Best Mother's Day Ever!

I am so lucky to have such a wonderful family. Today was the best Mother's day I could have imagined! I woke up and Nick whipped up some peanut butter pancakes ... they were delicious! He also looked very handsome reading from the Joy of Cooking. What a beautiful sight to behold! :)

The weather was PERFECT - high 70's and sunny. Nick scored tickets to the Cardinals game so we packed up and I headed to the game with my Peanut and Cracker Jack.

Maddie had her traditional piggy-back ride to the stadium. So sweet.

I love it!

We had wonderful seats and watched the Cardinals beat the Mariners! Go Cards!

Could I look any happier? My baby, the game and some cotton candy! Just right!Maddie and I discovered that each time we looked away, something amazing happened ... so we took a bunch of silly photos of the two of us. Enjoy ...









After the game, they announced that kids could run the bases. Maddie was VERY excited about that. We went down to wait to get on the field and took some photos right at the edge.

Then we discovered that we were in the wrong place. We found the line ... and it was LOOOOOOOOOOOONG! We tried leaving the stadium thinking that because Maddie was tired and only 3, she would not care/know any better. As we walked out the door, Maddie looked at me with a sad confused face. I asked her what was wrong and she said "My run. My run grass." So ... we turned around and waited for quite a while. Maddie had fun playing with the bat we got when we walked in.
Once the line started moving, we got in pretty fast. Here we are walking down to the field.

Here is a little video of our adventures running the bases. We got out there and were told only one parent could run the bases. I thought it would probably be more exciting for Nick to be on the field than me, so you will see us switch spots.



You can't tell, but this is actually them rounding second base ...
And third ...
Here they come!

Home run!
Great view, huh?



A family photo after running the bases. Maddie does not like Nick's phone because she it has the reverse side camera and she does not like seeing herself on his phone. Kind of funny. As I am sure you have guessed, Maddie passed out after the long day. She was out cold.

It was the best Mother's Day ever. Thanks Nick and Maddie!