Mother's Day Weekend

Ten reasons why I'll never forget this Mother's Day weekend...

1. My 4 year old son served me homemade sparkling lemonade and treats at his Montessori School and greeted me with the biggest hug he's ever given me.

2. I was invited to play in a staff volleyball tournament with 7 amazing teachers and not only did we have the greatest night together, but we also finished 3rd out of almost 40 teams. I truly get to work with some pretty awesome people!

3. We entered our oldest son in a baseball competition on Saturday morning and on Sunday we learned that he had won and was eligible to move on to the next round of competition. He'll be representing Caledon (in his age division) sometime in the next couple of weeks!

4. On Sunday morning I ran the Sporting Life 10k race with 3 of my girlfriends. We left at 5:30 in the morning. It was still dark out and the temperature was close to freezing with a definite chance of rain, but despite the dreary forecast we were all very excited to run. One of the highlights that morning was seeing one of my besties finish her first 10k run, with an amazing time and an incredibly strong finish. I can't wait to hopefully run our next race together...this fall 2019!

5. I arrived home from the race and got to open all the beautiful cards and gifts my kiddies had made for me. I love the creativity of all their teachers!

6. My grandfather who is 101 years old arrived with a beautiful bouquet of roses...he never forgets a special day.

7. My own mother also gave me a very thoughtful gift and in return she was very grateful for the gift I had chosen to give her.

8. My hubby made me one of my favourite meals (pad thai) and my kids set the table!

9. We spent the evening going in the hot tub and watching a movie together. It was exactly what I needed after a very busy weekend.

10. And finally the Raptors won! I had actually already fallen asleep by this point, but my hubby is a huge fan and I'm sure the entire neighbourhood heard him screaming for joy when Leonard took that final shot. Way to go Toronto!

I hope all the wonderful moms out there enjoyed a fabulous weekend too!

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Katie

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