Today we had a fabulous Mother’s Day lunch with Aunt Winnie at the manor.  Instead of the usual buffet, we were served prime rib and then lemon meringue pie for dessert.  Yum!    

We gave Aunt Winnie an orchid corsage to wear for the occasion:

Here’s my two favorite guys all decked out in their Sunday best:

Lex admiring Aunt Winnie’s necklace: (note the similarity in hair color!)

We gave Lex a chance to run and play outside while we were waiting for the meal to arrive.  He is definitely finding it harder and harder to sit through an entire meal without roaming.  

Lex is looking like such a little boy these days.  Where did my baby go?

And finally, to completely change the subject: last Christmas Santa left me a Paula Dean magazine in my stocking.  There was a recipe in it for “Chocolate Covered Almond Coconut Cake” and I’ve been dying to make it ever since I read about it.  So for a Mother’s Day treat, Tim and I finally made the cake.  It was a LOT of work.  We started the thing on Saturday and finally got to sample it this afternoon.  It’s a delicious cake, but I’m sure we won’t be making it again anytime soon!