My early Mother's Day (several days late)

I totally meant to have this post up on Friday night, Saturday at the latest, and now, it's the next Thursday. Life happens, and I'm a sucker for good life. There will be more on the craziness that was this week later, (maybe MUCH later, given my track record). But for now, 4 days late, Happy Mother's Day!

Friday turned out to be one of those really great days. I had some errands to run, but nothing particularly pressing, and the weather was gooooooorgeous. Seriously amazing. The girls and I headed out to the farm market, just the 3 of us, and then I decided that, what the hey, we'd make the drive out to the bigger farm market in Delano (more about that here), just because we could. And because they sell great garden plants usually and I wanted to see what they had. And also because it's one of my favorite places on earth. Especially when the weather is gorgeous.

See what I mean?

It was so gorgeous, in fact, that once we got there, I didn't really want to leave. So instead we had a little picnic in the parking lot.

 

The girls absolutely loved the novelty of lunch in the shade with the van doors open, and I love how easy it is to please this mama and two little girls. 

The farm market in Delano sells homemade baked goods, including pizza rolls, which we devoured before I remembered I had a camera, and this beauty:

 I'm pretty sure it's not Weight Watchers friendly. Oh well.

I made up for it by eating pretty much the whole basket of these. Snap peas are my favorite!

 I really want Davey to build me one of these...

And some day I'd like to have one of these for trips to the market. It just seems right somehow. Even though it would turn a 10 minute drive into a 30 or 40 minute drive... it would be totally worth it.

About half-way through our impromptu picnic lunch, I decided that this was my early Mother's Day celebration with my girls, and it couldn't have been more perfect. Sometimes the best things just happen. I love that.

After our little party, I drove into town to take the girls to visit Daddy at work, and Punkin decided to stay and help the residents play their Friday bingo. I snapped this picture as they were walking away and was instantly struck by how BIG Punkin is getting - that little girl is my baby... only she's not a baby any more!