Benjamin she was off and running! Olivia on the other hand was not going to be so easily conned and got Papa to give her a shoulder ride! After looking around the facility a bit more, we headed for home. Of course we did have to stop and pick up "Chicago Dogs" for lunch on our way home! After Nana, Papa, and Benjamin left the kids all went down for a nice long nap, a perfect end to a wonderful Mother's day!
We had a wonderful Mother's day! First the kids all slept past 8:00, thank you very much! At around 9:30 Mom, Dad, and Benjamin arrived and after some visiting we had a simple breakfast of baked french toast, fresh berries, whipped cream and juice and coffee. Following our breakfast we went to the Audubon Center for a hike in the woods. It was perfect, the weather was a bit cool but sunny and nice! We stopped at every bench and lookout point along the way but it was just nice to take a quiet walk in the woods! We made our way down to Lake Michigan, and everyone had a turn throwing rocks into the lake. As we made our way back up to the facility the girls were saying how tired their legs were getting. Eileen's were apparently not so bad since once we suggested a race between her and Uncle Benjamin she was off and running! Olivia on the other hand was not going to be so easily conned and got Papa to give her a shoulder ride! After looking around the facility a bit more, we headed for home. Of course we did have to stop and pick up "Chicago Dogs" for lunch on our way home! After Nana, Papa, and Benjamin left the kids all went down for a nice long nap, a perfect end to a wonderful Mother's day!
Daddy and Joseph all loaded up ready for our hike!
Uncle Benjamin, Papa and Eileen showing off their rock skipping skills. Benjamin and Papa were quite good but Eileen showed them all when just as we were leaving she some how (I still don't know how this happened!) threw the rock (think of how kids throw, straight down) and it skipped 3 times! She was so proud of herself!
Nana, Olivia, Bryan, and Joseph all enjoying their time on the shore. I think Olivia must have thrown 100 rocks in the water, all about the weight of her!
Nana and the girls enjoying yet another of the lookout points. Eileen brought her binoculars with her so whenever she saw some thing interesting she would take a closer look!
The ladies taking a last look at the lake before our hike out, the girls loved the birds.
Olivia enjoying her shoulder ride from Papa.
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