"Mommy Happy Day"

Lately, Mother's Day has just been getting better and better! My first mother's day was one of the first times that we left the house other than for doctors' appointments. For my second mother's day, Mike put in a front garden while I spent the day with Rose. And this mother's day was exactly the kind of day that I wanted to have!

We started off with an early trip to the Farmer's Market.

Then we went to the Wedge to pick up food for a picnic. We drove down to Shakopee so Mike could drive us by the school he'll be teaching at next year (!!!!!), then parked for a hike by the Minnesota River. It's called the "Louisville Swamp" area, but it's a total misnomer because it's beautiful!!

(HERE is where I've been trying for a week to insert pictures from Mike's phone. Since I can't figure out how to do it, I'm going to add a separate "part 2" post with his photos in it. Ugh.)

We found a nice big rock to eat lunch on, then hiked back to the car. We got home in time for nap, during which time I was able to relax and read the newspaper. Ahhhh.

After Rose woke up, we let her watch some Mickey Mouse so I could finish reading the paper while Mike made dinner. :)

Then we played in the park for a bit, Mike put Rose to bed, and I got to go to sleep early. It was such a perfect day! Thanks so much to Mike and Rose for pampering me on my special day!!  ("Mommy Happy Day," as Rose calls it!)