Our Mother's Day

We had a really nice Mother's Day this year. They just keep getting better :) We woke up and went to a brunch that the Club on base was hosting. The girls LOVE going to their brunches; they always call them parties. They gave roses to each of the big girls to give to me and they were so proud of that. We enjoyed a yummy breakfast, a breakfast that the girls willingly eat and eat a lot of it, I might add. Then we headed to the BX and commissary to get some things for dinner.
One of the great things about our patio set is that the table has a fire pit in the center of it. We can roast marshmallows, enjoy a warm fire, or we can grill with it. So Steven grilled up some chicken for me and it was wonderful. He even grilled a couple of hot dogs for the girls just in case they didn't like it or it was too spicy. He does a really good job of concocting marinades for meats and vegetables. While he grilled the girls played around in the back yard and made sure Chance didn't touch any of their things. 
They even cleaned the living room and then straightened up the back yard because they still had pool things sitting out there. Once dinner was ready they were SO SO SO dirty. It was crazy to see how messy they can get out there. we all love eating outside so we are loving Turkey for their beautiful weather. But not loving Turkey for their allergens, more on that later.
After dinner we went for a walk. Life here is a lot slower than England. People here actually drive slow and keep an eye out for children playing outside. Because of this the girls have reluctantly gotten some more freedom. We have been letting them walk more on their own, whether we are out on a walk or we are trying to run errands on the other side of base. They have been looking at all the vegetation here and looking for animals. Lilly loves the animals and Sadie is loving all the beautiful flowers they have here. We happened to come across a big playground we hadn't known of before. Another great thing here is there are playgrounds everywhere and located all over the housing neighborhoods. All of them, including Steven, begged to go play and I had no problem with it.

We got to play on some swings and a merry go round. We all had a lot of fun, but next time we need to bring some bug spray. No one got bit but they were all over the place. We all had a lot of fun. Even Ruby got to go down a slide, with Momma of course. Sadie had no intentions of leaving, but it was getting late and we wanted to get home, shower, and have some dessert! But before we left I was able to get a picture with all the girls. They had a blast!

We hope you all enjoyed your day too :)

- Krissy