Happy Mother's day!!

Happy Mother's day to all those mothers out there! I hope your day was fabulous! Mine was a bit different than I would have liked it. I was still sick in bed. That makes 7 days!! Not good for a mom. Someone needs to tell my body to get with the program! But Michael and the girls were troopers. Today is a much better day...I got out of bed for one :)

Yesterday was a great day though. Laney came up and delivered their Mother's day present with Chloe in toe....they are darn cute. It was the cutest card too....she had written "Happy Mom's Love you"....so cute! It is so fun to see each milestone met by your kids....but it affirms that they are growing sooooo fast. Daddy fixed them crepes because that is one of my favoritest things. He was perfecting them the night before when we had dessert ones with ice cream, nutella and whip cream with some strawberries.....oh how he spoils me! Then he got them ready for church when I decided I needed to see Delaney sing in Sacrament meeting. So I dragged my sick toushy out of bed and got presentable so I could see my baby girl sing the songs she had worked so hard on. It makes me so emotional to see how proud she was to sing it to me! Can you tell I adore my kiddos? But right after that, I was outtie ....That was almost too much...and then to bed I went.

It is always makes you stop and think, Why can these little ones that we bring into the world make or break our day. With simple things they say they can make you cry because you are so darn happy or laugh so hard it hurts. They can make a dark day light or vice versa. And you wonder why? Because they are our world....these kiddos are what we mother's live for. At least for me. If they are happy and excited....so am I. If they are hurt and confussed....so am I. I can only hope that I can guide them as well as my mom did! Hats off to you mom...I am sure I was not an easy teenager (although I profess to have been perfect :)) I am lucky to have had the great mom I did and hope that I can emulate her great qualities and use them in my mothering and that my kids will ALWAYS KNOW I love them! I love you kiddos....that includes you too Michael. Happy Mom's Day and thanks for making mine so special.

Mother's moments...

Just to warn you, this is more for Michael and the girls, but I thought I would share my feelings with all. There are some days in a mother' life, when she thinks "What am I doing?" Routine seems to eat up all the fun and the mundane things in a day seem to drown out the good things. But then there are the other days that make you stop and take stock of what you have..yesterday was that day for me.



It all began Monday afternoon. I felt something brewing so I started popping the vitamin c pills. Apparently I didn't catch it quick enough because by Monday night I was out of commision. I couldn't even make it out for a neighborhood chatting session (which I love). I went straight to bed hoping that through the night I would get better. I was awakened by a gentle kiss on my cheek, my little 3 year old wanted to say goodnight to her mom and her little sister soon followed for some hugs. That night I just tossed and turned until about the time Michael was supposed to get up for work. He rolled over and asked how I felt. "I feel rotten" was my reply (why lie, I sounded awful!) He asked if I wanted him to stay home. I said no, I could handle it. He asked if I as certain and I said, yeah...I can do it. He, being a loving husband, saw through my bravado and called my bluff. He stayed home to let me rest. And that I did all morning long. Michael took the girls to the park and returned to put them down for a nap. And I too took another nap. It is when I woke up that I realized how lucky I am. I have the world right here in my little home. I have a husband that loves me enough to let me stay in bed all day long and rest. I have two little girls that missed me while I was sleeping. Laney even brought me my medicine so I didn't have to get out of bed to get it. She would check on me and give me an update on what was going on and Chloe just liked to cuddle with me in bed.



I am one lucky lady. SO..I decided to write a list of loves so that my kids and hubby will always know that even if I am sick or away, I love them dearly and miss not spending my day with them. And to let them know that each day spent with them is a blessing beyond measure!



I love to watch them sleep at night-they are so innocent and sweet I can't get enough of it.

Sometimes I find myself in their rooms just watching them sleep peacefully.

I love to watch them play when they don't think I am watching!

This seems to be my favorite lately. Chloe is hilarious. She rocks to her own toon and is

hilarious doing it. She makes me laugh. And Laney is such a big kid now and says the

funniest things. And sometimes she sounds just like me, which makes me make a mental

note to stop doing it. They have such fun personalities and imaginations that it makes me

laugh when I watch them. Plus they play so well together that it makes me feel like something

I am doing is right :)

I love it when my hand brushes Michael's as we walk-it takes me back to the dating life when you

just anticipate if he is going to hold your hand or not. Same when he puts his arms around me

when we are talking to friends. It makes me feel like he is proud of me and that he loves me.

I love to sing with my girls - my prayers were answered because my girls love to sing and I love

hearing them make up their own songs or singing the ones I sing to them to go to sleep.

I love the little arm hugs - what can be sweeter than your little ones giving you the biggest hugs ever

with their tiny little arms.

I love their kisses - enough said there!

I love to hear them say I love you.

I love to see the look on their face when they are looking for you and finally spot you! Their big

smiles that take up their face and the excitement in their voice.

I love to hear them say "Mommy". -sometimes it is overused and overshouted, but I love to hear it

from their little mouths.

I love to hear them talk about Jesus - Delaney is just now understanding the role Jesus played in

our life and it is exciting to me to watch her make the connections and get a love and

testimony of Jesus.

I love to hear them pray and watch them fold their arms - what special little spirits we are entrusted

with. What joy that simple act gives me. They have such innocent hearts...if only to be like a

child.

I love to watch them learn something new - which may I say Chloe found out how to get out of her

crib. Luckily she only does it when nap is over and it is time to get up and then I

hear a pounding on the door and ...."Mom...I want out!"

I love to see their new getup they put together - this morning chloe walked in in her diaper and her

knee pads on...I wish I took a picture. Laney helped her with the knee pads but it was darn

cute. And she didn't want them off. Laney comes up with some good ones...but now she is

into doing her own hair which is always fun to see what she comes up with. It usually entails A

LOT of barrets and clips and almost alway, a head band.

I love to hear the garage door open around 6:00pm - that means DADDY IS HOME!

I love how the girls play hide and seek with who ever is coming home.

I love to see their excitement and seeing people they know, or experiencing new things.



And most of all I just love them! Life would be so empty if I didn't have their smiling faces to wake up to. I love being a mother and a wife. I could go on and on about my "love's" but really I just want to let Michael and the girls know that I love them very much and I love and appreciate the little things they do each day to make me laugh and to remind me that life is fun and good and to never be taken for granted....and sometimes routine needs to be shaken up a bit :) Thanks Michael for letting me recover...I love you......THIS MUCH!( )(My arms)