Happy Belated Mother’s Day!
I am still recovering from Mother’s Day 2014. It was a go with the flow kind of weekend for me. My husband had plans but I didn’t know any of them. I woke up on Saturday and had breakfast. Soon after I was told to get it moving for brunch reservations. Nice!
We came home after and my husband wanted to know if there was anywhere else I wanted to go. I wanted to go to sleep. I told him that he always chooses something good so I’d let him decide. He promised I could sleep on the way. Deal.
We cruised up the coast and I had no idea where he was taking us.We spent some time cruising around Malibu and saw some folks para gliding. Malibu is gorgeous. We don’t hang out there often enough.
As we kept driving, we had wonderful views of the ocean on our left and mountains on our right. We saw animals grazing on the side of the mountains and bunnies running around. It was such a beautiful drive. I was wondering how far we were going. As we pulled up to a highway entrance, the options were Los Angeles one way and Ojai the other way. I assumed we would be headed back home. Instead, my husband headed toward Ojai! I was shocked. He was only smiling.
We got to the quaint town and saw more animals along the way. The kids like all of the animal sightings along the way. Once in Ojai, we hung out for a little bit before we found family friendly place for dinner. Even though we hadn’t packed any bags, we talked about just staying there for the night. That’s something we totally would have done pre-babies. At the last minute, we came back home instead.
On Sunday, we met up with my husband’s god parents for lunch. It’s a tradition that we celebrate Mother’s and Father’s Day with them. We had a long lunch that kinda felt like dinner. By the time we got home it was time to get the kids in bed.
From the wisdom tooth debacle that left me laid up for over a week to Mother’s Day weekend, I am in need of a 24 hour nap.
How was your weekend?
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First of all, Happy Belated Mothers Day and love your hair! I stumbled upon you blog via facebook somehow. I always wanted to visit L.A. and surrounding areas. I have tons of family there so I def need to go. Love your blog by the way and your kids are adorable!
So glad to hear you had a nice Mother’s Day. I am in love with that picture of you and your kids. The look on you son’s face almost looks like he’s up to no good LOL 🙂
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We went RV’ing for the first time ever and it was great! My girls and I caught our first fish! Of course we had to have daddy-o unhook it.
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Sounds like a lovely Mother’s Day. I hear Ojai is so beautiful! We planted the garden this past Sunday – so now our garden will bloom!
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This sounds like a nice celebration. Wonderful to spend good time with family.
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beautiful blouse. It looks like you had a wonderful time!
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Cute family picture! Happy Belated Mother’s day!
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Seems like a fun way to spend Mother’s Day! Even if it was jammed packed!
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Looks like you had a great Mother’s Day! Mine was pretty low key which was great. Your family picture is so sweet!
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I had a lovely Mother’s Day. Had a lovely brunch at a Kansas City landmark restaurant, Hereford House. And then went to a lovely garden and feed the fish. Was a great day. Glad you had a great day as well.
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Sounds like you had a busy weekend. I love when I spend those with family.
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That sounds like a really great Mother’s Day indeed! And from the pictures you had a beautiful day to boot 🙂
We had a very relaxing day as well. Went out to breakfast at a local place, headed to the local state park to drive and walk around, then went out for frozen yogurt afterwords.
Kayla @ TheEclecticElement recently posted…Happy Mother’s Day 2014!
That sounds like a really nice weekend. It is nice that your husband can surprise you.
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Sounds like your husband knocked it out of the park! Sorry about your tooth.
Sounds like a great weekend. We just hung around the house..and yet, I still want a 24 hour nap, too!
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Glad you had a great Mother’s Day. Your kids are adorable and look so much like you
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Brunch is such a great meal! My weekend was restful, Sunday I read and watched tv and hung out with my youngest, almost a tech-free day.
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That sounds like a lovely way to spend a morning. Happy belated Mother’s Day!
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What a great family! It looks like you had so much fun!
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happy mothers day to you. glad you all had a great time.
What a great weekend. I love the beautiful photo of you and your little ones. I enjoyed reading about your weekend and I hope your week is fabulous!
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So sweet! And happy belated Mother’s Day to you! I had a very relaxing Mother’s Day, involving lots of sleep, good food, and family!
P.s. I always love your hair!
Weekend was fun but I’m so ready for school to be out. I’m just sleepy!
I’m glad you got a nap in even while taking a picturesque drive. It sounds pretty good to me!
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I love Mother’s Day brunch! One of my fave activities on that day
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That’s neat that you meet up with your husband’s godparents. I’m glad you had a good time, and I hope you get your long nap. 🙂
That sounds like a fabulous mothers day. Your husband did well.
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What a great mother’s day, kudos to your husband! Also, what a cute picture of you and your kids!
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Sounds like you had a great weekend. I love surprises like that.
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I’m glad you had a great Mother’s Day. I love the picture of you with your kiddos!
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Sounds like the perfect Mother’s Day. Kudos to your hubby for planning it all out so you could enjoy the day!
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Sounds like a great weekend! 🙂 Happy belated Mother’s Day!
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How sweet of your husband to surprise you! I spent my Mother’s Day with my husband and the kiddies. It’s our tradition to celebrate together and I love it. We did a little shopping and enjoyed time at the library and the Mr filled me up with some delicious sweet treats that I didn’t have to share with anyone for once!
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This sounds like a fabulous weekend.. your husband did well! I’d love to visit any of these places 🙂
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I hope you get that nap!Sounds like you had a buys but wonderful day!
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OMG I lov Ojai last time I was there was over 12 years ago. Its so beautiful there.
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i had a baby. does that count?! haha!
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That sounds like a great weekend! your husband did a great job. I love the little surprises like that.
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