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<\/a>My Mother’s Day began AFTER 8am, a fact that is so blissfully wonderful that I am still basking in the memory’s sweet glow. Paul had whisked away the kids when they woke in the wee hours and allowed me to sleep. I wandered into the kitchen to find breakfast fresh off the stove, and Paul plus one of our kids dressed. A bouquet of flowers (from the night before, he got an early start) were there, too. If only every morning were so serene! Extra, super-special plus<\/span>: while I got dressed, he and the kids walked down to CC’s and brought back iced coffee. I didn’t even hear them; it was a complete surprise<\/span> (and I am hard to surprise).<\/a>We decided to go to the Aquarium. We decided we wanted 1. a place where I could take pictures, and 2. air conditioning. When we remembered we hadn’t seen the new pirate ship exhibit, we decided to go there. Apparently, NOMA’s Femme Femme Femme<\/a> (our initial plan) doesn’t allow strollers…?<\/a>Pictures at the Aquarium didn’t last long. Will had an accident shortly after arrival… a big one… but we recovered. More on Will and accidents later.<\/a>Cutie Patootie was out with full force. She had a blast toddling around, seemingly oblivious to the throngs of people falling over in her wake, bowled over by the incredible weight of her cuteness.<\/a>We liked watching the eels… for some reason, they were really active. I was frustrated with my camera… I couldn’t get quite the exposure I wanted on any shot. Low light challenges aside, we spent a decent amount of time in the big viewing room letting the kids point and hoot at sharks and eels. Then we went outside to Woldenberg Park. <\/a>Then we hung out on the riverside for awhile and watched the boats. Kate did her best to try and eat whatever she could find on the brick walk.<\/a>Will watched the boats and ran around under the trees.<\/a>Kate loved the boats, too.<\/a>Pretty cool to watch a huge boat come up FAST and then have to make this hair-pin turn on the river.<\/p>\nIt was a very relaxed and fun Mother’s Day with my family — nothing particularly profound, but something we all enjoyed together. <\/p>\n
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