Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day everyone! I love being a mom and my boys made me feel extra special today. Riley woke me up this morning with giggles and a balloon.....what a great way to wake up in the morning! Ben was really sweet and surprised me this morning with spice muffins from Mimi's Cafe....I love these muffins and since he knew that I loved them so much he made a special trip to another city 15 miles away the night before. He called the restaurant on Friday to make sure that they would have some for him to pick up Saturday night. When he got there they told him that they had sold out during the day but since they knew that he was coming that night to pick some up they made a batch just for him......how nice is that?? After a nice relaxing breakfast we headed to the Downtown Aquarium. It's a pretty small aquarium but we had a nice time seeing the different animals, riding a train through a shark tank, going on the merry-go-round, and taking a trip in the ferris wheel. It was a really warm day (in the 90s) and humid (I don't even want to think about summer) and it was only 11:30. Since Riley was so hot we decided to let him play in the water area and he had a blast. While he was playing in the water area he was also drinking an icee so by the time we were ready to head home he was not only dripping wet but he was sticky and blue. It was hilarous. We headed home, had a bath, had lunch, and then took a nap. After he woke up we did a little shopping and then tried a new ice cream spot (I'm determined to find something like Leatherby's out here - this place wasn't it!). We wrapped up the day with Frenchy's Fried Chicken (yum yum). I had such a great day. Ben and Riley really spoiled me - I have a spa day and a gift card to Lot 8 to enjoy another day - and we had a great time together. Father's Day is right around the corner so I'm going to have to start thinking of ideas! Click on the picture below to see pictures of today.