Mother's Day Moments

7:15 am - I hear the sounds of little feet tiptoeing to Daddy's side of the bed, then hear James whisper "Come on Dad...you have to get up and help us make breakfast for Mom." Jimmy rolls over & says "That must be music to your ears." Then proceeds to head downstairs to help the kiddos.

7:30 am - Jonathan's awake, so I sneak into his room to feed him. (I'm supposed to still be in bed). I find myself choking up a little as I wonder, will this be the last Mother's Day I will spend nursing a baby? What a privilege to be a Mom...I am so blessed.

7:35 am - Back to reality. I pretend not to hear the kids fighting downstairs over who gets to slice the strawberries & who gets to help with waffles.

7:40 am - Sneak back into bed with 5 minutes to spare before Josiah and Aliya come in to play cars and Littlest Pets with Jonathan and me.

7:55 am - Surprise!!! I am greeted by a very well presented masterpiece. The kids had to use a large serving tray as my breakfast plate because there was so much to put on it. Notice the Belgain waffle is in the shape of a butterfly, with strategically placed strawberries as decorations. My buttered toast is decorated with 3 strips of bacon in the design of a flower...to match the floral centerpiece they arranged. All of which is perfectly balanced with a lovely glass of lemonade (I had to move the lemonade for the picture because there was too much to balance).
After breakfast, they began presenting the numerous crafts they had been working on throughout the week. They did such a wonderful job on everything and handed me each item one at a time with special care...what treasures they had made for me!

After church, they made me a meat & cheese sandwich with chips on the side. Then it was naptime! Need I say more? Loved that!! After naps, we went on a 1.7 walk (Jimmy had his GPS with him) and met a neat lady walking her two dogs. We spent quite awhile visiting with her and playing with Otter and Kyla. Then it was back home to do yardwork & visit with the neighbors. Our Architect stopped by in the middle of it with the drawings he plans to submit for permit tomorrrow (yay!!!) Finally, time for pizza, a movie & ice cream then it's off to bed for the kids. It has been a truly wonderful day, yet at the same time somewhat of a normal day too. I think that's what makes it even better...just enjoying a "down day" with my family and being able to soak in what a blessing it is to be called Mom. Thank you Jesus for this gift!