I'm uploading pics from a session and realized that I haven't blogged in awhile,
despite my intentions to.
Last on the camera roll, was yesterday's gifts from moms day.
I woke up to Ihop delivered to my bed.
The kids were bouncing off the walls excited to give me my gifts.
Kayli made an amazing video montage, which I will try to upload to YouTube.
Brooklyn made a scrapbook, complete with photos and letters.
She weaved me a keychain,
painted me a canvas of tulips, and wrote me a poem that had us all crying laughing.
Kyler had a very simple card.
We haven't had the easiest of weeks and I wasn't sure he'd even give me a mothers day present, ha! But he's quick to love and quick to speak kindness for sure. "Fresh food and water and love" is what he requires most of :)
Brayden was devastated that he couldn't find his preschool moms day craft. So the girls helped him to pull something together in the morning.
Brooklyn's love notes.
Kyler also gave me a generic classroom coupon book, good for the whole week of moms day. Much of it was "setting the table, using manners, ect" and he said he already does everything in the booklet and lots more- trying to confirm that he does beyond what he should. It didn't work with me, but he always tries.
A few excerpts to the many scrapbook pages, they filled it with so much love and photos and sweet words. I will love it forever!
I'm so blessed to be a mom to these 4 precious souls.
Even when they drive me crazy, I get glimpses of who they're becoming and it makes the weariness and sacrifice more than worth it.
This school year has not been easy.
3 different schools & countless activities cannot end soon enough :)
I'm ready to simplify again and enjoy more relaxed time together.
It's never been clearer to me how important it is to take time to just be together.
Not be running, bussing, carpooling to the next commitment.
It's the little things, the everyday, that meant more than anything else.
John just returned from Germany.
The girls/boys took turns having sleepovers in my room all week.
Reminded me of simpler times when they were younger & the world didn't tug so hard.
We stayed up late, ate popcorn, talked and laughed.
We missed daddy but it felt so good to have that extra special time.
Kayli has entered an awful interesting age, ha!
sorry not sorry.
I have a love hate relationship with 13.
More on that later.
But she did jump into my bed and claim her love of the gifts she was about to bestow me.
Hilarious.
Kayli is juggling a full plate,
all advanced classes, music and the emotions of 13.
In the grand scheme, I am super proud of her.
MOM
You don't even know how much you mean to me.
You're so kind, and you always make me tea.
One time, I fell and hurt myknee
You got an ice pack and said "it's alright my Brooklyn Lee"
You always took me shopping at gymboree.
You never cared about the large fee.
You play british accents and we laugh and say "we we"
If I got stung by a bee
You'd walk over and ask "can I see"?
I love my beautiful Mommy
LOVE YOU,
Brooklyn.
We finished gift opening with swimming and lounging.
I took a nap and then colored my children induced grey roots before we met John's parents and friend Mary at Fuddruckers.
A quick dinner and then home to work on a student council project Brooklyn had forgotten about (due in the morning, of course ha).
As I get older, I realize how truly blessed I am to have grown up with a mom who led by example. And a mother in law who raised my husband up to be such an incredible man who loves his family and works hard. I could not ask for better friends to be examples to my children and myself. We are not perfect but we lift each other out of discouragement, dust each other off, and encourage in every circumstance. I know this is not a commonplace but to have found a strong circle of women like I have, is not something I will ever take for granted.
A mothers job is not easy but it is always worth it.
Happy Mothers Day!
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