We had a really great week last week. My mom was still here after coming for Hayes’s party. We had such a great time hanging out and going out and doing things I don’t normally try to do without help. My dad came on Thursday, so we were all together!
Hudson is crazy about his grandparents, but he was especially excited to Poppie (and his namesake). He read “Panda Bear, Panda Bear” to him when Poppie got there.
We were cracking up because Hudson was calling the bald eagle, “Singlehopper.” Not “dinglehopper,” but “single hopper.” The only reason I can think of for the confusion is that “Scuttle” in The Little Mermaid tells Ariel that a fork is called a “dinglehopper” and the bald eagle kind of looks like “Scuttle.” Maybe?
Some friends of ours live out on a horse farm in Blythewood. They have a big pond with a little fishing dock. So we bought a cane pole and took Hudson out fishing on Friday while Todd was at work. He was really excited! I think he was mostly excited about wearing his boots and hat.
Hudson loves the water and I was really nervous about him being so close because he kept saying he wanted to jump in. Yikes!
It was the most beautiful 70 degree day on Friday. But I’m sure that water was freezing. We should have just gotten him a life jacket just in case, but I really wasn’t prepared to dive in to scoop him out. Thankfully, he obeyed and stayed back with his little fishing pole.
KK did a great job bating the hook for him. KK and Poppie love to fish. I’m completely grossed out by the idea of holding a worm or cricket and sticking it on a hook!
Hayes hung out in his stroller and loved watching. I was worried about letting him crawl around so close to the water.
After we were all done fishing (we didn’t catch anything, by the way), we walked toward the horse pastures and the barn so we could feed the horses. I felt like Laurie in Oklahoma and wanted to just sing “Oh what a beautiful morning” at the top of my lungs!
Those horses came running to the fence when they saw us coming. There were 9 of them and it was just such a pretty sight. I’m pretty much loving the idea of farm life right now.
We carried Hudson over to see the horses and he was trying to get as far away as possible. He wanted to look at them, but he definitely didn’t want to touch them or feed them. They are pretty huge.
On Sunday morning, Todd went in and woke Hudson up. A few minutes later, they were both coming into our bedroom with a little tray and a present. Hudson climbed up in the bed with me and told wished me a happy Mother’s Day. Todd fixed me coffee and brought me a yummy blueberry muffin. So sweet!
This cracked me up! This is the way Todd addressed the card to me from Hudson.
We had a great morning at church. Sundays are just one of the highlights of my week. I love seeing our friends and love that my boys get to see their friends. My praise team sang in church this morning and it was so nice to have my mom and dad, my in-laws and my grandmother-in-law in the congregation. So many generations of mothers to celebrate!
We went to Todd’s parents’ house for lunch and picked up barbecue. It was a wonderful low key mother’s day. We said goodbye to my parents today. It’s always very sad to see them go.
After they left I got my nap, which was at the top of my Mother’s Day wish list!
*I’ve finally gone through and organized all of the pictures of Hayes and our friends from Hayes’s birthday party, so I will be posting those later this week!
I love the name on the card! It cracked me up! BTB and I do things like for each other on cards, too! I have about a dozen or so pictures from my phone I need to send you from Hayes’s fiesta! I will email them to you this afternoon.
such beautiful mother’s day posts over the last few days erin! what a wonderful day spent in the great outdoors and with family. great pics: hudson reading to poppie could not be sweeter! could hayes be any cuter – with his little leg up! i love the way your mother’s day card was addressed and the pic of you and your mom is just beautiful. also – the pictures of the horses are just stunning – brings back great memories for me (i used to ride and show).
i had a nice quite day. my stepdaughter was with her mother this weekend. we slept in and then went to visit my mother (my husband’s mother is out of town or we’d seen her too). yes…we missed church…which we never do, but we’d gone to a family graduation the prior day and had a full day of driving and celebrating with family. we were pooped. my husband surprised me with a beautiful mother’s day card – with a beautiful message telling me how much he and his daughter appreciate me in their lives. i was not expecting anything and was so moved. i was equally surprised and touched throughout the day as other close friends and family wished me a happy first mother’s day. i guess my relatively short stint as a not so evil stepmom 🙂 (a) counts and (b) has not gone unnoticed. thanks for all the inspiration you’ve given me, tips and recipes you’ve shared and the wonderful example you’ve set. you may not know it, but i feel like you’ve helped me every step of this journey. thank you!
Great post and great pictures! Love your necklace in that last pic with your mom–would you mind sharing where you got it?
How neat that y’all are near people that allow your children to be exposed to horses and the like. That is the one part of “rural” life I wish I was able to enjoy but we’re not quite out far enough. It sounds like you had a great Mother’s Day – Good for you!
happy Mama’s day, friend! you look absolutely gorg and I just love the “new” blonde locks! Gorge! I had to laugh at the way Todd addressed your card- It sounds awfully familiar to our house! 😉 Love, love, love that you got to spend all that extra time with your Mama and Poppie, too. Hud in those boots and that hat? Oh my. He looks so grown up.. Such a sweet, sweet little man!!
Beautiful post! I have family that lives in Blythewood. It’s pretty out there. And I love Hudson’s little blue jeans. He’s so cute!
I didn’t realize you sang on the praise team!! Another similarity we have in common, haha! I love the pics, that farm looks so fun! You and your mama are so pretty!!
What a great weekend! I love that ya’ll when fishing. I hate worms too, so we use hot dogs! Even though we throw the fish back, we still catch quite a few!
Great pics! So glad your momma was here for mother’s day.
Sounds like you had a great one!!!
XO
CTB
Awww! SUCH a sweet time! I love these pictures! 🙂
Love the pics!!! Glad u got to spend quality time with your parents!!! Where did u find your blue stripe shirt and necklace? Very cute!
You look STUNNING in that photo with your mom! And you’re already so tan!
I see someone got a little something from Carol Saunders Gallery? 🙂 My aunt works there and I have a million of their bows that I save and reuse when I take a bottle of wine to a party!
Sounds like an amazing, family filled weekend!! That farm and those horses are absolutely gorgeous!!! I love visiting farms but could never run one, they are way too much work!
Glad you enjoyed your parents trip! They sound like amazing parents!!!
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You look so much like your mom – what a great picture!! And your name(s) on the card is just too funny! How creative from your hubby!