Birthday & Mother's Day Extravaganza

May 8th was a very special day in our family this year.  Not only was it Sally & Mary Helen's 28th Birthday, but it was also Mother's Day!!!  And my first one to celebrate as a mom!  We drove down to Temple to be with our families and it was so great to see everyone!  We are blessed to only live 2 1/2 hours away.  Carter will soon learn the exact time it takes to drive down I-35 between the two, since he has already made the trip four times in a little over 3 months of life!  Here is a short recap of our weekend:

Nana and Carter at her apartment

Cool Carter in his sunglasses from Lissy on Saturday morning

 
He is growing up so fast!  Look how old he looks here (13 Weeks):

Carter & Uncle "Big Guns" Tanner on Saturday afternoon

Happy Mother's Day, Grams!!!

Mommy & my baby on Mother's Day (& Birthday) morning

Our little family of three

Mom's (Lissy's) beautiful table for Sunday lunch

Mom surprised Sally & me with these gorgeous birthday cakes from Traceylyn at Simply Sweet!  Aren't they beautiful?!?!  Pink for MH:

And turquoise for Sally!

Happy Mother's Day, Lissy!

Happy Mother's Day, Mimi!

Jenna kissing Moon Daddy's hand after his surgery

I love this little boy more than I could have ever imagined!

Sisters & Best Friends

Daddy & his baby

Happy Birthday & Mother's Day to us!

Jenna loved the cake & cookies!

Our favorite iced sugar cookies

The sweet Armstrong family

And Jenna's "super excited" face

Jenna had so much fun putting stickers on "Baby Carter"

Mimi, Tyler & Carter after lunch

Doesn't Carter look amused?

Covered in stickers...

These two are such sweet cousins!

We think JMA & CLJ look like they could be siblings here!

Our serious child on the quilt that Jeanne Cunningham made

It was a wonderful weekend full of family and fun!  I am so thankful to be Carter's mom and to celebrate another year of life.  Thank you, Lord, for all of the blessings you bestow upon us.  May we live up to your expectations of us and glorify you in all we do.

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. -Proverbs 31:30