Breakfast in bed was fun. The fruit parfait with the enormous boysenberries....delicious. My GIANT, cards, paintings, and hand-made gifts.......the best!
Next, it was church, where all three kids stood on the stand with the primary and sang a few of my very favorite songs. I sat in the congregation and had a "moment." It seems like yesterday that I stood on the stand and sang for my mom. It amazes me how quickly life goes, and sometimes I have to stop and take it in. I am these kid's mother. Most of the time it seems absolutely surreal. I am in love with them.
We came home from church and not only was the sun shining, but it was WARM. It has been so rainy, overcast and cool here that the sun's heat felt amazing. We played in the backyard the rest of the day. No kidding, we stayed outside until 8 p.m.
Bob took care of every meal and cleaned up afterwards too. I tried to sweep the floor and throw in a load of laundry, but he wouldn't have it. "You are not allowed to lift a finger unless it is to put something in your mouth!" he ordered. I thought that was pretty funny, until I realized that was exactly what I did all day...EAT!
I think the day was just right because we did "nothing." We had no where to be. We were just home, enjoying the weather and each other. We jumped on the tramp, played freeze-tag, baseball, and of course, the girls played "house." Life's crazy busy, and we don't get to just "play"nearly as much as we should.
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It was time for bed. We put the kids in the tub and walked around the bedrooms upstairs opening windows and turning on ceiling fans. We were in Payton's room and I plopped down on her bed. Bob snuggled up beside me. Pay's bed is our old bed. The very first bed we had together. I don't know why, but we think it's the most comfortable bed in the world. We laid there chatting about life, how much ours has changed, our fears and concerns about the changes a new baby brings, how much we love these kids, and how important our roles are as their parents.
Life isn't always blissful and most days aren't this easy. Let's face it, there's even been a Mother's Day or two I would just assume forget. Believe me, we've had our "times." We still do. We're no strangers to weathering storms, but I am glad we continue to TRY, strive each day to be better, forgive, love, and serve one another. It is amazing how much stronger, and definitely more appreciative we become of each other when we do this.
Because really, I never could have imagined Bob and these kids would bring me this much happiness. I love the four of them more than I could even try to express, and this Mother's Day is one I want to remember. It was all the simple, sweet, thoughtful things they did that made me feel like the luckiest gal alive.
"Happy day, Mother's Day!," Owen continued to shout, and we would all look at each other, smile and laugh.
Because of Bob and the kids....
Indeed it was.
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