Mother's day

In the midst of our move, Mother's day took both Mike and me by surprise. In lieu of presents

( and in light of our big move to Colorado) I enjoyed a nice break from packing to take some pictures of Mackenzie. I had been waiting for those sunshine-y dandelions to burst into bloom and when they finally did, I couldn't wait to get Mack out there. Visions of the perfect pictures paraded through my head only to be trampled on by the reality that Mack does not like flying insects. When she encounters one, she instinctively covers her ears with her hands and leaves them there until the threat has cleared. Though the shots I got didn't mimic those that were in my head, I realized that the perfect shot is one that captures the feeling and the true essence of what that moment held- a great lesson learned. I'd love to put these in a collage so they don't take up so much room but my computer has yet to be revived after the Great Move.

Getting dandelion bouquets is one of the sweetest sign of endearment for the recipiant of such a treasure! (And I think they are the best Mother's day present ever)

Later, Grammy and Aunt Meg came over for dinner. It was a nice evening and I tried everything I could to keep my mind off the fact that this would be our last dinner of the sort. While there will be plenty of visits back and forth to come, I can't just call them both up for dinner. Future events will take a lot more planning.



After dinner, Grammy read Mackenzie a book that was one of her favorites as a baby/ toddler.