Now that our girls have entered the years of school craft and Mother's Day stalls we have decided to keep our gift giving for Mother's and Father's Days just to the things the girls make or buy at day care, kindy, school or if they want to make something extra at home. We really don't need any more
stuff and I don't like the idea of buying things that we know are going to end up as landfill just because it's tradition to give something.
So I was woken up on Mother's Day this year with breakfast in bed by these cuties with their hand made or picked gifts.
Matilda had made a Mothers Day card at Kindy together with a painted envelope and Polly had picked out a bunch of chocolate 'flowers' for me from the Mother's Day stall at her day care. They were both very proud of themselves and enjoyed telling me all about their gifts as they sat there and ate my chocolates.
We had plans to go to my Mum's place for lunch (cooked by my brother and sister, lovely!) but before we headed over there we had planned a little family outing. The girls finished up their art for Granny and then we packed into the car and headed to Samford for the Vintage Fair.
In the end the Vintage Fair didn't end up being as big as we had expected, and the girls had been hoping for face painters - cause every Fair needs face painters right? - so we decided to head to the
Eagle Farm markets and try our luck there.
Unfortunately for the girls, the
usual face painter was not there either, so they had to be content with the jumping castle. Even more exciting though we found a new stall there, selling
Kurtosh, so yummy.
Then off to mum and dad's for lunch and a lazy afternoon hanging out with family and making a sneaky little nap on the couch. Not a bad way to spend the day.
Hope all you mums, aunties, sisters, friends and everyone else that helps raise someone's children had a lovely day too. They do say it takes a village, and I know my three girls definitely take more than just I could give so I'm thankful for all the help and support we get along the way!
