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It is hard to believe this is my 7th Mother’s Day! Keegan was very excited the whole week, looking forward to Sunday. Even if he is now in elementary school, he still worked on crafts for me. On Thursady, at Italian class, he colored a paper flower, and at his school, he planted some seeds in a pot and created a cool bookmark, with a personalized message on the back. Very sweet.

The weekend was fun. On Saturday, we went to the opening of the new waterfront park downtown. It was very crowded, but it is beautiful. There are many unusual play structures, and fountains, and for the occasion, many booths were present. Keegan received a small box of ladybugs, to release in our yard. We even met our friend Sara, with Alyce and Betty. The kids played and had fun…till Keegan bumped his face on one of the rides. It was time to leave anyway.

We stopped by Matt’s new office downtown. Not quite as fancy as the old URS office, but still nice. Even if he does not have a real “closed-doors”office, his cubicle is large and with a great window, overlooking downtown and Balboa park.

At night we had a date night: Matt and I went to watch a beautiful, if hazy sunset at Sunset Cliffs, and then we headed for a great dinner at Humphrey’s on the Bay, overlooking the marina and the sailboats docked there. It was fun.

Sunday finally came. Keegan woke up at 6.45 (in itself a nice present!) and wished me Happy Mother’s Day. After cuddles, he got up with Matt to get everything ready, while I caught up on some sleep. When I woke up the boys have prepared a wonderful spread! Flowers, presents, cards, chocolate…

Keegan, along with Daddy, filled out a booklet for me, full of drawings and funny sayings. They got it finished just in time.

At Chinese class, Keegan created a heart, inscribed in Chinese…it is supposed to say Mama, I love you, or something similar. It was filled, in fact overflowing, with M&Ms…that would make me happy indeed.

Matt prepared a wonderful brunch, with cream cheese crepes and Nutella crepes (my request). Keegan, inspired by a photo he saw on my computer, suggested Matt to create a heart made of fruit. What a great idea! This is the result.

After the delicious food, we posed for the obligatory picture, that is by now a tradition.

It was a warm day, and it was time to release our butterflies, another almost yearly tradition. This year, we bought some caterpillars for Keegan’s classroom as well, so all the kids could enjoy the process. This batch was anxious of getting out, and flew away immediately.

The afternoon was fun as well. Keegan had a play date at one of his classmates’ house, Kevin. We tagged along, and spent a couple of pleasant hours chatting with his parents and snacking on cheese and crackers. We closed the day with a outside dinner, since it was nice and warm, and Matt prepared a delicious BBQ.

I really feel spoiled by my guys. I could not have asked for a better celebration. Thank you, boys, I love you!

 

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