Mothers' Day 2014

It was the best of days!

GiGi's flower from Daniel

Gifts #1 and #2 with which God blessed me to be a mother:
Steve and Steve

and then there are Gifts #3 and #4:
Will and Cecilia

Waiting for dinner with Gift #5:
Daniel

Daniel helped Mamae with some rosemary.
(Happy Mothers' Day III, Cecilia!)

This was my view at the dinner table.
I tried to channel my Mom with the menu of
brisket, potato salad, beans, and corn on the cob.

Here's Mr. Two who found that lining up bugs was much more interesting
than eating beans and corn.

A vocabulary lesson in both English and Brazilian Portuguese.

Hunka Cheese and his Homey

Let the silliness commence!

On Skype to Brazil, Cecilia connected with her mother
and gave her a tour of our slice of Texas--
complete with Dora's first serenade from a very loud and proud Mockingbird.

The sunset started to color the sky--
that is, what we could see of it beyond all the rooftops. 



Via Skype, Cecilia took her mother
to see the crazy boys.

The Boys book was upside-down,
and I think Daniel was too.

When Cecilia, Will, and Daniel arrived,
they brought in two loads of laundry
because their dryer was broken;
and what better way to celebrate Mothers' Day?!!

Meanwhile in the living room, a tissue paper fight was brewing.



SteveDad just drank in all the fun.

After the tissue war, there were books to read.

Cecilia and Will shared some love with Dora in Brazil.

Curious George Goes Fishing

Hunka Cheese talked about how he and Daniel would go fishing sometime,
just like Curious George.

Daniel tells his Vovo all about Curious George.

3 sweet cards, a pink and white ruffled carnation,
and an unexpected gift for GiGi

Plus clean warm laundry to share!

It's what we do!

 It was the best of days, this Mothers' Day 2014.

God has blessed  our nest. . .