This is a stress-free business trip. I get to be a guest to my colleague’s event. The. Best.

Let the party begin…

Before heading to the work event, my coworker and I walked around downtown checking out the city.

Specials tonight: sautéed soft shell crabs with garlic and butter

New England steamers

Kids gifts to Andrew

This cracked me up!

Oh Chloe… where do you get your sense of humor…

After getting new hairdos we rushed to a birthday party where kids made their own pizzas, dessert and lemonade.

I love her! lol

Happy 7th birthday Naomi! Looking forward to celebrating many more~

The second grader are having an art show/music concert today.

When she came back from her fabulous party in the afternoon we played the monopoly game that Chloe had created for me for Mother’s day.  She wrote and cut out all the money, chance cards, etc and the places/thing she put on the boards were everything I love…(except for jail). Where does she come up with these stuff?

Shane couldn’t wait till Sunday to give me his gifts. Drawing of me by Shane. 

So my kids still come to our bed in the early morning and we all wake up from the same bed. Chloe not so much any more but this morning, she was sleeping next to me and on my other side, there was Shane. It was 6 a.m. and I was lying down contemplating whether I should go to a yoga class before church when I felt Chloe quietly getting up and  I saw her leaving the room. Then a few seconds later, Andrew got up and left, followed by Shane. It was funny to see how they were going out one by one tip toeing across the room.

I’m guessing Andrew was in charge of the eggs…yes those are eggs…deliciously burnt outside but runny in the inside.

I knew it was this sweet face’s idea to get me a breakfast in bed.
Also at 6:20 a.m.

She also had piles of cards and gifts that she worked on all week.

I laughed when I saw that beer box. Oh Andrew… you couldn’t find her a different box? lol

Chloe made me a jewelry box.

I was very impressed that she created “A mother’s day monopoly game” for us to play. It was super detailed and really well thought out. So special!
Shane also made me a  flower shaped pottery dish.

I’m the luckiest!!!

Coffee tables from Jonathan Adler