Most everyone who knows our family knows we love Hawaii. It is our happy place! We were SO fortunate to get our spring break trip in this year before the craziness that is now our new normal. Brady brought along two friends since it was his senior year spring break and we had an amazing time. We saw whales, swam in the ocean and played by the beach. We went to a luau at the Old Lahaina Luau which I highly recommend. But mostly we spent time together as an Ohana in a place that is magical for our family. While we may not be able to travel for awhile and the world seems out of sorts, I know that once this craziness ends and life begins to go back to normal we will get back to our happy place and once again play in the ocean and be by the beach. Aloha!
How cute is this flower arrangement I received from my friend today? The girl has breast cancer and I accompanied her to her chemo treatment and this was my thank you. She not only is my badass friend who is kicking cancer in the #ss, she is also one of the most thoughtful gift givers I know. The company the flowers are from is Farmgirl Flowers. Go check them out at 
Last night my younger son had his final band concert of middle school. He will be going to high school in the fall. My older son met us there because he was just getting back from a golf match. Yes, he is driving! The past couple of weeks, I have had these moments of pause because life rolls along and all of a sudden it happens, you have a son who drives and a family who is growing and thriving but you panic a little because you hope you are savoring the moment. Motherhood is full of surprising things, but what has stopped me in my tracks as of late has been my awe of what enjoyable young men we are raising. After the concert we went to dinner as a family. The boys drove in one car and Gary and I in the other. The meal was delicious but most importantly we pressed paused for a moment to enjoy and savor our life as a family that is growing up and changing. While I will spend time this Mother’s Day weekend at a baseball tournament, I hope to press pause at least a few times and savor this life of being a mama to my two boys who still know how to press all my buttons but who most importantly are becoming great human beings!
