Mother's Day

Aaahh a day where I don't do anything. I woke up to the sounds of breakfast being made in the kitchen. I lay in bed and played the smelling game. I smell...pancakes...eggs...mmmm. I closed my eyes when Tyler and Mason came in and opened them up to see my sweet boy(the 5 year old) holding a huge bouquet of flowers. And breakfast was delicious!!! But then we had to hurry for church. The best part about Mothers Day at church is I don't have to prepare for the 3rd hour and we get strawberry shortcake in the overflow. Tasty! We spent the rest of the afternoon playing in the backyard.

Tyler made a tasty dinner of chicken alfredo with broccoli and carrots and then....pie! Bring out the pie! What a great day. I got beautiful flowers, and homemade cards. The homemade cards are my favorite. I never understood why my mom liked them so much but now I get it. But I have to say that I got the best, most awesome, gift ever. After I leave for the gym at nights, Tyler gets the kids ready for bed and then into Nat's room for a story. He secretly hid a tape recorder in her room and he has taped the kids telling stories that they have made up. I have 2 months worth of stories by my kids on tape. It is PRICELESS! I will cherish it forever and always. Thank you Love! No present in the world could ever take the place of that tape. Or the homemade card that came with it.

And so I hope all you mothers had a great day. I love having the day off but being a mom is what I do. Today it was back to laundry and cleaning. Dishes and, sadly, a sick Mason.

A good old family picture. It only took about 30 tries to find one that was decent of all of us. We needed one for our primary board. Anyway, I love my family. I love the family I grew up in. I love the family that raised my sweet Love into the awesome guy that he is today. And mostly I love the family I have now. What a lucky duck I am!