{"id":10501,"date":"2013-05-12T19:42:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T00:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=10501"},"modified":"2013-05-12T19:50:17","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T00:50:17","slug":"happy-mothers-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=10501","title":{"rendered":"Happy Mother&#8217;s Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day to me, and my momma, and all the other awesome mothers (and soon-to-be mothers!) out there!!  <\/p>\n<p>Today I got to sleep in and woke to the smell of french toast on the griddle.  Yum!  I came downstairs to a hot cup of tea, delicious breakfast, and a pile of cards from the kids.  All week they&#8217;ve been scurrying up the stairs after school, squireling away some sweet note or another that they brought home.  Today I got to read them all.  Pure sweetness. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10502\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8567-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10502\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8567-001-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"Morning snuggles\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8567-001-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8567-001-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8567-001-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8567-001.jpg 1581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morning snuggles<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then we hung out for awhile, read the comics, played some games, and read some stories.  Alan got lunch from Panera Bread and installed a hitch and a bike rack on my car so we can now transport bikes places.  Yay!  <\/p>\n<p>After lunch, Eve and I headed to King Arthur Flour for a baking class in their fancy new Baking Education Center.  Double yay!  It was a &#8220;baking with kids&#8221; class so the subject matter wasn&#8217;t new, but we had fun anyway.  We made sugar cookies then decorated them with sugar frosting. :)  Sugarlicious!  <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10503\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8570.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10503\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8570-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Eve checking things out.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8570-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8570-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8570-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eve checking things out.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10504\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8573.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10504\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8573-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"A peek at the future when Eve is taller than I am. :)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8573-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8573-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8573-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A peek at the future when Eve is taller than I am. :)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10505\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8574-e1368405280104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10505\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8574-e1368405280104-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"We made these cookies without a mixer!  \" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8574-e1368405280104-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8574-e1368405280104-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We made these cookies without a mixer!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10506\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8578.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10506\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8578-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Check out the walk-in oven!  Right next to the oven (behind the rack) is a giant walk-in fridge.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8578-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8578-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8578-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check out the walk-in oven!  That could be dangerous.  Right next to the oven (behind the rack) is a giant walk-in fridge.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10507\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8579.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10507\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8579-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Time to decorate!\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8579-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8579-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8579-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time to decorate!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10508\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8582.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10508\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8582-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Cookies galore!  We were a little heavy handed with the food coloring, so we have very bright cookies!\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8582-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8582-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8582-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cookies galore!  We were a little heavy handed with the food coloring, so we have very bright cookies!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10509\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8584.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10509\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8584-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"After class we had to do some shopping!  Eve thinks we should start grinding our own flour for bread.  I&#039;m not sure I&#039;m ready to go there just yet!  I forgot to use my 15% off coupon though, so we&#039;ll be shopping again soon.  :)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8584-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8584-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8584-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After class we had to do some shopping!  Eve thinks we should start grinding our own flour for bread.  I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;m ready to go there just yet!  I forgot to use my 15% off coupon though, so we&#8217;ll be shopping again soon.  :)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10510\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8585.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10510\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8585-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Someone else was pretty happy with the cookies too!\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8585-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8585-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_8585-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Someone else was pretty happy with the cookies too!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When we got home Alan was mowing the lawn and Lex was lost in a book.  I made soup and bread for dinner and we had a very nice family dinner, with cookies for dessert of course!  Happiness is.<\/p>\n<p>I hope your day was lovely as well.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day to me, and my momma, and all the other awesome mothers (and soon-to-be mothers!) out there!! Today I got to sleep in and woke to the smell of french toast on the griddle. Yum! 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