a happy mother's day

i got to celebrate mother's day a little early... natalie's class hosted a mother's day tea party last thursday!

and believe me when i say that they thought out every detail:

when we first arrived, there were paintings hung in the main office. each child painted a picture of their mom and underneath there was a sheet that listed questions about their mom and their answers to them. we had so much fun reading them while we waited for the kids to come out and get us. the funniest question natalie answered about me was "my mom is not so got at...MAKING COFFEE." sadly, she's right!

when the kids came out to get us, each of them ran to their mom and placed a fancy [tissue paper] bouquet hat on our heads. then we went into the room and sat down at the lovely decorated tables. on them, were paper gift boxes that each held a bracelet that each child made for their mom. after i put mine on, natalie catered to me as she poured my cup of tea, then went to get our mini cake loaves that the kids had all baked in the kitchen cafeteria. she brought it back to our table on top of a silver tray with a small cup of icing for her to decorate it with. after we ate the delicious treats, we were serenaded by the kids as they sang "you are my sunshine" to us. lastly, we went outside and each mom got to hula hoop with their child. we got some major kicks out of that!

it was such a fun afternoon, one that i will always remember and i have a feeling natalie will too :)

***this thursday, the dads will have their turn as they celebrate with an early father's day lunch