It has been quite a beautiful day today, spent with the Brady, my mom, and my children. This was the first year ever than the kids arranged with Brady to come bring me breakfast in bed. However, they were overly eager, and Laela and Rowan woke me up by rubbing my back at 6:30am on the nose. There were cards and coffee and apples with peanut butter. They did great 💜 But goodness that was early! Still, I thanked them and hugged them and was grateful for my surprise. And then I nursed that coffee until I was ready for the rest 🤣
My mom came mid morning. I crocheted and we visited until it was lunch time. Dekker mixed up a baked oatmeal, and we had that with milk for lunch. Babies went for naps, and the adults played Skip-Bo. Once everyone was up from naps, we got into supper! I made chicken alfredo on egg noodles, and roasted garlic parm broccoli. The real showstopper, though, was the shrimp bruschetta topping on the garlic toast. That was delightful, and while not many of us like shrimp, my mom and I do, so we got to enjoy it all to the fullest! We had angel food cupcakes topped with whipped cream and strawberries for dessert, and then went for a walk to try to repair some of the damage done 😅 The kids all were boasting of the “tricks” they could do at the park, so we meandered over so they could show them off. We diapered and jammied the babies for the walk so they could head right to bed upon getting back. Anyway.
This kid is significantly braver than he was a year ago. Never would I have thought I’d see him high up on top of the monkey bars.
Laela is SO naturally athletic, being up high is her jam!
Wavy can do the monkey bars SO much better and faster than I ever would’ve thought! She’s a tiny little machine, but a machine nonetheless.
And these boys are WAY too big to share a saucer swing but MAN were they giggling like goofs 🤣🤣 It was completely hilarious to hear them go from stoked to freaked and back again.
I could not be more grateful for this crew of beautiful young people that I have been given to love and care for. Every last one of them is a completely irreplaceable piece of our family.
And these. Of course I can’t post their faces, but you know the kids I mean. They are also completely precious members of our family, and we are so incredibly fortunate to know them and love them and care for them while they need some backup.
To my dear mama – you and I are so similar. I am incredibly grateful to have grown up under warm watchful eyes and warm wings. We don’t do everything alike, but I believe we have the same ideals, and your example plays a large role in how we parent. Thank you for teaching me, and for loving me so well. I could not be the mom I am without you being the mom you are. So thank you. From the bottom of my heart. I love being a mom, and you taught me how.
I have some more thoughts on Mother’s Day, but maybe I’ll save them for another day. I am ready to wind down for the night. Sleep well, mamas and all others alike 💜 Tomorrow is a fresh start.