I am so grateful to my husband and children for making me have a wonderful Mother's Day! I love them so much! I never thought I would say this, but I really LOVE having teenagers. And having a baby and teenagers, while presenting its own challenges, is really the best of both worlds. I can have fun conversations with my teenagers and we can laugh together and have fun. And that sweet innocent baby always has a smile for me! Not to mention Tessa and Jarem, who are also both sweethearts and at great ages too. There has never been a better year to be a mother.
Today while I was at church, I almost got a little resentful about being the only one to tend the tired baby at church. For a minute, I almost felt upset that my husband can never help me on Sundays since he is the bishop. But then, I decided instead of pacing the halls with an overly tired baby, I would take him for a little drive in the car so that he could go to sleep. I turned on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing, "Amazing Grace", and as I drove down the highway through beautiful green trees and farmland, I couldn't help but feel so incredible grateful for my life, for beautiful music, for nature, and for the beautiful experience of being a mother. I will recommit to cherish every moment I have with my children! I am so proud of them. They are such good kids.
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| Beautiful, beautiful flowers from my husband! I LOVE them! Orange roses are my favorite! |
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| I love me some chocolate |
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| A sweet card that everyone wrote in and signed! |
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| Jarem's gift to me from school. |
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| Both from Jarem: the book is a purse with pages about his mom. The other had a packet of sunflower seeds and a verse. |
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| Another card from Jarem |
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| Jarem loves giving gifts. He always feels like he wants to give more and more and he insisted I keep this dollar too. :) |
Jarem didn't want Micah to go without wishing me a happy mother's day, and since he wasn't capable of telling me himself, Jarem helped him out. When I went to get him out of the car at the church, this is how I found him. :)
And the inside of Micah's card said with Micah's own scribbles to make it more personal...so cute!!
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| Cinnamon rolls for breakfast |
And a delicious dinner with beef roast, mashed potatoes, corn, rolls, and coconut cream pie for dessert with 100% of the preparation and clean-up done by my sweet husband and kids!
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| And a picture of me today! I love being a mom! |
2 comments:
Sounds like you had a great mom's day! You deserve it!
I'm so glad you had a great day! I was feeling bad for you with Micah so tired. Glad you had a drive to reset your mind and the rest of the day was smooth. You are a great mother and it shows in your wonderful family! Love you!
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