Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Happy Mother's Day to me!

Andrew has been working a lot of hours lately and it seems like we never see each other. So I told him that all I wanted to do for Mother's Day was to get away together. It wasn't easy but he made it happen! Andrew's co-worker said that I'm not a mother yet, but I disagree! I was excited for what I am going to think of as my very first Mother's Day.

We went down to Huntington Beach on Saturday afternoon. Thanks to the Hilton points that Andrew racked up while living in Tulsa, this is the amazing hotel that we were able to stay at, FOR FREE!!

And here was the view from our room. A-ma-zing!

We quickly checked in and walked across the street to the beach. It was a beautiful day, perfect for walking around.


We got chocolate dipped ice cream cones.

And hung out with this sea lion.


We walked along the pier.


And just enjoyed being together.


When we got back to our hotel room there were these beautiful flowers waiting for me.


Look at these beautiful gerber daisies. The colors are amazing!


The next morning we went to a delicious Mother's Day brunch.

This was just my first trip to the buffet!

Later that afternoon we drove to Newport Beach and decided to walk around the temple there. It is such a unique temple. It is beautiful.


We saw this rabbit enjoying the temple grounds.


We stopped at the pier and walked around there for awhile.

And ate a delicious frozen chocolate dipped banana.


It was then time to go home. We packed up our stuff and secured the flowers. It was good practice for putting the baby in the back seat. I think this will work.

We got home and realized we didn't really have anything to make for dinner. But Andrew didn't let them stop him from making me a delicious Mother's Day dinner. He rummaged through the freezer and found this

And yummy cupcake cookies for dessert.

Andrew is so great at making me feel special everyday, and he really made this a great Mother's Day for me.

4 comments:

Hillary said...

I agree with you--you're definitely a mother! Happy Mother's Day!

The Higginbothams said...

Diane, I was cracking up at how many pictures you post of food, and pictures in general. But that way we get a good idea of exactly how your weekend went. Those daisies are beautiful, and I'm glad you had a great time. The picture of them secured in the car really made me laugh. Five more days until your next bit of excitement!

Anonymous said...

Happy Mother's Day. I'm glad you had a wonderful day.

Laney said...

That sounds like a great celebration - and very cool that you guys finally got a bit of one on one time together!