Maxwell is so thankful to have such fantastic grandmothers and such a wonderful great grandmother!  He wanted to send you all a very special message…

Sweet, huh?  Maxwell then looked at his message…

and realized it was so sweet, it was good enough to eat!

After he chewed on it pretty good…

his mouth looked like this…

So, I ask you three wise mothers a very important question…Crayola markers are non-toxic, right?!  🙂

Wishing you all a VERY happy Mother’s Day!  Thank you so much for all that you do for us.  Wish we could see all three of you today and give you a big hug around the neck!

This week has been an adventure to say the least.  On Tuesday night, I had to go to New York for work.  It was my first time leaving Maxwell and I was not exactly looking forward to it.  My mom came into town to watch him because Robert had to be out of town for work as well.  Simply leaving him was hard enough but then we had the added threat of severe weather and tornadoes.  Scary stuff.

Luckily I was in training sessions at work all day Wednesday in NY and not able to look at the AL weather online.  Had I been aware of what was really going on, I don’t think I would have made it through the day.  As I’m sure you’ve seen, the destruction in Birmingham and several surrounding cities has been immense and tragic. I didn’t fully grasp what happened until I got home yesterday and started seeing all the images.  Luckily, our house was safe and we maintained power the entire time (400,000+ did not).  Unfortunately, my quick 24 hour trip got extended due to a cancelled flight Wednesday night so I had an extra night in the city.  Robert jumped at the chance to escape NJ for the evening and drove in to take me out on a little date night in Manhattan!  If I couldn’t be with Maxwell that night, I sure was glad to be with Robert!

*To my NY friends – I’m so sorry I didn’t call.  My trip was originally so short and fully booked with work commitments.  By the time I realized I would be staying Wednesday night as well, it was just too late to try and make any plans.  I promise I’ll call you next time!  🙂

Another funny little aside, I didn’t have a hotel room booked for Wednesday night and had trouble finding one available.  Luckily Robert was able to use his Hilton points and get me a room at the Waldorf for free!  ooh la la!  When I walked over to check in, all the streets were barricaded, there were huge sanitation trucks parked all in front of the hotel and police were everywhere.  The culprit?  Obama.  He was staying there that night and the security was in full force!  There were also tons of future NFL players in the hotel for the big draft Thursday night.  It was a zoo.  At least I felt safe!

I finally made it back home yesterday mid-day and I sure was glad to give this little guy a big hug…

Please excuse my appearance.  I had been up since 4:45 and already dealt with 2 cancelled flights and an hour long delay.

While it was terrible weather in AL, it was beautiful up in NY.  Loved the tulips lining Park Avenue…

I even took a little photo for Maxwell.  A bus.  With wheels.  They go round and round you know!  🙂

GJ was the BEST babysitter a girl could ask for.  She kept Maxwell happy, fed and safe!  She even sent a few pictures so I wouldn’t miss him too bad…

Even though my mom was here, Susan still came over yesterday to take Maxwell to his last Patty Cake Time for the season at the library.  She’s the best!  My mom tagged along and snapped a few pics with her phone…

Maxwell loves patty cake time!

Overall, it was an adventurous few days that I hope to never repeat.  I am very glad to be home!

By the way, here’s a sneak peek at some of the photographer pictures from the baptism 2 weeks ago.  I’ll share more next week.

Piper Photography blog

I hope you all have a great – and safe – weekend!