(me, Mom, sister Renee, niece Lawyer Lauren…hey Lauren!)
We don’t often get together and take pics, but it seems appropriate every Mother’s Day to capture this special day with Mom and get all 3 generations of us girls in the picture.
We had a wonderful sunny, although windy, day at my sister’s house where she put out a wonderful spread for the whole family. Her husband’s mom and dad, as well as his brother and sister-in-law and assorted young adult kids were all there and we had a great time out on the deck catching up and yakking. 
The food was delicious as usual. My sister really knows how to put it together and we had steak and chicken kabobs, green beans, potatoes, salad, bread and my yummy coconut cake, which was a big hit.
These were as good as they look.
I forgot how delicious kabobs are and it’s been awhile since I’ve made them at home. 
We filled up the deck and enjoyed our day.
My sister and brother-in-law’s backyard is beautiful, especially this time of year.
They have a new addition to the family, newly adopted Holly, who they rescued 3 weeks ago from a local pet rescue agency. She’s a sweetie and of course, we are instant friends.
How could you not love that face? She’s about 9 mos. old.
They have a gorgeous fish pond in the backyard with goldfish and koi.
My mama is so cute and sweet. She and I had planned to go shopping on Saturday when we got over there. She had told me earlier she wanted to change out the bathroom stuff in their house in the mountains. My mom is not a decorator, nor does she get into trends and change things out very often. In fact, this bathroom hasn’t changed since they built the house 20 years ago, but she had finally decided the peach and blue had to go. She decided we would start with a new wallpaper border. I tried to talk her out of the border, but she insisted, so that’s the direction we went. We spent over an hour in the wallpaper store while she walked around trying to find some inspiration. We didn’t agree on which ones would work the best, but I finally found this one that is a mountain scene and will be perfect for their rustic mountain home. The decision was finally made and we moved on to the rest of the plan, with new paint, rugs, shower curtain and accessories. Here’s what we ended up with, after going to Walmart to complete it all. I think it’s going to look really pretty and a huge update from what she had before.
Great family picture! The food looks delicious. I too love the painted deck.
Cathy
Oh what a beautiful family Rhoda.
Looks like you have a wonderful time.
Come on over for my giveaway.
Hugs,
Rose
Rhoda,
What a beautiful family you have. Looks like a good time was had by all.
Have fun helping your Mom with her decorating project. It looks like you came up with a good solution.
Hugs,
Sue
Oh how I have missed this blog! It is wonderful to be back blogging! Just wanted to pop in and say hello!
Hugs,
Robyn
Rhoda, How do you all stay so slim eating such delicious food??
Your sisters yard is gorgeous and what a sweet doggie!
Great pic of y’all and be sure you post a before and after pic of Mom’s bath. Great choices! Mary
Your whole family is just beautiful! How wonderful to have such a fun filled day with the people you love, and the food! WOW! Wish I could take a nibble, my tummy is growling now…
Bless you!
Donna Lynn
How beautiful you all are! Yummy! If I ever need a drool I can count on your blog to help me!! xoxo
Hey Rhoda~
Lovely picture of your mom with her girls.
I always love seeing your sis’ backyard. It’s one of my favorites.
Donna
What a lovely photo of the “three generations”—how precious. The food looked so yummy. We had cold weather and lots of wind (Missouri), but no rain. It was a perfect day, anyway, as I was with my family, too. Thanks for your great photos.
Rhoda, I would love the recipe {or what you can remember of it} of the kabobs!! They look delicious and I’ve never gotten brave enough to try~although, it should be easy 🙂
Gorgeous girls you all are!
What a wonderful Mother’s Day you had – and the food!!
Yuuuuuuuuuuuumy!
Your sister’s yard is beautiful – and the doggie is a love. Thank you for sharing your sweet family with us Rhoda. Miss you!
xo,
Kim
Rhoda,
I’m so sorry! It was Judy at Gracious Southern Living! I corrected it. Forgive me? I seem to ask that of you a lot, don’t I?
Thank you for your sweet words about the farmhouse. I’m really fretting over it, much more than an normal person should. I eat sleep and drink that house. Anyway, thank you 🙂
hugs,
rue