Mother's Day

I had such a fantastic and special Mother's Day weekend. I truly felt pampered the entire weekend doing many of my favorite things:  had my first Mother-Daughter mani/pedi with Sonoma, I went shopping at Lululemon (thanks Mom and Dad!!!), had dinner out with friends one night, I got my hair done, grilled out, and I went to church and brunch with my three favorite people.  It was a wonderful weekend with lots of good memories.  Every year day, I feel more and more love from my family, which seems impossible because my heart is already so full. Motherhood is by far the best thing I have ever experienced and I could never imagine life without  my sweet daughters.  They make every day so much better and full of so much more love than I ever could have imagined.

Marcus was so thoughtful to get me this special card.  Loved it.

Oh how I love special crafts from Sonoma.  This was such a beautiful little present she made at PDO.

I had a BLAST with Sonoma getting our nails done.  

This was printed in my Moms Together bulletin from last month and I thought it was very fitting for my Mother's Day post:

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Before I was a Mom,

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.  

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never been puked on.  Pooped on.  Chewed on.  Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.  

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a mom.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a mom.  

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a mom.

May you always be overwhelmed by the Grace of God rather than by the cares of life.

~Author unknown.