Mother's Day/Sam's Birthday

On Sunday morning of Mother's Day, Jeff took the boys out first thing after they woke up.  He's been doing this for the past few years.  This was the first year that Daniel wanted to change out of his PJ's. I guess he's growing up a bit.  But the other 2 boys stayed in their PJ's.  He takes them somewhere locally, and they pick out flowers to buy for me.  It's very sweet.  Simon always gets me an orange flower.  They also got donuts for me and since my mom was visiting, one for her too.

Next we got ourselves ready and went over to Jeff's parent's house to have a brunch and celebrate a little more.  Since Mother's Day is so close to Sam's birthday, we celebrate for both.  We had a nice brunch at the Youker's home and exchanged a few gifts.  Sam also got to open some presents from his grandparents.

Celebrating at the Grandparent's Home

After that, we cleaned up and headed out.  We took our bikes to the Sunday Parkways in SE Portland.  Various Portland neighborhoods host about a 7-9 mile bike ride throughout the summer, stopping at parks along the way.  The parks have venders where one can buy snacks or things.  Also, it's fun for the kids to stop and play on the playground.

Simon on the Merry-go-Round

Sam at the Bounce House

Daniel at the Bounce House

When we were done with the bike ride, we loaded up our bikes onto the cars and drove to McMenamins at the Kennedy School in NE Portland.  There we met Aunt Cheryl, Aunt Debbie, Uncle Todd and our friends Don and Sandy Heusser along with their daughter and son-in-law, Christie and Bradley.  We had a nice dinner.  Sam got to open a few more presents.  We also brought along a cake and sang and blew out his candle.

Happy Birthday to Sam!

It was a fun day!