Mother's Day!

This Mother's Day kinda started off on a bitter note for me. I felt a bit on edge, and a bit emotional all day. I went to bed Saturday night thinking I would call Ray's mom before I headed to church, that way Ray could talk to her before he headed to bed, and then I would call my mom when I got home from church. Then "BAM" it hit me like a hammer to the head that this wasn't going to happen. Then I felt a bit foolish for thinking this, when I should have remembered what the deal was. Sunday my kids let me sleep in an extra half hour or so, and then Ellie woke me up with a bag full of little notes, cards, and some jewelry she had saved for me that were either too big on her, or that she never wore :), and a cute little cup/vase with flowers she had made. Such a sweet little girl I have. She also made me a bookmark at church for my scriptures, and another card with a letter to me and a story that she had wrote about a girl and her mom. Love this girl, and her big Heart! I would show you the things Ellie made and gave me, but she has informed me that they are private, and asked that I please not put them on here for the (world) to see.

Jake brought me home a gift he had made me at school, and was too excited to have me wait. He had me sit right down the moment he got home from school and open my Mother's Day Present. It was a flower he had made in a little pot, and a water color butterfly that he had painted and cut out. He also gave me a card with a letter he had written himself that told me what a good mom I am to love him. Made my day to see his misspelled words, and incomplete sentences and know it was 100 percent his thoughts and words. :) On Saturday Ray told me to go pick something up for myself that I would like to have. He was working his week on, and so he couldn't, and also he said he did not want to pick me up something that I would never use, like that would EVER happen (ok maybe it has). So off the kids and I headed to Logan where we went to several different stores browsing the isles for ideas on what I might like. Then I decided while at Sam's Club as I watched Jake help a little girl up who had fallen and was crying. A new camera. My Canon is big, and hard to carry around everywhere I go. And I am always missing out on little moments my kids have, or wonderful little photo shots of them being adorable. And all this cause my camera does not fit well in my purse. So with this in mind, I headed over to the camera isle and picked out the cute little SONY camera. I love it, and the best part is that I can carry it around with me everywhere I go. :) I am truly blessed with two of the best kids a mom could ask for (tantrums, smiles, fits, loves and all) they make me happy to be a mom, and I would not trade them for all the riches in the world!