Mother's Day BBQ, Brunch and Outdoor Fun...

We had such a fun Mother's Day weekend with our families! On Saturday afternoon, my Mom, Dad, 2 of the 3 sisters and 1 of the 2 brothers-in-law came over for an early Mother's Day BBQ. The weather was questionable during the day, but we were lucky enough to have a beautiful evening to grill and play some bocce ball in the yard. I was too busy kicking-butt in bocce to take many photos, but there are a couple of Carter with his Grandma Mary and Grandpa Mike. He had so much fun playing with everyone and loved being outside -- even though all he wanted to do was move the bocce balls while we were playing :)

Sunday morning started early with Carter greeting us at 6am -- I guess he just wanted to spend as much of my Mother's Day with me as he possibly could :) After a nice (but chilly) morning walk, we got ready for a late morning brunch with Dave, Dorothy, Grandma Jeanie (or "Gigi" to Carter) and Jillian. The food was delicious and Carter loved the pancakes (no surprise there). Carter must have been exhausted, because he took a nice, long 4 hour nap when we got home, allowing Kyle and I to do just what we wanted: relax! :)

Kyle surprised me by having his Mom and Dad come over to take Carter to the park that evening so he could take me to a nice Mother's Day dinner -- it was absolutely delicious and I was definitely surprised! Carter was still awake when we got home, so we were able to spend some more playtime together before bed.

Thank you for making this such a special Mother's Day!!

Carter and Grandma Mary (looking ready for bed!)
Carter with Grandpa Mike

Having a pre-brunch mimosa with Dorothy and Grandma Jeannie
(thanks for the beautiful flower ladies!!)

Carter joining the fun
Carter and I taking our annual outdoor Mother's Day picture on the bench