Mom's Day 2015

Mother's Day Weekend 2015 got started on Saturday afternoon when we got together with some good friends who we had not seen in quite a while.  I love these kind of get togethers because all the adults look identical and therefore it seems as if no time has passed, but then we look at our four kids and realize that yes, indeed, many many months have passed.  We had a great playground pizza picnic with Casey, Megan and their two boys Darwin and Mateo :)

 On Sunday, I got to relax in bed and then went for a run.  Afterwards, we headed out 25 minutes west for a ride on the Nashua River Rail Trail in Groton.  Finley has really taken to his big boy bike, (Thank you, Eli Brown!) with the new seat we got for it and Dagny can't get enough pedaling these days.  Rail trails are great since they are flat and car free.  Lots of bikers passed us on the left, but it only served as inspiration for our blossoming bikers.  Finley did an amazing job, biking for such a long ride and the couple of times he slipped off the path he was able to jump off the bike before tipping over with it.   After a while, we paused near a bridge for a snack, some water, and a photo op.

We then headed back the way we came and when we stopped for a brief stretch, Dagny hammed it up for the camera.  This first photo really captures who she is these days, full of spunk and flare.

We biked back on the trail and then walked our bikes up to the main road and biked to the restaurant where we had a delicious meal that no one enjoyed more than Dagny, who shoveled in noodles with her head titled back like starving cartoon character.

Later in the afternoon, Finley gave me a necklace that he made at school, Dagny showed me the pot of sunflower seeds she planted from school that are already beginning to sprout, and Dan gave me the wallet I bought for the occasion a few weeks back :)  The day ended with Dan and the kids outside in the 80+ degree weather washing my car, spraying each other with the hose, and playing croquet...all while I caught up on some Netflix.  Just a terrific day that reminded me how truly blessed we are as a family.