Mother's Day 5/13, part 2

After our run, the boys made some breakfast for me. It was DELICIOUS! Anna and Selah met a couple that is staying right next to our condo named Patty and Bruce. They were so nice and entertained them for a long time while the boys were busy in the kitchen cooking. Noah also made me a really cool photo collage Mother's Day e-card. I'll have to post that later. After breakfast, we walked to the coffee place got our coffee and went to the park. It was so funny to watch a family put together one of those swings with the A-frame right in the park. I think it was a gift for their aging mother. We watched some people para surf... (I think that's what it's called) It was pretty amazing to watch. After that, Aaron went to Supermarket Tymes with the kids and came back to the condo with a bouquet of flowers... (will have to post that later too) and some lunch... spam musubi and 2 packages of sushi. I feel totally spoiled!

The breakfast the boys made for me
(papaya with lime juice and a delicious omelette)

Opening present #1 from Michael
(He got me an orange plumeria earrings and orange plumeria necklace)

Opening gift #2 from Calvin
(a shell necklace to match the earrings he got me last year)

Present #3 from Noah
(3 lotions plumeria, gardenia and coconut papaya)

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