Mother's Day

Mark and I spent the day with the Ailor's in Peru. We had a cook-out and spent most of the day on the deck, enjoying the sunshine and watching our great-nieces run around the backyard. It nearly wore us out watching them run laps around the yard and go up and down the stairs to the deck -- over and over again! Whew! But, and we may be biased, they are adorable! It's so fun to see their personalities developing and how they are starting to communicate with one another. In this photo, Lily (17 months old) is on the left and Braylee (21 months old)is on the right.


Both girls like to go for rides with their Papaw (Mark's Dad and their Great-Grandpa). Papaw even lets them push the buttons and beep the horn!

Robert and Geneva (Mark's parents) have this funny little frog in their yard. It's motion-activated so when you walk in front of it, the frog sings and makes noises. Braylee put her hands over her face -- she did NOT like it! Lily, however, was cracking up at the frog. Lily's belly-laugh is contagious!

Our nieces, Amber and Brittany, made this HUGE and delicious cake for today. I thought that it was very sweet of them to include my name, even though I'm not quite a mom. Hopefully next year I'll be celebrating Mother's Day as a mom! It was a fun and relaxing day -- so glad to spend time with Mark's family and to talk to my family on the phone. Happy Mother's Day!