For my birthday this year, I had always wanted to check out the thousands of ranunculus flower blooming in the spring at the Carlsbad Flower Fields. The girls humored me by posing for pictures as my present!

It was torture for the girls refraining from picking the flowers!

The flower field place had a little scavenger hunt the girls completed and flower maze in which Amelia found her way out first, but stood crying outside the exit when she couldn’t find us.

I wish we had brought lunch with us because the girls played forever in this cute fairy-themed playground.

Strawberry shortcake!

Meredith gobbled her shortcake down like there was no tomorrow.

That weekend, the girls and Jake also made me a delicious breakfast and dinner and gave these interviews and cards to me.

I love that Amelia said I am not good at “building!” Whenever they ask me to build a fort, I cringe and tell them to wait until Daddy comes home.

What is something mom always says to you? “Get your shoes on.” Truth!

Meredith didn’t take her eyes off that flourless chocolate cake for a second!

Thanks for a lovely birthday!

Lots of love,