What a nice day, thought I’d share the recipe!
Ingredients:
1 six year old
1 three year old
1 husband and parenting partner
1) Roll out of bed at 7am, last one up in the house (actually, that’s a pretty typical weekend occurance).
2) Open Mother’s Day presents… some very nice gardening stuff, but the homemade gifts are the best. Ryan made me bath salts which he told me as he handed me the package, before I opened it. He’s been trying to tell me for days now and I’ve been trying not to hear, but he finally blurted it out before I recognized the spoiler alert…. phew! He was awfully relieved that he was able to tell me with only seconds left before I would have figured it out myself! Nathan gave me a picture he colored with this note:
“The important thing about my mom is that she is kind. She is lovable and she is pretty and happy and she likes music. But the important thing about my mom is that she is kind.”
His note was wrapped up in homemade wrapping paper, on which he drew a volcano with lava spewing out in the shape of a heart. Isn’t that just straight from the brain of a boy… what could say, “I love my mom” more than a heart-shaped volcanic eruption?
3) Run a one mile race with Nathan. He got a medal and cookies at the end and the moms got flowers. This week is the first time I have run with Nathan, and it is a fantastic experience. He talks to me about all kinds of stuff without any of his sarcastic 6-going-on-13-year-old sassiness. We both had fun and Nathan ran a 12 minute mile, which I think is pretty good for a 6 year old.
4) Meanwhile, back at home, Ryan and Michael were busy whipping up a fantastic Mother’s Day brunch. It’s quite the treat when my house smells like bacon!! Yum!!!
5) We had beautiful weather all day and family over for dinner.
6) And finally topped off the day with a boy who is usually a little difficult to put to bed, falling asleep on the couch. An afternoon of playing hard outside with cousins will do that to you!
Thank you to all the women in my life that have helped me become the mom I am today. Regardless of if you have a whole gaggle of little rugrats or none at all you have all helped shape me into the mom I am and so this day belongs to you, too!! Happy Mother’s Day!
