Mother's Day...always a treat:)

I love the idea of Mother's Day...I think it's a wonderful idea.  However, this year I've decided that I'm trading Mother's Day for Father's Day with Phil.  I awoke at 3:30 am to the sound of Seattle becoming the first member of the "pukey and poopy" club...aww sweet sounds you love to wake up to!  Luckily, I have the best husband in the world he cleaned that one up:)  Then about 5:30am Berlin joined the "pukey and poopy" club...bliss, complete bliss...this one needed a two man clean up crew to tackle it:(

After the clean up and lots of help from Phil...I was able to lay back down and enjoy my pillow for about an hour before Phil had to leave for our 8am sacrament:)  Of course, I'm the lucky one to stay home...after all it is Mother's Day!!!

On a good note...during the hour I was out COLD...and rolled over to see these cute little gifts sitting on my night stand:)

The snowflake thingy is from Paris...and the cute card is from Brooklyn:)

--Side Story about the candy and flowers and why I'm actually excited about them...

SO last year on Mother's Day Sunday, at church I started noticing women wearing these corsages pinned to their dresses.  Sweet...not my style, but sweet, nonetheless.  After seeing like 20 different ladies with them, I HAD to ask someone what kind "exclusive club" they all belonged to.  The answer was, in Elder's Quorum they sent around a little sign up sheet that the husbands could all sign up and pay to have these flowers delivered to their wives today.  Awww sweet...so where's mine?
Naturally, having Seattle just out of nursery's reach, and me sitting up front in Relief Society, I found my answer...as I saw Phil hanging out in the foyer with about 3 other dad's and their kids, who's wives also coincidentally, didn't have the sweet corsages either:)  I thought it was funny, but I did like harassing him about it.

Needless to say, Phil was in Elder's Quorum this year when the sign up sheets went around...and I wasn't left out this year:)  It was completely worth it!

P.S. Thanks Melanie for being the greatest and sending home the Mother's Day Treat from sacrament with Phil!  You're the BEST!

"Happy Muther's Day!"

Mommy and Me Then...

Last year...we were both hot and tired...but she still looks beautiful!

It's funny how 1 day is supposed to be set aside to thank our mom's for being great...when in actuality, all other 364 should be spent the same way! I LOVE my Mom and am so glad she's my BEST friend! I remember when I was little, I would give her the things we made in church and school, thinking that the way I colored it (in the lines)...would show her HOW much I loved her! It's not until we become Mother's ourselves, that we realize that our real Mother's day gifts...are given everytime your child gets hurt and comes to you for comfort, when your baby won't sleep in their bed because they'd rather be close to you, when they won't make a snack for themselves...because you do it better...etc! The list goes on and on...sometimes it's hard to recognize these gifts for what they are, but I'm so glad that my mom was such a great example and continues to help me recognize all the BLESSINGS of motherhood! Thanks Mom! You're the best!

Luckily, I have a great husband...which I will thank DEBRA for! She's a great mom too and I love to see the relationship Phil has with her. He still calls his mom several times a week, just to talk, or give her the latest updates. (Which I hope Boston always does)

I had to put an old one in! You look beautiful!...And this was the most recent one I had with all the kids together! Still looking HOTT!

I know Mother's Day isn't even close to being over, but I wanted to report how great the day has been so far! Phil noticed in some pictures that my purse, the one he got me for christmas...didn't match all of my outfits or the occasions for some of my outings...so he got me a new "casual" purse and wallet! I think that's so sweet! I LOVE my purse...and now I LOVE my new purse! I think it's sweet with all the thought he put into it! (For the record...I thought I looked fine!) Then he made me a bacon, egg, and cheese McMuffin for breakfast...really he made it! He got all the things that I loved...made a mess in the kitchen...fed me and the kids...and CLEANED UP! As if that wasn't enough, he also made some Kick "A" smoothies too! (p.s. Right now he's attempting to make the roast we're having for dinner all by himself! Every once in a while he pops up to get some "how to's", but wants to do it all himself, because "He's taking care of dinner!" SO he's scoring some BIG points today...maybe Father's day will bring more than a tie this year;)

As usual Mother's Day always comes with the BEST gifts from the kids! I got a few colored cards and Boston has given me his chair and told me atleast 5 times that since it's "your day" you should be able to play the Wii or any game you want for the whole day. (this is something he would die to have happen on "his" day...if there was one!) Paris made the beautiful heart you see below...and I have to save it, because who can resist a card that says "Happy Muther's Day?"

"Happy Muther's Day!" (Paris)

SO A big Happy Muther's day to all the Muther's out there! (I better get ready for church...I'm betting there's some more colored pictures coming my way:)