Mother’s Day Weekend was an exciting weekend for us. We happily skipped out of town and said goodbye to the cold weather (c’mon May!) and spent the weekend in the St. George sunshine! Not only did my mom & I get spoiled (crepes for breakfast! steak for dinner! flowers! cards! and more!) we got to talk to my missionary brother! Lets face it, I think that’s what we were all most excited for. Since we only get to talk/Skype with him on Christmas and Mothers Day, it’s extra special when we do!
Ellie was a little fussy and sick all day, but we still managed to get some smiles out of her.
On Saturday, Erin came up with a brilliant Mother’s Day idea. Growing up, my mom requested that all our Mother’s Day Gifts be handmade. Continuing the tradition, we decided to recreate some of our family photos. We could hardly keep a straight face while taking the pictures and my mom got a kick out of it! We can’t wait to do some more when Spencer gets back from his mission.
(You can see more of our recreated photos at the bottom of the post!)
We had to wait till 4 to Skype with Spencer, we were all dying! We managed to get a few crooked photos of all of us. So fun to see his face! (And can you believe that last year around this time we had a little farewell gathering and Ellie was so little!) Also, Ellie totally has the “crazy picture” pose down now. 😉
Such a fun weekend to remember. (B and I even snuck away for a quick date and the first snow cone of the season!) What could be better than celebrating mothers and motherhood AND talking to our favorite missionary!?
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And now, for a few more recreated photos. We were dying!
Elaina Weaver
Those are hysterical!
Happy Mother's Day
Amy
That was seriously such a fun weekend!! And the homemade, re-created scenes from childhood = priceless!! Haha!! Not to mention our amazing visit with our amazing missionary! So blessed indeed!!!
Kerri Andersen
that is the BEST mothers day idea ever!! love it )
Mila
you have the cutest family!!
xo.
Rachel Sayumi Porter
okay, you guys NAILED the re-creations! You even coordinated the outfits! That is the best
Brandi
Oh my gosh – what a great idea!!!
Anonymous
Ellie looks like Erin as a child in the last picture!
Danielle
So. Funny.
K&R
i love this gift for your mother. seriously i love it!
Jessica
Such an awesomely amazing idea! haha! Glad you had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!
mks
this is the best idea! totally using this one someday! i love your family.
P
this is a fabulous idea for a book!! hahaha these photos had me dying laughing too!
Brooke @ Silver Lining
Those pictures are SO GREAT! You even matched what you were wearing. Such a golden idea!
April @ Hansen Love
Haha these are the best! E has for sure got the poses down, got her hand out and everything in the big picture with spencer, so cute! glad you had an amazing mothers day!
Anna K.
Oh my goodness!
How fun!!!
Oh how Lovely
oh my gosh, that is the cutest idea ever to recreate old photographs!! I love it! 🙂
larajanepark
I made that cowgirl vest! I totally remember that. These are adorable xoxox
Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke
oh my goodness, I love this! Gotta do this with my sibs!