Mother's Day 2014 couldn't have been much better. There was an early morning service at Lake Shrine.

Followed by cards loaded with loving words and amusing portraits (they must wish I had straight hair.)

There was eggs benedict (minus the meat) with hollandaise sauce handmade by my husband. There was champagne.

I love that he chose Mums.

And there was also this little tidbit, so sweet, that Mateo and Nico participated in when we were at the Children's Museum of the Arts in New York. They both appear around :25, then again around 2:20 and 3:20.

And after a vegan Japanese dinner downtown with Nana, there was an impromptu talent show before bed with lots of dancing, jumping and lip-synching to One Republic and Pharrell. I felt loved….