Mother's Day 2011

We spent a wonderful Mother's Day with Matt's family at The Olympic Club today, and managed to get a shot of me with our crew.  I'm beginning to wonder if we'll ever get a picture with everyone looking at the camera and smiling.  On a bright note, though, the girls did a great job disguising my nearly 28 week baby bump!  It's always nice to have a pile of little girls to hide under :)

And, another failed attempt at a group shot...

Contrary to how it appears in the pictures above, the girls did have fun.   Although Matt gave up his membership to the club almost a year ago, half of his family still belongs.  We're lucky to frequent it often enough that the girls are well-acquainted with it's many kid-friendly perks.  I still remember what a treat it was to join my Aunt Adele at this club when we were kids, and I'm sure the girls will have similar fond memories. 

They had fun running around on the grass outside after brunch,

and Tessa savored her big girl glass of orange juice!

Annie didn't cooperate for the camera, but they all had fun making buttons in the "button room" for themselves and for me.

The best thing about The Olympic Club, though, in their eyes, is the immense dance floor that's usually deserted when we go for a non-holiday brunch.  They love to pretend they're at a fancy ball, and Bridget and Megan begrudgingly take turns being the prince.  Today, most of the dance floor was consumed by the brunch buffet, but they still managed to find some space to dance, with Prince Daddy to boot!

I know it's Mother's Day, but I can't resist posting these daddy-daughter dance shots.  Somehow, I missed capturing Bridget's turn, though :(  Maybe these will make it into some wedding slide shows in our future!

 Tessa

Annie