I hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend, especially if you’re in the US or Australia or other places where it’s Mother’s Day weekend. We’ve had the very best Mother’s Day Weekend, courtesy of this:
TheFirstChild is now Dr.FirstChild and it’s been a fun and emotional weekend. We all gathered for the looong graduation ceremony and then SweetiePie treated us to a wonderful lunch back at their apartment. She did such a great job preparing all the food and cute Dr./Graduation decorations.
She served Ham and Turkey Croissants, veggies and dip, ugly bean dip, a hot chicken dip, mini cinnamon rolls, oatmeal raisin cookies, and a decorated cake.
She thought of everything — right down to a champagne toast to celebrate the new graduate. It was all delicious and hit the spot.
At the beginning of Med School, just after the white coat ceremony, I posted the picture below of SweetiePie and TheFirstChild. It was the beginning of their journey and I love that picture because I’d inadvertently caught the construction sign in the photo. It hardly seems possible that the construction phase is now over. SweetiePie and TheFirstChild probably don’t share our disbelief — it was long and grueling and I’m sure they’re glad it’s over. They’ve taught our little family a lot about hard work and perseverance and it’s been amazing (if not painful at times) to watch. A few days ago, TheFirstChild posted on his facebook page and said “As of this very second, I AM DONE WITH MEDICAL SCHOOL! The first thing that comes to mind is that it was slightly more difficult than I first anticipated.” He’s a funny guy.
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how proud we are of our little chicks. And, after last fall, how lucky we felt that all of our local family was together to celebrate the reward for all of their hard work. I sure do Love these boys.
I am One. Lucky. Mom.
Happy Mother’s Day!
XOXO,
Anna
Congratulations to The First Child! What an accomplishment! You have every right to be so proud! The party foods look delicious. Sweetie Pie did a fine job!
Our first child is graduating from Northwestern in June with her second masters, this time in Engineering Management. There will be a party then too!
(You’ve got some good looking boys :) )
Happy Mother’s Day!
Congratulations, Anna ~ to you and DrFirstChild! What a wonderful, memorable way to celebrate Mother’s Day.
congratulations and well done, Anna – to all of you!
and give Uncle Big Daddy a huge hug from me…
Congratulations to Dr. FirstChild and his Mom! What a great day for all of you!
That is fantastic!! What an achievement and what a wonderful Mother’s Day for you.
Congratulations AnnaMama!
Congratulations Anna!!
Are you very proud, ecstatically proud, overwhelmingly proud or (the ultimate degree of pride in Lancashire) dead chuffed? It’s a little hard to tell in this post ;-)
Congratulations to you all and it looks like you had a good day. I’m guessing you were dead chuffed because that’s what I’d be!
What a perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day! Congratulations to the new Doctor and the proud Mum :) Looks like a beautiful celebration.
Many congratulations to Dr. Firstchild! The celebration party looks amazing so congrats to SweetiePie as well. :o)
Congratulations all round. We celebrated a Doctorate this week too!
What a wonderful Mother’s Day you had! Congratulations to your Dr. Firstchild! You must feel very proud of him :)
What a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend you had Anna! Congratulations to all! :)
Congratulations to TheFirstChild and to SweetiePie…what an accomplishment! And congratulations to you Anna! Happy Mother’s Day!
Congratulations to all! What a way to celebrate Mother’s Day Anna!
Oh my gosh! Congrats!!!!!!!! That is just wonderful, I am so happy for them (and you parents too) Indeed it was a wonderful Mother’s Day xo
what a truly wonderful celebration x
Many congratulations to all of you Anna! Seeing our children accomplish difficult goals is the best paycheck in the world. What a lovely Mother’s Day gift. xoxox
What a wonderful weekend for all of you. Congrats on such a wonderful achievement for your son and sweetiepie – it takes both of them to make that happen. I’m sure you are as proud as a peacock. Looks like she knows how to throw a spread with all that yummy food and great presentation. I’m glad your special weekend was even more special – now onto the next part of their journey. See you in a few more sleeps
Hugs – Mrs. Farmhouse
What a wonderful way to spend Mother’s Day…this is definitely an affirmation that you did something right! Congratulations to all of you!
Your son, the Doctor! Congratulations!!!
Congratulations Anna!! What a wonderful Mother’s Day for you and your family. So happy for you all!!!
Congratulations to the Dr! And what a lovely celebration Sweetie pie had for him. the best way to spend the day seeing what our kids accomplished!
Is there anything better than your child acheiving a great accomplishement??? Of course you are proud. Children are THE BEST BLESSING. Loved the photo of all your “boys”. Congratulations!
dear mom of dr. firstchild… well done!! big huge long sigh of relief. you’ve got some handsome boys there. you can set-up 2nd child with my dolly anytime – except… then 2nd child will live in cali and you’ll have come visit him HERE. s/p did a great job on her little luncheon. maybe she’s taking tips from you, i’ve heard you set a mean table.
congratulations anna, we couldn’t be happier for your little family.
dear mom of dr. firstchild… well done!! big huge long sigh of relief. you’ve got some handsome boys there. you can set-up 2nd child with my dolly anytime – except… then 2nd child will live in cali and you’ll have come visit him HERE. s/p did a great job on her little luncheon. maybe she’s taking tips from you, i’ve heard you set a mean table.
congratulations anna, we couldn’t be happier for your little family.
Awesome! THey made it!!! It’s hard work and a huge commitment but they made it…kinda like being married(at times). ;p
Congratulations to all! What an accomplishment!
Happy (belated) mother’s day and what a mother’s day it was. You must be over the moon. Congratulations xox Clarice
Congrats. I’m so happy for you. I know the elation of that feeling. Not for a doctor (yet) but the satisfaction of all that hard work. My one SIL is a tax attorney. Whew. And he has a job. So it is major. The first thing I thought when I saw your post was “Great for Anna! She can get someone to write Rx” ha
Congratulations, no surprise you are so proude!! :)
Wow, congrats to you, Dr first child, sweetie pie and all others that helped make it possible. Is he going to do his residency near you? I imagine you couldn’t be prouder about now. What a huge accomplishment! See you SOON!
Happy Mother’s Day! I’m glad it was such a wonderful celebration! Congrats to your son. Wonderful!
What a huge accomplishment! Especially for SweetiePie. It’s not easy to throw the perfect party ;)
Oh, Anna, what a wonderful Mothers Day gift! I am so happy for you all, and what a treasure Miss Sweetie Pie is, and how talented! Best wishes for their continued success and blessing.
What handsome lads!
Wow, oh wow, what a grand occasion! Big congratulations. The celebratory food looks so good. I love me some croissants. And thank you for the link to the cookie recipe. I can’t wait to try it as they are me Goodman’s favorite.
Have a wonderful week!
Congratulations Dr. FirstChild!!! That is GREAT! Happy Mother’s Day to you as well, Anna! I had a very nice day. Wish it could last all week. ;)
Happy Mother’s Day and Congratulations on the graduation. Tell SweetiePie her spread looks amazing!
Hi Anna,
Congratulations to your son- what a terrific accomplishment- lots of hard work . It looks like you had a fabulous celebration. I checked out the UGly Bean dip- sounds delicious- would make a great base for a salad. Thanks for sharing.
Belated Happy Mother’s Day.
Warmest regards,
Anna
Awe, congratulations to TheFirstChild, what a wonderful Mother’s day gift.
Hey there, Congratulations, nice shot of the big and little (well not really) boys at the end also. Sorry this is post-Mother’s day, playing catch up and getting used to new Bloglovin setup also….
Wonderful! Congratulation all around!
Congratulations!!!
Congrats to one and all! What a fine party you had.
Yay! Congratulations all ’round!! Lovely photo with Big Daddy.
What a fabulous Mother’s Day present to have happy and successful children! That’s a real blessing!!
Congratulations to your son! What an accomplishment. I loved your post and the picture of the two lovebirds and the photo of your sons and Big Daddy! So sweet!!
What type of medicine did your son specialize in?
Congrads to you and children! What a proud moment! Thank you for sharing! xox
Wow, so much to be proud of!!! How exciting! My own first child will get his degree next year (undergrad) and that seems like such a major hurdle. (ha, at least paying for it, lol)