happy mother's day!

 

Today was my second official Mother's Day and it was great!  Katelyn slept in until it was time to wake her up to get ready for church and then she took a HUGE nap when we got home.  A huge nap for Kate means a huge nap for me.  It was blissful.

Kate and Dave went crazy with Mother's Day gifts this year.  They gave me these beautiful flowers and some kitchen utensils I have been asking for.  (They are not just utensils.  They are bright neon colored utensils and I told Dave that I must have one of everything.)  I also got a card that is good for one pedicure (always a good gift idea) and one Schleich animal (also always a good gift idea).

We went over to my parents' house for dinner where Lauren cooked delicious Hawaiian haystacks (yum!) and my dad and Dave did the dishes.  We had Bluebell Lemon Bliss for dessert.

I made my mom and grandma a cupcake bouquet.  I saw it on Pinterest a few months ago and thought, "I want that."  I watched a few Youtube videos on how to make one and they all showed bouquets with piped roses.  I considered it for a while and then went with the safe option of dunking cupcakes into icing and then covering them with pink sprinkles.  I think they turned out well.  I won't be filing out applications at any bakeries but for a novice, I think they are pretty.

I am so lucky to have such a wonderful mother.  I have always been grateful for her but I don't think I understood quite how much until the past year.  Being a mom is hard work and my mom is still mothering me.  She still answers three AM calls when Kate has a fever and I don't know what to do and I can't even count the number of times she has picked me up and helped with Katelyn so I could just rest for a second.  Seriously, it is like everyday.

I am also grateful for a great mother in law who raised such a wonderful husband for me.  He is such a good man and an amazing father and I suspect it has a lot to do with great parenting and a stellar mom. :)

I'm so thankful for the opportunity to be a mother and thankful for my mother who helps me to be an even better mother.