Happy Mother's day!

Ten years ago, I celebrated my first Mother's day. Sean was a few days old and I was barely getting a hang of this 'Motherhood' gig. Aji gave me the most beautiful pendant of a Mom holding her baby which i wear every year on Mothers day!  

I can't believe its been a decade and what a fantastic experience it has been. Sean and Rhea are the light of my life and everyday they make me want to be a better Mommy to them. They have taught me patience, resilience, to live life in the moment and so much more..

Happy Mothers day! The peonies are from our garden!

Aji and the kids made it super special. They got me flowers yesterday night. And the celebrations continued today. Breakfast was yummy french toast topped with strawberries and whipped cream. Sean and Rhea made cards for me and Rhea even broke into an impromptu song she made up about Mother's day! It was so good, I have to get her to do it again so I can record it!

French Toast with strawberries and cream

 We decided not to go for tennis today. That means we had a pretty lazy Sunday. Made a few phone calls wishing everyone. After church, Sean and I spent some time studying for his SOLs while Rhea worked on Kumon and Aji did some work stuff. I made paninis for lunch and then got back to our studying. Sean kept asking for another break and i let him go for some time. The two got together and decided to play lawn tennis yeah..quite literally. It was hilarious but they had alot of fun and I took some video as well!! At this time, Aji started working on the marinade for the skirt steak.

Lawn tennis action!

                                                                             
The dinner menu was absolutely delish - grilled skirt steak and mushroom gorgonzola risotto. French bread to mop up the sauce from the steak!!

The Spread!

                                                                                 
We cheered to the fantastic day again and Rhea said 'I can't wait until it is 'Sisters Day'. So we promised her that this summer we will celebrate Sisters Day and Brothers Day :) She is already thinking of what she wants to do that day :) We then dug into the food!! Both Sean and Rhea thoroughly enjoyed everything, which is a rarity. Most of the time if one of them likes something, the other one will not. So today's spread was a complete winner!! Good job Dad! It was outstanding!

Cheers!

                                                                     
After dinner, the dessert was even better, pound cake topped with vanilla ice cream and triple berry topping (strawberry, raspberry and blueberries). Light and delicious! The perfect ending to a spectacular dinner and day!

Dessert!

What a great weekend!! Thanks Aji and my lovely Seany and Rhee!!