mother's day weekend

what a full, fun weekend! we are getting spoiled with the most beautiful weather here lately. it could easily still be cool and rainy in may, but it's been in the 70s and sunny almost every day. i'll take it! not to mention, it's fun dressing in shorts, skirts, and dresses again. it's hard to be in a bad mood when it's so beautiful out.  

friday night i got to have a "mom's night out" with my group of friends. one of our friends, amy, is an artist and was participating in the belltown art walk where different businesses in that neighborhood host an artist and people make the rounds to see the different pieces. amy's display was at a mattress store, which sounds funny, but it was by far the fanciest mattress store i've ever set foot in. super modern, minimalist, it looked like...an art museum ;) four other friends met us there. we had some appetizers and chatted with amy and her husband and took a picture (of course!)

amy stone art

then we headed a couple blocks up the hill to a restaurant called "orfeo". none of us had been there, but it looked like a good place online. it was a wood-fired grill and all the food was so delicious, including my hand-made ravioli. we went all out with appetizers, dinner + drinks, and dessert.

we always have so much fun when we go out. i'm so thankful for our friendships! 

saturday morning thatcher was up super early (like 5:15!) to go hiking with friends. the kids woke up earlier than normal, so we were up for the day at 6:30. thatcher took the car, so we made plans with martine and her kids to go to royal drummer coffee shop and then a nearby playground. we ended up running into some other neighbors there who have a 1 year old daughter, so that was fun. it was a great way to kill the morning. the kids and i hung out at home the rest of the afternoon until thatcher got home. azalea had an evening birthday party for her classmate neko at the rock climbing gym in our neighborhood. she hadn't been there yet, so she was pretty excited! it was a drop-off party, so i didn't get to see her climb, but she said it was fun (and hard). 

sunday was mother's day. i got to sleep in (like every sunday - ha!) and thatcher made us all waffles, eggs, and bacon for breakfast. yum! we took this picture out front, but it was a bit bright:

 azalea had a soccer game at 11, so we all went to cheer her on.



then we went to chipotle for lunch (we went last year too...new tradition. hehe). we came home and hung out for the afternoon. the kids gave me the cards they made and thatcher gave me flowers, a card and some beautiful red stone earrings and chocolates.





 i escaped to the ballard farmers market and the grocery store for a bit. then we took the kids to the playground with their scooters. whew! it was 80 degrees and full sun, hello summer! thatcher made dinner (my favorite asian marinated pork and veggies with coconut rice) and dessert. we did not starve on mother's day, that's for sure. i spent a little time on the patio in the evening to end the wonderful weekend.

 

i know mother's day can bring up some complicated emotions for people. i feel so fortunate that i have my endlessly supportive mom & mother in law, as well as my kids to love. know that i'm thinking of you if this day is not your favorite for whatever reason.