Birthdays, Mother's Day, and Wheat Grass Juice

I'm a bit behind on my posting, how'd that happen?! First, Josh planned an awesome birthday for me, he surprised me with taking the day off (of course he still made me get up early and he pretended he was getting ready at the regular time, and then started doing breakfast dishes after we said goodbye...tricky guy! I was SO happy!!) and we went letterboxing with my brave moms and kids, and lunch with great friends...then Josh sent me off with Anna for pedicures and a new haircut while he watched the kids...how did he know an afternoon of pampering is JUST what I needed right now? We all tried to extend the birthday fun to dinner at Red Robin, but that was the straw that broke the poor camel's back and we ended up gulping our food and leaving before another crying fit (especially before one of the adults started breaking down!) I told Josh it was "the best birthday ever", he is amazing!

My new haircut and my pampering sis Anna...

Mother's Day was fun, we celebrated with crepes and fresh strawberries and whip cream (made by Josh...I didn't know he could make crepes!), church, and a fun BBQ with family across the bridge. Poor Josh, my two days of pampering (bday and Mother's day) were only 1 day apart this year so he was hopping all weekend. :)

A few weeks ago we did a field trip to Jamba Juice, and the kids got to try wheat grass juice for the first time. I think Ammon faked a sip, Liam ran away-preferring his orange smoothie, and that left the whole cup to little Shayla. Poor girl, she sipped, then gagged, cried and dug at her tongue pretty much instantaneously. Being the compassionate mother, I quickly snapped a few photos before cleaning her tongue with a smoothie gulp. Nice, I know.