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Happy Mother’s Day 2010
When it comes to family gift giving, I am the queen of lateness. I never think of anything until the day has come and then I think, oh, it’s too late. Not so this year, not so. I was ON IT for Mother’s Day. Okaaaay, so maybe I was scrambling to get the packages finalized and to the post office before the priority mail cutoff…but still, I got there and that’s all that counts!
We wanted to do something special for our mom’s that involved the boys- so my husband mentioned using handprints. I worked with that and this is what we came up with. For my mom, I used my hand in pink (of course) and then Caden’s is on top of mine with Jace’s on top of his. I tied little bows to each of our fingers symbolizing the tying of a string on your finger to “forget-me-knot”. It’s something my grandpa always used to say to us and it comes to mind everytime I hear and/or say “Don’t forget!”
For the MIL, hubby did his hand with blue and criss crossed Caden and Jace’s hands in the black and white. The boys adore her and I accented it with a black polka dot ribbon with a simple bow. She called and said she got it today and cried. Lol. Mission accomplished.
Of course we had to pack goodies- and I made my $250 dollar cookie recipe…altered a little. I guess they aren’t really $250 cookies then…more like chocolate chip cookies with walnut peices. I got the tags as a FREE printable from The TomKat Studio. Aren’t they adorable?
Happy Mother’s Day! Being a mom is one of the greatest, albeit challenging, experiences I’ve had in my life. I love my mom and MIL and am grateful to have such wonderful mom examples in my life! You’re the best!
*kiss kiss*
Mother’s Day Cake
What symbolizes Mother’s Day better than a dainty flower cake? Too bad cake doesn’t ship well or that would be my go-to gift for my mom and my mother-in-law every year. I’m sure they’re holding their breath for their gifts. Which miiiight end up being late. Better late than never! 
Cake: Chocolate
Icing: Strawberry Buttercream
Covering: Fondant with gumpaste embellishments
April 3, 2010
By Lydia
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Happy Easter!
Happy Easter!
Ours will consist of food, family, friends, sweets and an Easter Egg hunt.
Life is good.
