Here are my new shoes. I went shopping with SM on Saturday. He needed to get new workout shoes to replace those that had been stolen from his car this last week. As we were shopping, he remembered that I had been saying that I needed to get new shoes because mine were pretty worn. We were at the outlet shops and went in and out of the different stores trying to find some shoes that I liked...and then I saw these. I had to take a picture of them outside so that you could really see the color of them. In the store they had a grayish look to them but out in the light they are purple. Yep, purple and I absolutely love them. You can't see from this picture but they have a very small pattern of flowers on part of them. They are so beautiful. SM found shoes in the first store we went to and I like his very much also. They are a black, gray combination.
If I could figure out how to move these top two photos, I would. So you will just have to imagine these two photos at the bottom of this post and you can start reading this post from the third photo down. And here is the gift!
Mother's Day was full of visitor's this year. SM's parents, sister & her family came to visit from Utah. SM helped make a special breakfast of whole wheat waffles, strawberries and whipped cream. Yummy! What a great way to celebrate mothers! 
That afternoon, SM's mom got to open her Mother's Day gift from her children with two of her children, two of her grandchildren and two of her in-laws. As you can see, Gracie wanted to be helpful and really help grandma open her present.
"Need some more help, Grandma?" asks Gracie as she reaches her hand in to help open the gift. And my MIL loved her gift from everyone!
And we all looked on in eager anticipation to see what we had got her...dressed in our comfy clothes because it was Sunday afternoon, a day of rest.
