Mommy Jarbs' 1st Mother's Day

My 1st Mother's day was perfect to say the least :-). First, Daddy Jarbs got me an awesome gift! As you know, I love taking photos, especially of my little Elle. Daddy Jarbs knew I wanted to get a nice new camera somewhere down the road. Well, lo and behold, Daddy Jarbs got me a Nikon D3100 camera kit! Yay! I do not know anything about SLR cameras and have not done any research but looking at reviews now, it's the perfect camera for novices like me. I was so thrilled to receive it and excited to use it to take photos of Eleiana! Thanks so much Daddy Jarbs.You're the best!! :-)

We started the day going to Eleiana's swim class (photos to follow) and then had lunch to a restaurant of my choice. I did not want to eat anything fancy. I just wanted to eat crabs so we went to Quarterdeck, our favorite crab house :-). Yay! Eleiana cooperated during the 1st hour of our lunch and napped. She kept waking up during the 2nd hour so Daddy Jarbs and I took turns pushing her stroller around the block lol. 

After lunch, we were debating whether to take Eleiana to a park or the National Zoo. We ended up taking Eleiana to her 1st trip to the zoo!

Ready for the zoo..but had to stop first to get her snack

First she saw the elephant..and then the panda

And then the lion and the gorillas

As you can see, we carried her out of her stroller and she was soo happy. Our girl loves the outdoors and she was in her element. She won't stop smiling! While I was carrying her, I heard the people behind me laughing. When I looked back, I realized that Eleiana, who was in my arms and facing the back, was charming them with her smile lol.

When it was Daddy Jarbs' turn to carry her, this was what I saw (see below). See her facial expression? She always makes that face when she's so happy! Of course, when Eleiana is happy, Mommy Jarbs is also happy :-).

Overall, it was a fun 1st Mother's day. I celebrated it with my two babies and I wouldn't have celebrated it any other way :-).