Mother's Day 2010

Me and my kids! It was a great mother's day. It started out with good quality time with each kid -- I got up really early. Then, we all went to IHOP. YUM! Then I had a tea party with Sloane while Dex took a long nap. Then my parents came over with lunch, which was topped off with delicious strawberries. Dex got to try one too! It's pretty clear both of my kids love 'em!

And, I love that first shot. Seems to capture the personalities pretty well -- at least at the moment it was taken. To be fair, Sloane had been quite a trooper for many photos before this one. But, she finally had enough (especially considering it was the SECOND time we stopped her new, beloved Alice in Wonderland in order to take MORE pictures!) and refused to pose . . . but, clearly, she couldn't bear the thought of not actually being in the photo! Dex, happy as a little clam and just shocked and delighted with life; nothing surprising there. Dizzy, a little manic, but a whole lotta sweet. And, me, trying to keep them all together . . . with varying degrees of success. Too funny!