Mother's Day at Preschool

Mother's Day

My boys' were all so sweet to me this Mother's Day!  I got some of the most wonderful gifts!

 Owen made me a beeeeautiful bracelet at church!  Love!

 Drew's Kindergarten class made a Mother's Day Cookbook.  Drew contributed my Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe.  ;)

 Wade took the boys to Walgreens and told them that they each had $5 to buy me something.  My funny boy chose to buy me an Eye pad.  Haha!

These guys, and their Daddy, sure know how to make a girl feel special!  :)

Mother's Day 2014

I am so glad that I get to be their mom!

The boys were so excited to wish me a Happy Mother's Day as soon as they came downstairs that morning.  It was so sweet!  What made it even sweeter, though, was the note that I found on their door.

Clayton had written them a reminder note the night before!  How precious is that?!?!  I love that he was so thoughtful to make sure that they would remember.  :)

Muffins with Mom & Clayton's Last Day of School - 5/7/14

You know how there are days when everything seems to hit at once and you feel like you hit the floor running and never stop all day?  May 7th, 2014 was that kind of day.  :)

It was Clayton's last day of school, Drew's Muffins with Mom at preschool, and my Owen's 3rd birthday.  To add fuel to the fire, we were in the middle of a kitchen remodel.  I hadn't had a kitchen sink, dishwasher, stove, oven, or microwave for a full week.  To say that I was a little stressed is a MAJOR understatement.  Nevertheless, we made lemons out of lemonade and had a great day.

Clayton was a bit melancholy about his last day of school, bless his heart.  He has been at Coram Deo since Kindergarten and loved his friends there.  However, we have heard wonderful things about a school that is the same model (a hybrid of private school and homeschooling), that is closer to home, and considerably less expensive.  So... we made the difficult decision to change schools for the 2014-2015 school year.  I know that it will be a great move for our family, but Clayton is super sad to leave his school friends.  My heart aches for my little boy, but I know that he will bloom where he is planted.  He will make friends quickly, I'm certain.

Clayton's last day as a 3rd grader!

After dropping Clayton off for his last day, Drew and I went to Muffins with Mom at preschool.  It was an adorable preschool celebration, as usual.  Drew had made me an early Mother's Day card and pillow.  He was so proud to give them to me!  

These questionnaires always crack me up!  By the looks of it, one would think that I sit around watching TV and eating chips all day.  Lovely...  I did appreciate the fact that I got upgraded this year on the "best thing she cooks" category to "pizza."  Last year he answered "pop tarts."  ;)

I asked D about the picture on the left that he drew.  He said that Mrs. Chay asked them to draw somewhere that they like to go with their mom.  He drew Target.  Not the park.  Or the library.  Or the beach.  Or Disneyworld.  Nope - he picked Target.  I've never been more sure that he does, in fact, share my DNA.  Ha!

Love this boy!

Owen's birthday was on 5/7 as well, but I think that deserves its own post.  :)

Mother's Day 2013

My 4 guys were all soooo sweet to me this Mother's Day!  They kept surprising me throughout the day with acts of kindness.  It was one of my favorite days ever.  :)

I love being a mom and feel passionately about investing in my kids.  But... mothering is so much harder than I ever dreamed it would be.  Most nights I lay in bed and recount all of the times that I blew it throughout the day.  "Man, I could have handled that better..."  "Why didn't I do this instead of that?"  It's a humbling job to nurture little souls, isn't it?

At the end of the day, being a mother to these three boys is a calling.  They are precious gifts that the Lord has given me to refine me and to teach me more about Himself.  When they are hurting and I want nothing more than to comfort them, I know that my Father feels that same feeling when my heart is hurting, only infinitely stronger.  When they disappoint me by behavior that I know that they have been taught is wrong, I know that my Father is infinitely more devastated by my own sin.  When I feel joy because they obey simply out of love with expectations of nothing in return, I know that my Father is infinitely more joyful when I obey Him with pure motives.  Mothering these three has taught more about Christ than I ever could have imagined.  Even when it is really, really, really hard, I am grateful that these three are mine.

On Mother's Day morning, I woke up to breakfast in bed from my Clayton.  He brought me a plate of cheese toast, a banana, and a yogurt drink.  All on his own - Wade wasn't up yet either.  It was the best cheese toast that I have ever had in my life.  ;)

We had just finished a poetry unit in school.  Clayton had written me a really thoughtful acrostic poem.  So sweet!

 Drew had picked out a card and written his name and "Mom" on the envelope.  Darling boy.

We went to church, which is always a tremendous blessing.  I love my church so much.

 I could never tire of those toddler hands grabbing my face and holding on tight for an extra long smooch.  ;)

The boys gave me flowers and the sweetest handmade gifts (better than anything that money could buy!). 

Clayton had asked for a break while we were working on schoolwork earlier in the week.  He hinted at the fact that he was working on a gift.  Y'all, he wrote the sweetest poem for me!  Wade said that he was so proud when he brought it to show him.  He asked Wade to help him type it up and frame it.  I was so moved when I read it - straight from his little heart.

As much as I love the framed version, the original is even better.  I will keep it for all eternity, you can rest assured of that.  (My favorite part is "Some times she is stern, but that's because she is helping you learn."  Me, stern???  Never.  Ha!  Priceless.)

Drew made a sweet hand print canvas at preschool.   Hand print art is my favey fav.

The questionaire on the back is hilarious!  "The best thing she cooks is: a cherry pop tart."  Oh my word - I laughed til I cried!

To top it all off, my guys bought me two BoyMom tee shirts, a necklace with the boys' initials, and 6 rose bushes.  Eeek!  I was so excited!  Wade and Clayton worked hard to plant my "rose garden" along the side of the house.  I love the thought of those bushes growing and providing years of beauty.

Days like this are important reminders that all of the tough parts of motherhood are totally worth it.  :)

Mother's Day 2010

So... I'm a little behind on the ole' blog. If the blog is slow, then life is moving fast. I feel like that is the case, anyway. :)

I had a wonderful Mother's Day this year! Wade & the boys made me breakfast, and Clayton declared that I "had the whole day off!" Ha ha!

We were running late to church, so there was no time for pictures. We tried to snap a few after church, but Drew was D-O-N-E and in major need of a nap. So... this was the best one of the three of us. Nice.

The boys gave me some lovely gifts and (my personal favorite!) some homemade cards. :) Isn't this candy card so cute?!?!

Of course, I love anything that Clayton makes. It just doesn't get any better...

Thanks to all three of my boys for making my Mother's Day wonderful! I adore you and love being the Mommy at our house.