Simply Serrano: Project Life: Week 20

Sunday, May 13
Mother's Day. I was so blessed to celebrate the gifts of my daughters. Josh took this picture before we left for church, and while I wasn't crazy about the shadow cast on my face, the girls look, as always, simply beautiful.

Mommy and her girls, Mother's Day, 2012

After lunch, Josh and Elaina disappeared to get my gift, so I got some rare one-on-one time with Elysia. When they returned, I could hear Josh coaching Elaina on their way in from the garage.

Okay, Elaina. Now when we get inside, I want you to say, Happy Mother's Day, Mommy! I got you ice cream cake!

A few seconds later, Elaina came bursting in the door and proclaimed, "Mommy! We get pink ice cream! I hab to eat it!"

Elaina picked it herself!

So we did :)

I wish I could say the day continued to go well, but when Ellie woke up with a fever, I knew it wouldn't. A trip to Prompt Care confirmed she had an ear infection, and we spent an hour at Walgreens waiting for her amoxicillian to get filled. By the end, I was just thankful to have something that would make her better, and that we were able to leave the store without Josh killing someone for making us wait so long.

Monday, May 14
Today we turned on the sprinkler for the strawberry planter and let Elaina play in the water. Clearly, she quite enjoyed herself.

Tuesday, May 15
I so much wanted Ellie to be well enough to take her 10 month picture today, but as it goes sometimes, she got worse before she got better, and the penguin picture just didn't happen. Poor baby fell asleep on the way to the grocery store and woke up right as we were checking out. She cried as we loaded up the car, she cried (re:screamed) on the drive home, she cried through supper, through her bath, through her lotioning, and as I dressed her in her jammies. This picture pretty much says it all. Doesn't it just break your heart?

Poor little little :(

Wednesday, May 16
This morning when the alarm went off, I looked out our window with bleary eyes and saw two deer standing in our back yard. We live in a subdivision surrounded by fields, and we've had coyotes go through our yard before, so it wasn't a complete surprise, but it was really neat. When they sauntered through again after I got up, I snapped a quick picture before the sound of the camera scared them away.

Thursday, May 17
Today we went to Peoria to get a birthday present for Brycelynn, our niece. Elaina was so good at the store we let her pick out something from the dollar bin at Target. (Sidenote: if they built a Target in Chillicothe, I don't think I would ever leave town.) She chose a ducky watering can, which she promptly used when we got home. Then, in her eye for fashion, she decided to accessorize with a daylily bloom.

Friday, May 18
Ellie was finally well enough for her picture today!

Apparently, being cute is exhausting.

Saturday, May 20
Today was Bryceylnn's birthday party, so we headed over in the afternoon to celebrate. Elaina was so excited to see her cousins, and despite being hot, it was a really nice time.

Elaina and Ry

Nikki got the.cutest.cookies.ever. and also had an owl cake. Have I mentioned I love owls? I unashamedly coveted Brycelynn's cake, but it was sweet, and so was she.