Perfect Day!

With all the winds, rain, cold and downright yucky weather we have had lately, yesterday was such a "breath of fresh air", literally.

Dave and the kiddos surprised me with breakfast in bed along with fresh flowers, thougtful cards and my favorite chocolates (which I agreed to share just a few pieces). After an inspiring morning of Sunday School and worship, they treated me to a tasty lunch at one of our favorite family restaurants (IHOP) and the management gave all moms a beautiful long-stem rose. Nice touch. When we got home, we packed up a picnic and our bikes and headed over to Cleary Lake Regional Park for a family bike ride. Our neighbors joined us too and it was so nice to have great company, the sun on our faces and the fresh air blowing through our hair.

The kiddos played on the playground and at the beach after the bike ride and then we headed over to the driving range for the guys to smack a few balls. Dylan had to get right in there too and he was AWESOME. He grabbed a club (that was much too tall for him), and smacked that ball, not just one or two times, but over and over again! He was SO proud and Dad told him we could go out and get him some clubs "sometime soon" that are more his size. Dylan responded, "OK, how about tomorrow morning right after breakfast? We can go to the park across the street and smack a few balls, ok?". Needless to say, Dad has an eager little fellow on his heels that is eager to golf, NOW :)

When we got home after dinner, Dave put the new super-charged, "duo batteries in series", into their Jeeps and took them across the street to let 'em rip. What this means is they are twice as fast as they were before - GREAT! I was talking on the phone with my mom and I saw a flash of something zoom by super fast across the street in the park; it was my children on their Jeeps! Dave was in high heaven and so were the kids. They were so fast that the motors got over-heated and now Dave has to install fans to keep the motor cooled off. This is what it's like living with a mechanical engineer :)

Bottom line, it was a PERFECT day. I hope every mom, grandma, aunt, Godmother, etc. had a wonderful day full of sweet surprises to let you know just how special and loved you really are.