Mothers Day Weekend

What a week it has been! My Mom and Jeff came down the weekend of Mothers Day to help Jason and I out with the flooring. We had originally decided to go with bamboo in the lower level because of its natural mildew/mold-resistant qualities. Unfortunately for us, it wasn't in stock at Home Depot. Because we really wanted to get a floor down while Mom and Jeff were in town, we looked at Menards and found an oak flooring that was a similar color and - in stock!

We ended up clearing out the West Bend Menards of this flooring, and I had to go and get a few more boxes of it from the Menomonee Falls location. So with all the boxes in the house by Friday, we were set to start laying the floor on Sunday.

Saturday was spent flower shopping at Lac Lawrann Conservancy. Every year they hold a wild flower sale. I had wanted to pick up a few more trilliums since it had looked like the three I planted last year didn't survive the hot summer and cold winter (the all came up this year! only to have one of them eaten by a rabbit), plus a few more plants for different parts of the garden. I ended up with trilliums, jack in the pulpit, hens and chicks, and a few more whose names I can't remember off the top of my head. Jason was off playing flag football during this.

After lunch, Mom and I took Dan to the park that is right around the corner from where we live. Dan had a blast in the swing, crawling around on the playground equipment, and he especially loved the tunnel you can crawl through! The only downfall was that there was a kid around 7 or 8 that had a cold, snot running down both nostrils and into his mouth. If only I had a tissue!

After the park, we spent time outside since it was such a beautiful day out. Dan has been exposed to grass before, but it still took a few tries for him to realize that it's not a bad thing. One thing that Mom noticed was when Dan would pick up a dried leaf, he just played with it. Not once did he try to put it into his mouth. Rocks on the other hand, well, that is a different story!

Before Mom and Jeff left for MN, we had fun playing "Where's the bib" with Dan. The ***VIDEO*** I took was after a few tries at the game. I had to get a few pictures in first :)

I was also finally able to get a video of Dan's "angry cry." ***VIDEO*** When he really gets going, this rolling cry comes out. Not sure if he was Spanish or Mexican in a past life or if he's part Wookie?

All in all, it was a wonderful first Mother's Day. Got new plants, also got them in the ground, spent time with Dan, and got to spend my first Mother's Day with my own Mom. It was rather special.

Happy Mother's Day 2014