Mother's Day

Next Sunday is Mother's Day!
Usually, if a holiday or someone's birthday is coming up, I'll start thinking about gifts or ways to celebrate about a month or s before hand (except my kids' and boyfriend's birthdays- I started those MONTHS ahead lol) but I haven't really thought of what to do for Mother's Day this year..

A few weeks ago I thought it would be nice to go see my mom's mom in Dayton for lunch or something, but the closer the holiday is getting, the less I am motivated to call her.
I know it sounds weird, but I always get nervous about calling my grandparents. I reconnected with them last summer, after not speaking to them for over 3 years, and I still feel uneasy initiating anything. When I'm there, however, everything is fine and fun, just the call is what gets me. Hopefully I'll get over that soon!
I was thinking I could bake them a cake and we would have lunch there, then go over to my "mother-in-law's" house (Chris and I are not married so technically she is not my mother-in-law) and bring their cake. That would probably be a bad idea though, as the cake would have to sit in the hot car for that long! LOL

Now I'm thinking maybe we should go over to Nana's house for dinner and maybe hang out with our new friends Morgan and Johnny Ortez, and their little girl before hand. They probably have a busy day planned out with their parents and in laws though...

More importantly; what shall we make for our moms and grandmothers this year?? I like these kind of holidays since they are perfect for arts and crafts. If only my kids were old enough to enjoy them as much as I do... lol Cain loves to draw pictures, but he is more fascinated with his pens, pencils, crayons and markers than he is in actually drawing on the paper.

I think I may let him play with some finger paints out on the balcony in his diaper this week.. It's supposed to be warm enough. I wish we didn't have neighbors downstairs, or a different kind of balcony. Ours is wood; obviously, if we spill water, it ends up on their patio :/
Should make for some cute pictures too! Maybe I'll incorporate those into his art.
I hope our mothers don't read this post!! LOL

See, and if I had a flower garden he could even make his own bouquet. At not even 2 years old. lol I guess I need to slow down a little.

Stay tuned for pictures and posts about our Mother's Day adventures!