the first of many, i hope

we had a very lovely day yesterday. zack and thea did such a great job with the festivities, i couldn't have planned a better first mother's day myself :)

i got to sleep in until 6:30 am - my, times have changed when that's considered 'sleeping in' but we all have to be grateful for small things i guess - and then spent a good hour snuggling with our little monkey. [yes, we still have that same damn comforter. it might just be the death of me.]



later in the morning we drove about an hour east of our house and hiked to a waterfall:



the waterfall itself was somewhat anticlimactic but watching thea enjoy the hike made it all worthwhile. she loves being outdoors and exploring life from the bjorn, generally bouncing her legs, flailing her arms and making lots of noise. she gets so excited about whatever we do and is always up for an adventure. i absolutely love this side of her though i'm sure i'll be cursing it at least a million times when she's a teenager.







































after the hike, zack and i went to a yoga class, our first one together since thea was born, while heather babysat [thank you heather, that was such a treat!], and finished the evening with a yummy steak dinner prepared by zack.

i'd like to file a motion to make mother's day once a week. anyone? anyone?

and to all my friends and family who are mothers or became mothers this year, congratulations and i hope you enjoyed your day! being a mom is not the easiest job in the world but i can't think of anything i've ever done that's more fun.