"Only Bad Girls..."

My mom came out for the weekend and I have to say that this might have been my favorite visit that we have had together yet (do I say that every time she is out here?)!

Taylor Swift pretty much sums it up in her song The Best Day (play it or skip it, up to you).


Before I talk about how amazing our weekend together was, I better talk about how amazing my hubby is! He had the kids the majority of the weekend so that I could just be with my mama! No complaining, just kisses goodbye, saying to have fun...and what FUN we had!


Let me start off by saying that before my mom flew out, I got a text from her earlier in the week:
Let's go get tattoos when I am there.
She knows I have been tossing this idea for quite some time and that text was just the push I needed to get up enough guts to ask my principal if it was even possible (teacher + tattoo, some say it gives the wrong impression). I was ready for the big NO, since I wanted to get mine in a very visible spot, but I got the go ahead and immediately text my mama back letting her know it was on.

Friday was the big day!
We headed to Rebel Ink to see if they could get us in and sure enough, they did!
My mom's was tattooed by Jon Leonard (aka "Fatboy"). She was hilarious and does NOT handle pain well. The faces she made were priceless and these were the only pictures I was approved to post! She started her tattoo before me and judging by her facial expressions, I thought I was in for the worst, since she got hers on her wrist too and I didn't know just how painful it was (or wasn't) going to be. I thought I was doomed, as I had to do it times four! I was laughing the entire time watching her!

Love her little butterfly!

My turn! Honestly, it was no big deal!
My friends Kristin and Abel stopped by (killing time on their date night before they had to meet up with their friend at Westgate. Abel really wants a tattoo, but not sure of what, so he wanted to come look around and watch to see what it was all about) and snapped pictures for me! One of the guys said to get a picture of the first time that "Chilly" puts the needle into my arm, so Kristin had the camera ready to snap, but according to her, "I wasn't doing anything"!!! That is because it really didn't hurt. Little zing, but that is about it! Piece of cake!

Checking out my new tattoo - my family of birdies!
Lola is leading the flock, then Kyan, then the mama bird, and daddy is in the back, watching over all of us. It is perfect and I LOVE it!

Before and After. I am still getting used to it being there and stare at it more than I should.
When my mom called and told him about our tattoos on Saturday, he told Kyan that "Only bad girls get tattoos!" Doh. He says that, but I really don't believe him. He is slowly warming up to the idea of them(he should, his son, son-in-law, wife, and daughter are all tattooed now). He still will take sandpaper to us if he ever sees them on certain parts of our bodies, but he loves us just the same!

Saturday started out with rain! Kyan was supposed to have a football game, but it was cancelled due to it, so the boys headed to breakfast together (they went to the game only to find out there wasn't one) and the girls did the same before dance! Grandma Donna joined us at dance too (after breakfast with the boys, she was headed to the game too, so she and grandpa Michael went to Black Bear Diner before dance, which is where the boys were)! Lola showed off for both grandmas and then headed home to hang out with the boys while I hung with both mamas for the day! We went to Ikea, lunch with Hannah, and Merchant Square! We had so much fun and Donna was finally able to make a shopping trip with us, something that she always says she wants to do, but the timing never works out! We found quite a few treasures, but the time spent together just visiting and laughing and being together was the best!

When we got home, I quickly changed and got ready for date night with the hubs, while grandma babysat!

Dinner at Hayashi was delicious. We then headed to see the movie Limitless (wait until it comes out on dvd, it is good, but spend your money on something different for the theater). We went for drinks and a little bar trivia afterward! It was an awesome night!


We went to church early, breakfast, and did a little shopping before we headed up to her place for the day today!
The kids took her to the airport to drop her off with me and Lola cried harder than I have ever seen her cry when she got out of the car. It was so sad. All weekend, about once per hour, she asked her grandma if she was leaving her or not to go, please stay with us. My mom's answer was always yes that she was staying, so when the time came to go, little Lola didn't know what to do and pretty much cried the entire way home. Kyan knew he was going to see his grandma soon, as we go to Nebraska in about a month, so he wished her well!

We love you mom/grandma. Thank you for spending your weekend with us. We were spoiled that we got to spend every night with you (kids loved that you slept in their beds)! We can't wait until we see you soon! Love you.
Thank you dad/grandpa for shipping her out to us and sharing her! We know you miss her when she is gone. We can't wait to see you in a few weeks, when you have to come down to check on one of your houses. Hope you are ready for us to spend lots of time with you too! Love you.