Happy Mothers Day/ happy birthday!!!

Mother's day always falls right around my birthday, so we decided to combine the celebrations a bit, and visit one of my favorite places in KC, but first to start the morning right with a nice pair of shoes... she's growing so fast she will really fit into my shoes soon enough!

We went to church early service, and then took my mom with us for the afternoon since my dad was stuck working. And then off to the Monet exhibit at the Nelson for a fun afternoon and brunch at the Rozelle Court Restaurant. They had a special activities for little ones that afternoon, so Emilia had a blast!

She was especially impressed with their dessert bar, while the adults ate our weight in their "fingerling" mashed potatoes... if you've never tried them, you should... they were AMAZING! Then as you will see below, "Dan" or "Ted" (depends on the day) joined us for brunch!. Chris's brother, Danny, brought her this bear when she was a baby in the hospital, and he goes pretty much anywhere with us now...

The scenery is absolutely gorgeous...

And then we went outside for some sun and more art.

They had this really fun area for the kids to paint their own version of Monet's famous painting, Waterlilies. I was reminded of Emilia's 1st introduction to Monet here when she was about 6 months old... I have to say she had a bit more appreciation when she tried to replicate his masterpiece!

Below are her and Chris with her own "version" of Monet's Waterlilies... I think we have a future artist on our hands. :) It was a lovely day and a great day to be a mom and enjoy what you love!