this was my favorite mother's day yet.
i just felt very loved by my favorite boys.
hands down, the highlight of my celebrating this year was the mother's day tea i attended at chet's school.
chet has been so excited for it since they started crafting and rehearsing weeks ago.
and, i gotta tell you, the tea party did not disappoint. it. was. adorable.
all the moms met in the library, where the cutest tables were set up with tea pots, flowers, and crafts galore.
each kid made 2 lamented placemats (one for mom, one for kid), a pin for the mom to wear, they painted a flower pot and picked out seeds to plant in them, and made a card.
chet was always telling me how hard they were working in class to get ready for mother's day, and now i know why!
after we were all seated the kids marched in and sang EIGHT rehearsed songs, with actions, and they each took turns telling why their mom is the best.
chet said i am the best because i take him to play with his grandmas!
when the program was over we got to visit while eating pie and cookies.
it was kind of embarrassing (because the songs were not the slow, sentimental type - more the silly, loud type) but i couldn't help from tearing up as i watched those sweet kids singing for their moms.
such love.
such love.
i have said this before, but being a mom has not come easily to me.
sometimes feel like it is the last thing i want to do.
and most of the time i feel like i am royally failing at it.
but in moments like that one, i am reminded that being a mom is so special.
i could stare at my handsome kiddos for hours. they are perfect.
i often wonder how we got such. good. boys.
i often wonder how we got such. good. boys.
they love me always, forgive me when i'm mean, and worry about me when i'm sad. they make me proud, teach me patience, show me how to be a true friend, impress me with their creativity, and make me oh, so happy.
i am also very grateful for my mom. she is the most selfless person i know. she is patient with me, always willing to help, and has a laugh that is so contagious.
my mother-in-law is pretty darn swell too. she treats our kids like they are the most special people she knows and, heck, she raised the boy of my dreams :)
this was my place setting at the mother's day tea:
and this is chet during the performance:
and the rest of these have really nothing to do with mother's day,
tad in the front, the big boys in the back.
this was my place setting at the mother's day tea:
tad in the front, the big boys in the back.
tad found a pretty nice place to nap, under grandma and grandpa's tree.
