I'm so blessed to be a mother, especially a mother in Zion! What a blessing the Gospel is in helping me to raise my children. It helps give me an eternal perspective, I can seek help through the Holy Ghost, I can find answers in the scriptures on problems we're facing, I can be a better mother because of the example of the Savior and others, I hear words of the modern day prophets which help me know how to be a better family member. I'm so thankful!
We started off by making Mother's Day cards for the grandmas. The kids used stamp markers to decorate paper and we folded them into origami dresses. Then we recorded the kids reading "My Grandma is Special" and sent them to Grandma Sue and Grandma Di in the mail. Emma, Cal and Lucy were so cute and practiced so hard until they had it just right. They turned out adorable, and I think the Grandma's love them!
When Mother's Day arrived, this is what we woke up to...snow! I guess it was Mother Nature's little Mother's Day surprise. We thought we'd just get a little skiff, but we got a ton. In one day we got between 8 to 10 inches. It snowed all day and never let up! So much for Spring here in Wyoming! :) While I was grumbling about it under my breath, Emma helped set me right. "It's so beautiful!" she exclaimed. She couldn't wait to get out there and play. She's such a great example to me of "come what may and love it" (Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin). I'm glad I have her great optimistic perspective.
Dave surprised me with this cute flower planter box and installed it Saturday while I was off practicing the organ for church and went to the store. He went to the store to buy some flowers with the kids also, but then saw the forecast and decided to hold off on that. He also worked on some pallet planters we are going to use to plant some veggies and plants in the backyard. Thanks, hon, I love it and can't wait until we can put some color into them!
We went to church, which was great. There were a few youth speakers and then the entire Bishopric spoke since they are new. It was wonderful! One of the Bishopric members talked about how his little 4'10" mom was one of the first women welders and he talked about how women weld our families together. Another Bishopric member talked about a mother's place in the Plan of Salvation. I played the organ, which was fun since it's been a while. And I also accompanied the Primary children while they sang "A Child's Prayer". This was our last week in this ward, as the boundary lines were changed, but there was a discrepancy in them, and so the stake had to ask the First Presidency which line was actually correct before they told us which ward we were in for sure. But we just found out we will now be in the other ward, which is a mixed bag of emotions of course. We're sad to be leaving the friends we've made behind, but excited to meet new people. And of course we're willing to go and serve where we need to be.
Emma is my total sweetheart. She made this little book for me and made me cry! Here are a few of my favorite pages:
Em also went with her cute friend Zoey to Artistry in Glass to a ceramics class. She picked this little turtle (she named it Turtey already) and painted it so cute. She painted red lipstick on its lips and its fingernails red too. She really loved it! Thanks, Robyn for taking her. She was so careful to keep it a secret that it was for me for Mother's Day, but Zoey's little sister and Cal kinda spilled the beans. She was kind of upset but I told her I hadn't seen it so it was a surprise because I didn't know what it looked like.
I got some other fun things as well...pictures from the kids they made, a little glass dish Emma made at school, Turtey of course and some M&M's or MoM's (that Lucy ate). Dave and the kids were also very sweet to try to do everything. They made fajitas, corn and southwest salad for dinner with my favorite ice-cream for dessert and it yummy! The kids all helped set up and clean up. It was nice!
It's kind of fun (and scary) to see the things your kids pick up on that you do. I remember when Emma started doing tons of sound effects as we did things when she was very young and then I realized I did the same thing! They also pick up on so many other things, say many of the same things I do, pick up on some of my personality traits, so I need to watch myself and hope I can be better so they have a good example to follow! I notice they also like many of the same things I do. This is Lucy with her chocolate ice-cream we ate. She kept saying "mmmmm....chocolate!" He he! Some good things do get passed down.
Our deal is, for Mother's Day, Dave changes all of the diapers, and on Father's Day, I change all of the diapers. He he! But I'm grateful I get to do these little things (though sometimes not fun) for these little people and serve them in some small way. I love all of them with all of my heart! It was such a nice day and I'm thankful for the little family I've been so blessed with!
Also, a Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing women in my life. First, my incredible Mother-in-law, Sue! I love her bunches. She is really the perfect MIL! She is so kind, always there for us, so fun, she doesn't try to get in anyones business but she puts up with it. My sisters are all the greatest, I love them! I can always count on them and they keep me in line. My sister Amy recently had her first baby and so this is her first Mother's Day. It's so fun to see her now as a mother, she's such a great one and little Boji is blessed to have her! My Grandmas, aunts, cousins, neighbors, friends and my own girls are such great examples to me and I'm grateful to every woman in my life, whether they have children of their own or not, they all are nurturers of all children of God! Thank you for the lives you live and share with me!
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