Mother's Day

I hope that everyone had a nice Mother's Day. I started my day out perfectly with a cup of one of my favorite drinks in my favorite mug.



Next, my wonderful husband went to a local bakery to buy some treats for breakfast. He went looking for chocolate filled croissants and came back with mini pizzas, which were a hit with all of us.

In the afternoon, I was treated to lunch at a taverna. It was wonderful. During lunch we realized that we have only been out for a nice meal twice since we've been here, just the five of us. We had such a nice time we're definitely going to make more time for eating out.
The food was fantastic! We ordered our favorites including glosa(flounder), calamari, grilled octopus, florinis and more. Izabella ordered souvlaki but ended up eating more fish anyway. Both Foti and Alexandra loved the fish and the fries(of course the fries!). We even got Foti to try octopus again and he couldn't get enough. It was really, really delicious.
We've also remembered to always have our portable high chair in the car since very few restaurants here have accommodations for babies and toddlers. Having a chair for Alexandra to sit always makes our meals a little more enjoyable.

After dinner, we drove to a bakery to pick up a cake since MIL & SIL would be stopping by. I wish that I had taken pictures of the cake. It was chocolate topped with a strawberry glaze-just gorgeous.

And, if there's anything that I want for Mother's Day it's a picture of me and the kids. That's it. Since I'm usually the one with the camera I rarely get in any pictures myself. So, on Mother's Day I make it a point to have the kids dressed a little better so that we can have our picture taken. Kosta loves to take the pictures...but I can tell that he just wants to get it over with. Not a photographer...an engineer. Anyway, he did a great job and took a lot of great pictures. Here we are on Mother's Day...

Although that picture is nice, the one below is one of my favorites. It's the real deal. The picture was taken as we were trying to get ready for a "perfect" shot. This one is perfect in my eyes.

I had a wonderful, wonderful day. The kids were extra good, we had great food and the weather was great. We only had a sprinkling of rain that passed quickly while we had our lunch. Perfect. I'm lucky to be a mother and I'm thankful that my husband made the day so special for us. Thank you Kosta!

Mother's Day

I know that a few days have passed but I just want to say that my Mother's Day was wonderful. We didn't do anything out of the ordinary or go anywhere fancy but I had a great time. My day started with Izabella coming downstairs to the kitchen saying, "Surprise mom, it's Mother's Day!" She was so excited about this Mother's Day because she had made me a necklace at school. In fact, she told me to go look under her bed to find my present. It was really sweet and she was really excited and proud.
I was then instructed to not let any babies, boys or Daddies touch the necklace. I was also told that I had to take off my gold cross to wear it. She is something, isn' t she? I love her gift! Below is a picture of me wearing the gorgeous handmade necklace. Sorry, my hair is kind of over it, but you get the picture.

Later that morning Kosta and Iza went to Whole Foods to pick up some breakfast as well as food for lunch. Kosta is so sweet, he picked up some Teriyaki patties and thought that they were beef, but on the grill he discovered that they were actually made of salmon. They were still great! Early in the evening we went to one of our favorite parks and played. Like I said, nothing over the top -but it was just perfect for me!

(Kosta gives a thumbs up at the end of the day as his kitchen duties have come to an end! )