i {heart} my mom

yesterday i had to say good bye to my mom as she was returning home after being in the midwest with us for nearly 2 months.  big bummer (saying good bye that is, not the fact she was here for 2 months.  that was fabulous) definitely feeling lonely today without her around.

she hit a big milestone while out here and we partied.   for her 75th birthday she took us to a local lake resort for a few nights.  as many of our family that could, came along.

LOTS of fun.

time went WAY too fast. 

my kids entertained AND annoyed.

GOOD times.

entertaining a tired and cranky miss baby

she's teaching my eldest to hide from the camera

another attempt to teach my children how to hide from the camera... didn't work this time, ha ha

fancy nancy party

the last night she was here... this attempt at pictures went as well as our family picture taking experiences

this sis and nephew came all the way from the west coast and we had to say good bye to them too yesterday. 
miss all of you SO much!

thanks for great memories!  and we look forward to the next time. :D