Mother's Day

Mother's Day was really good! On Saturday evening we attended my brother's 40th birthday party then stayed over night with my parents. It was nice to spend some time with my mother on Mother's Day and I know she enjoyed seeing the grandkids. I apparently picked the right ward to attend on Mother's Day too since I got a big Hershey's almond bar. We all shared it on the way home from church (I appreciated the help eating it since I really didn't need all of those calories). Later in the day we returned home, then went over the Keith's parents' house to spend some time with his mom. Keith's brother and family were there as well. We had a nice time!

My kids did a few things for me on Mother's Day. John made a "cake" with the game Upwards. It had a big purple "M" on it and a candle made from the letters. He brought it to me singing "Happy Mother's Day." It was sweet that he put so much effort into it. Then Reagan made a candle with the letters and put it on the Upwards box and brought it to me. Later, Reagan sang "Happy Mother's Day" to me while strumming on the guitar. I got it on video too. It was great! I tried to milk Mother's Day for all it was worth. I got John to sing the closing song in church with me. I love singing with him! He also gave me a poem with his hand print that he had made at school. It was wrapped with decorated wrapping paper that he made himself. The best part of Mother's Day, though, was just being with my kids! I love them tons and love being a mother!