Mother's Day!

I thank my lucky stars for these dear kiddos of ours who made me a mother, three times over. They make us crazy at times, but more importantly, they make our world go round. I try to spend Mother's day doing something with the kids (as a family) and in an effort to not be consumed with house work, that usually entails getting outside. 

Unfortunately, the weather didn't look very promising this year on Mother's Day. But we were over the moon excited that the rain held out until lunch and we had a glorious morning at the Stone Arch Bridge. 

The place is spectacular. And I really cannot believe that we have never been there before, having lived in the metro for all of my adult life. Today we had to bring Hope back to the U anyway and the bridge is just a few short blocks from her apartment so it was perfect timing. We fly to all sorts of places on vacation, and yet, this gem is right in our own back yard. 

The girls brought their scooters and were quite excited to be exploring on wheels rather than by foot. As for Lincoln, he was happy as a clam that we left the stroller at home. This boy rarely wants to sit in a stroller, and we knew better than to try. 

For an hour we walked and wheeled around, checking out the waterfowl, the rushing St. Anthony Falls and the gorgeous back drop of the Stone Arch Bridge. We stopped along the way and read a little bit of history and then checked out the view of the nearby city skyline, including the new stadium. 

After a yummy lunch (with live entertainment that kept Lincoln quiet and happy our entire meal), we decided to check out one other view of the bridge....this time from the Guthrie's "endless bridge". Lincoln giggled as he stood on the escalator that brought us up to the 4th floor, and then later scrapped up both sides of his face with rugburns when his little legs couldn't keep up with the rest of his body running along the ramp to the observation area. 

We lucked out twice during our morning, by having another couple offer to take a family picture. I'm so thankful for thoughtful folks :) 

And I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for this amazing mother of mine!! I was lucky enough to sit next to her at Regan's Angelica concert (more on that later) the night prior and we had some good laughs for those 2 hours. Happy Mother's Day mom! Love you so much!