Mother's Day 2012

Owen and I were married last June. So, technically, this was my first official Mother's Day. I've been around for years, but there really was something different about this year. I know it may sound crazy to say, but everything about Mother's Day this year really felt like the way Mother's Day should feel. It was perfect :)
The morning began, with Owen waking up and getting the kids up to help him. They let me sleep. My lazy butt didn't even know. I slept like a rock. Which, for me is new. Whenever the kids are over, I don't sleep very well. I'm always half awake listening to make sure they are alright. Ever since Mitchell was a 1 1/2 year old baby, my ears have been mom ears at night.
They made me the yummiest spread of breakfast :)

Jessica made me a beautiful pot rest at school. It also came with some magnets that I use on the fridge. She was so proud of her creation!
My beautiful amazing loving husband got me a teapot!! I LOVE teapots and don't even have one. Well I DO NOW! lol. I really do love them.

Along with that, he got me my favorite flower, an orchid :) It's beautiful!! He even read up on exactly how to care for it. (of course he did!) I love him and his "info-maniac" ways!

So then we went to church. The kids were nice and got dressed without too much fuss. (I don't know if you know, but that's a big deal!)
At church, they got up and sang with the primary. Mitchell was nervous getting up there, but Owen told him, if you don't know the words, just say watermelon and smile at Mommy! lol it worked!!! So darling!

Then we went and saw my mom where Mitchell Jessica and I gave my mom the bears we picked out for her. One said, Best Mom Ever. The other said, Feel Better (due to her surgeries). Mitchell really liked that one.
We then went over to Barta's (Owen's grandma's house) where there was a barbecue and we gave Sharon her knew rose bush. Her last one was tragically destroyed because of the darn water pipe busting in the front yard. She liked it :)

It was a very nice Mother's Day. I am so blessed to have those two beautiful and crazy children in my life. I have worked so hard to have a great relationship with each of them. It hasn't always been easy. Going from nothing to 2 children to care for in my life was an adjustment. But I believe that God knows what is in store for me. I trust him. Now those kids are a lifeline of mine.I could never imagine my life without them. When their beds are empty, both Owen and I miss them dearly. We'll sit and talk about them and the fun and sweet things they say as well as the stinker isms they sometimes show off. (Owen's kids? c'mon, you know what I'm talking about....) I love everything about them. All the good with the bad. I hope they feel the same for me. I know I am definitely not perfect, but I will continually work to be the best woman and mother I can be for them.