Five Loves on Friday

Happy Friday! (aka:  Five Loves Day!)  

1.  Floral Perfection
Little One's taekwondo school provided carnations for the students to gift to their moms.  I saw the colorful selection at the front of the mat and wondered which she'd choose.  Would it be yellow as that's her favorite color, or would she choose pink as it's mine.  Wide-eyed with a huge grin and one hand behind her back she approached with a beautiful surprise!! She said this one was PERFECT as it was BOTH of our favorite colors!  

2.  {First & Second} Breakfast in Bed and Oodles of Family Fun!

On Mother's Day morning Little One told her daddy that she'd really like to prepare me breakfast in bed.  He told her that he planned to go pick up my morning faves, but that she could make a lit'l something to bring me (while he snuck off to Taco Bell).  My first breakfast was lovingly created from carrots, pretzel rings, sour cream and onion chips, and a grape.  Wasn't her presentation adorable?  

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I'm glad you asked Pippin!  For second breakfast my Lovey surprised me with an A.M. Bacon Crunchwrap and Cinnabon Delights.  What a sweet Mmmorning!!

The greatest gifts of all on Mother's Day and every day are my two beautiful daughters...

I adore my sweeties and praise God continually for entrusting their care to their daddy and I!

The holiday was filled with many hugs, cute handmade cards that I'll forever cherish, and even a live action Mother's Day (Nintendo DSi) flip note that Princess created especially for me.  So much sweetness!  What I'll remember most was the way our evening was spent.  Our area was under a Tornado Warning, Severe Thunderstorm Warning, and a Flash Flood Warning.  I praise God that He enables those who trust in Him to rest in His Sovereignty!  The tornado sirens and weather updates we had on the tv didn't phase our family fun.  We spent the evening taking shelter together in our basement with delicious celebratory snacks playing through a stack of our favorite Disney games!  It was such a fantastic night in with the three people I adore most in the world!  I hope you all enjoyed a Mother's Day that was just as terrific!

PS:  There wasn't any major damage done by the storm.  There were some power outages, down trees, and I saw a snapshot of a trampoline that ended up on its owner's neighbor's roof.  I'm sure they'll get it down before the jump on it again.  That's just not safe. ;)  It could have been much worse.  I'm so thankful that everyone in the area remained safe!

3.  Disney Goodness from my BBF {Best Bloggy Friend} Chrissy!

Checking the mailbox and finding an unexpected {DISNEY} surprise from a dear friend is pretty much the best thing ever!   My bloggy bestie is a Disneyland annual pass holder and sent me some magical goodies this week just because she's awesome like that!!

Thanks again, Chrissy! You're the best!

4.  Family Cookout Fun

My Aunt Ednah hosted a family cookout last weekend.  I don't know a better way to spend a couple hours with family this time of year than with a burger in hand while soaking up some sunshine and fresh air! 

5.  Guest Posting Fun  

Did you visit my friend Courtney's blog Sweet Turtle Soup this week?  She sweetly invited me for a fun Q&A session on Monday!  If you haven't checked it out yet, I'd love it if you stopped by my guest post.  While there you can also read about the fun Courtney and her cute lit'l family enjoyed at WDW last weekend in her Five on Friday:  Disney World, Cinnamon Rolls, and Mice post!

[Guest Post] Getting to Know Brenda from Chatting Over Chocolate

Thanks for visiting today, friends!  Have a terrific weekend! 



Earlier this week at Chatting Over Chocolate:

A Sweet Evening at Walt Disney World: Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Dessert Party

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