Happy Mother's Day!

This is the new plant the kids bought me for Mother's Day. Perfect for the yard....a little touch of our happy place right here in the front yard. Love the color and what it represents!
My smiling sweethearts! I am so happy to be their mom and it is my favorite role in life. Nothing better then hearing "I love you!" from them. I even love their cheesy smiles!!!!!
At my mom's on Mother's Day the big cousins were "Dancing with the Stars" while the little ones were in the playhouse and outside popping bubbles! Nice to see them play so well together. We celebrated with Brunch in the morning. We had eggs, sausage, bacon, waffles, fruit salad, and cinnamon rolls. Yummy food and we were full! Uncle Ray brought his cigar boxes of old pictures and postcards. Very cool stuff to share and we made notes of the places to visit while in South Dakota. We will have to try and make my mom ride on the concrete dinosaurs with the kids if they are still there.
Mom. Kids, and Grandkids on Mother's Day 2008! Nice to have us all together and able to celebrate. We love you mom! It is so great to have a mom that you can always depend on, who keeps the family together, who cooks awesome meals, who shops for all of us still, who treats the grandkids wonderfully and honestly enjoys being a grandma to them, who is a wonderful friend and biggest cheerleader! Thanks mom for all that you do!!!!!!!!!!
Here we all are with our Mom, Grandma and Great-Grandma! She probably never thought she would be almost 90 years old and celebrating with all of us. She has a special relationship with each of us and we love her for all of her crazy quirks. Nice to see her smile and enjoying the day. Hope that someday I will be the Great Grandma enjoying my own family on Mother's Day!!!!!

Here's to all the mom's- know that your family loves you for who you are and appreciates all that you do. The crazy mom moments are part of you and without them life would not be the same. Put your feet up, let the dust bunnies hide, put off shopping and laundry and spend a few moments hugging your kids!