Grandmacita's and Goals

OK, life has been very hectic as of late, it seems. So I am going to do a quick post in between errands today. First off, my mother came out over at the end of April to be with jacob on his birthday. She has spent every birthday with my son since his birth -- so jacob was ecstatic and of course EXPECTS grandmacita (aka "Cita") to make the trek out to be with him on his special day! We did a low-key birthday -- just went to chuck e. cheese with 2 friends from school. He had a great time and I have to admit, I had fun too. We've never taken our kids to chuck e. cheese before and I love that I didn't have to do a thing for the party. All of the food, entertainment and games were provided, which meant NO clean up for me (always a plus!).



While my mom was here, we played with the kids, took them to the movies, went shopping, and my mom always watches the kids for us so that Dallin and I can go out too We had so much fun with her here and miss her already. In fact, the week after she was gone, Evan would wake up every morning and ask, "Where's Cita?"


Next up, is Jacob's soccer game and piano recital. Jacob was so excited that Grandmacita was going to be here for both of those events. And while she was here, they won their soccer game. He even scored a goal and assisted in another goal -- his first of the season. So we all were thrilled, of course! And we all went to his first piano recital. I was very proud of him. He walked on stage in front of everyone (and wasn't nervous at all) and played his song by memory. It was all very cute.





And finally, a quick little snippet on Mother's Day. This year on Mother's Day, I woke up and could hear things moving around in the kitchen. The kids had woken up and decided on their own that they were going to "clean" the kitchen for me.... it was very sweet. Then Dallin made me my favorite breakfast (german pancakes). Throughout the day, every one was on their best behavior. And I got some really nice and thoughtful gifts from my kids and husband. It was a great day!