Mother's Day Weekend 2019

Todd was in Japan all of last week (and the weekend before) for work so we were so excited to have him back home on Friday night and spend the weekend with him.  Before Todd arrived home on Friday, I took the girls to help me pick out some flowers for our front porch & lamp post (hanging flowers) and then Lucy asked to go to lunch at the North Market to do some people watching (her words!).  Another reason the girls like to go to the North Market is because I usually let them get some ice cream; however, it was packed on Friday so it took us probably 20 min to actually find a table which meant our parking meter was going to expire before we had time to get ice cream and we stopped at Handel's on the way home.  Todd got home just in time for us to meet his family for dinner.  They were in town for the state science fair for our nephew and it was also our niece's birthday so we were happy we were able to spend time with them.  

Since Lucy loves to people watch, we always have to find a seat that's next to the railing so she can watch everyone below

They love the pretzel sticks from Brezel

And I love getting a big pretzel!

It wasn't the warmest day for ice cream outside but surprisingly, there were 3 other people in line when we were there

Todd likes to bring home Japanese treats for us and Lucy's favorite are Tokyo Bananas (it's like a twinkie with a thick pudding-like banana flavored filling)

There was a balloon lady at Mellow Mushroom & the girls were all excited 

Lucy went with Tinkerbell...

and Cece went with a unicorn

Saturday morning started off with Brody's 3rd birthday party (our godson) and the bounce house and donuts were a huge hit with the kids.  Afterwards, Todd went to the state science fair awards ceremony (our nephew did great and won a scholarship!) while I took the girls to the Made Local Marketplace which was at a new location this time.  We had our babysitter come over in the early evening so Todd & I could go to dinner & see Hello, Dolly! at the Ohio Theatre.  Dinner was great and the show was even better (it's one of my favorites). 

Brody's 3 Ring Circus Party

Can't go wrong with donuts!

Lucy taking her turn at hitting the pinata 

Cece's technique wasn't very effective since she was holding the bat upside down & basically pushing the pinata instead of hitting it

At one point, all of the kids were on the swing set

Cece & Brody jumping in the bounce house

Fancy dinner at Jeff Ruby's

I barely put a dent in my buckeye cake but I now have cake leftovers for the next few days

Getting ready to see Hello, Dolly!

Loved the show and music

Sunday was Mother's Day and since it was cold and wet outside, the girls & Todd surprised me with an indoor picnic to take the place of our annual outdoor Mother's Day picnic.  Todd made my favorite salad and even had a glass of wine poured and waiting for me.  Since we were inside, Lucy put on some music and went with some Disney music because it had a song from Mary Poppins on it which she knows is my favorite Disney movie.  The rest of the day was pretty relaxing; it was nice to sit & read on the couch guilt free and Todd even grilled out for dinner too.  All in all, it was low key but perfect.

Cozy indoor picnic with the girls & Todd

Lucy's music selection was on point