Exclamation point because it was a great one! Great weather and Mother’s Day fun!
We kicked things off with a hot & sweaty run. Warm weather = exercise motivator!
Then we packed up a picnic and headed down to Fridays After Five. It’s family central – kiddos everywhere!
I recently bought this blanket for all the picnicking we’ve been doing. It folds up into a nice travel pack with a strap and has a water-resistant bottom. Like!
We packed a pesto pasta salad with cilantro pesto, whole wheat penne, spinach, walnuts, zucchini and asparagus that I made earlier in the day.
Also snacked on a few munchies our friends brought.
Sweethaus, my favorite cupcake shop, now has a FOOD TRUCK! This is Tara. She’s one of the owners, and she’s awesome. [She was in the middle of talking to Mazen!]
I tried the new lemon cupcake and loved it. The buttercream was so light and fluffy – and you guessed right…I didn’t make it back to my blanket before taking a bite 
On Saturday morning we got up bright and early (like we do everyday….) and headed to the city market to meet Matt.
Mazen loved to watch Bud play his banjo!
Want to make friends? Stroll around a market with a kale shirt and a baby. I must have talked to 26 new people!
The No Bull Burger ladies always have to get a squeeze in with Mr. M! He sampled some of the lentils from their burger – baby approved. [He also started feeding himself overnight!]
For breakfast I had coffee, a little green smoothie I had leftover in my fridge and this Cinnamon Pecan scone. I don’t just pick a random baked good and dig in very often (because I’m obsessed with breakfasts at home), and I enjoyed this mindfully with every bite.
We went home for morning nap and actually went back to the market for more walking exercise later in the day. I ended up having a No Bull Burger for lunch on two slices of Cville Crunch from our booth. This totally hit the spot!
Washed down with a cup of Nugget’s Raw Kombucha – the new mint flavor!
Saturday ended with this awesome pizza made by Matt
Sauce, smoked gouda, sun-dried tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Served with a simple side salad
The baby was in bed, so we celebrated parent-style.
On Sunday I woke up to a card and some Girls Day Out earrings ( <— from the market…love everything she makes!) from my boys.
Matt painted the bird on the front, and Mazen wrote me a special note:
We were invited to a brunch at 10, so we kept breakfast light. I got 20 minutes of extra sleep and then was delivered breakfast in bed:
Yogurt and strawberry parfaits with chopped almonds and mint!
After that I headed to the gym for a quick workout while the boys napped and then quickly showered so we could all enjoy this wonderful spread! Quiche by Matt plus smoked salmon, bacon, mangos, fruit and bagels. And mimosas!
Best brunch ever.
M was the cutest playing on a blanket. He loves musical instruments. I must buy him some! We had a lovely time outside despite the chilly temps.
We had lots of fun family time on Sunday afternoon:
<3 this little guy who made me a mama! Sometimes I still don’t even believe I’m a mom. I told someone recently “I have an 8 month old son” and it was a bit surreal.
I also went shopping – to World Market. I bought this new wallet (I’m very picky about my wallet and this one had all the right compartments), a table runner for our dining room and some blue jars.
Sunday evening we attended our neighborhood association’s spring picnic. Nothin’ like a potluck!!
Especially the dessert table…
Happy Belated Mother’s Day to you all. My mom is actually here visiting right now!
Love the button up, collared shirt that M is wearing!
Happy belated Mother’s Day to you 🙂 I’m loving the idea of that cilantro pesto dish!
Wow did Matt make that whole brunch?! I’m thoroughly impressed! Also, Mazen is getting so big! His legs are so long in that picture in the stroller.
No just the quiche!
The food truck looks so cute! And the cupcake looks DELICIOUS. The pizza also looks pretty spectacular.
I love the “Eat More Kale” shirt–where’d you get it?! I totally want one. 🙂
eatmorekale.com : ) It was a gift though
I love love love weekends that are spent out doors for the majority of the time. Sounds like such a great one. Happy belated mother’s day!
I like your comment about making new friends by carrying around a baby and wearing a kale shirt. Probably very, very true – especially about the baby part. I think women can smell a baby from miles away. 😉
Looks like wonderful weather for you guys, I love your trips to the park and all the wonderful eats. Any time I see brunch food I get excited – my favorite thing!!
That really is one gorgeous weekend of food! I want a husband that can make pizza like that…amazing! Happy belated mothers day!
I just bought a fold-up picnic blanket too, I’m keeping it in my car so it’ll be easy for us to picnic more this summer. And I LOVE the bird card, Matt is an incredibly talented artist! I had a cup of that Kombucha when I was in Charlottesville, it was the best I’ve ever had. I’m making my own now and I can’t get it anywhere near as light and tasty as Nuggets!
Happy belated first Mother’s Day! Looks like it was a good one!
Everything looks fabulous!
Quickest 8 months of your life, I’m sure.
Oh, and I’m absolutely, positively, head-over-heels in love with that wallet <3
xo.
I have totally been snapping the red straps from the B.O.B stroller together like you to string along his toys. Genius. They don’t get thrown out of the stroller and keeps them entertained.
Your little man is so cute! Has Matt thought about putting the pizzas in the store? I would almst drive there from Texas just to try it out! 🙂
We have but we want to avoid turning into a restaurant since we’re primarily a bakery. I agree it would be really fun but probably not the best decision for us right now.
Yes, EMK t-shirts are such a conversation starter, esp. at farmer’s markets! Love the softer, more feminine fitting shirts he’s using these days too.
I’m loving that picture of you and your 8 month old ‘bean’ in your blue shirts…you both look so beautiful and joyful! And, gosh he sure is looking so grown up suddenly!
I’ve been meaning to give a shout out to your mom re. the tribute she wrote to you on Mother’s Day…it was so moving and well written. (Still can’t figure out that cumbersome posting procedure…grrr!)
Happy hump day, and have fun visiting with Mama Kerf!
Glad you liked it Karen!
Definitely looks like you had a great weekend – and a happy belated Mother’s Day to you!!
I love that picnic blanket. Since here in Germany we have developed grilling/picnicking culture, they are very popular, but still a bit pricey. The nice ones are at least 15 euros, so I will wait a month or two for the sales to start
Loooove the table runner!
I love the clothes you put on M! He always looks like such a little gentleman 🙂
I also thought your shirt said, I love male – haha. Kale makes it much more baby/farmer’s market appropriate 😉
omg, this post made me ridiculously hungry! Sounds like an awesome 1st Mother’s Day!
What a beautiful post! Mazen is getting so big!
P.S your comment feature is not working when I use Google Chrome. I can’t see the comments at all nor can I add one. I’m using safari now and it works here 🙂
Thanks Tiffany. KERF has been weird all day – I’m not sure why, but I’m monitoring it.
Ahhhh! This looks like my kind of weekend. A great mix of family time, friends, food, exercise and fun!
Thanks for sharing.
I also went to World Market on Mother’s Day and purchased those same blue jars and a table runner…don’t you just love browsing in there?! 🙂
Looks like you were really spoilt for the day!!! Love the brunch, I know what I would have done after that (Yes straight back to bed to let all the food digest). The pizza looks Yummy as well.
very very sweet photo of you and mazen 🙂
I have the matching napkins to your table runner!! I turned them into cafe curtains in my kitchens. (I also have your yellow and white check shirt from Old Navy). Funny!
Everything looks delicious as usual! Cute nails btw 🙂
I love the pictures of you and Mazen in this post! Right before I read the part about the kale shirt, I noticed that in the picture and thought, “I really need one of those considering how much kale I consume”. Happy Mother’s Day!
Loved your picnic blanket so much, I ordered one on Amazon. Can’t wait to take it on a picnic. Thanks for showing it!
Hey Kath! This is totally unrelated to your post, but I don’t know if you’ve seen this article in the NY Times by Michael Pollan “Some of My Best Friends Are Germs/Say Hello to the 100 Trillion Bacteria that Make Up Your Microbiome.” I’m an RD and a liberal arts major (anthropology) and mama to a 15 month old, and I found it sooo interesting, and I think you would too!
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/magazine/say-hello-to-the-100-trillion-bacteria-that-make-up-your-microbiome.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
I’ll check it out!
Yum that lemon cupcake looks delish! I need a picnic blanket like that – perfect with summer coming up 🙂
your happiness resonates from the screen and makes me chirpy!
1) Happy mothers day!
2) i can’t believe what a beautiful happy baby Mazen is and its a joy to see you all together! Mazen’s got a happy sparkle in his eyes all the time and he looks like a right little character!
3) wow- Matt hand painted that bird?- if the bakery fails….!
4) Matts homemade quiche looks insanely good!
5) the photo of you with maze you look really pretty
6) that pepperoni pizza looks as good as the quiche!
don’t think I’ve missed any points, good 😀
Ah, what a wonderful first Mother’s Day! Mazen is the absolute cutest. xo