Happy Mother's Day!

I woke up to the best gift of all having my babies jump on me first thing in the morning and give me big hugs. My day was pretty much set after that.

I walked downstairs to find a table full of "beautifully" wrapped presents just for me. Steve spared no expense at Dollar General when he let the kids go wild buying me everything they could think of. Luckily, I have learned their game plan so I, too, plan accordingly. Loving my new watch!

 I watched as they took turns unwrapping my gifts.

 Kathryn loved this rock.

 Posing with my new clutter.

 A close up of my painted resin rock.

 Awesome. A caterpillar that doesn't even stand up. You really outdid yourself this year Steve.

This doggy welcome sign brings a tear to Nate's eye anytime he has to talk about it. He said he got it for me because it can remind us of Mace. He took Mace's death a lot harder than I expected.

Nate planned a brunch at Schooner's in my honor. Mainly because he loves going to Schooner's for brunch, but I'll take it. He even said he was going to tell the waitress to hand him my drink so he could set it down for me because he didn't want me to have to do anything for myself that day. What a thoughtful little boy.

More Mother's Day fun included playing 4 player Super Mario on Wii. Nate has been hounding me about that for weeks, so I fulfilled my obligation. What a relief. Then Kathryn asked to go back down to the marina to play in the water. Nate said he didn't want to play, but he would just go and sit and eat candy. Of course, once we got there he couldn't resist playing.

 Kathryn could swing all day long.

 Nate being his crazy self.

These pictures remind me of how lucky I am.

 My little muscle man. Poor kid... thinks he's strong.

And tough.

 He really likes getting jumping pictures.

That was my fantastic Mother's Day. Before bed Nate said, "I wish everyday was Mother's Day." Then I told him he could be nice to me like that everyday. Then he thought for a minute and had to come clean. He said, "I really don't like doing all that stuff. It's a lot of work." Haha! I love, love, love these kiddos!

Not that I don't appreciate Steve taking these kids on dollar store shopping sprees, but these are the gifts I really, really love. Kathryn painted and decorated a birdhouse.

 Nate wrote a journal about me.

 Just a glimpse... I'm pretty and forty five feet tall and like to wear lip gloss.

Other entries included:
-How do you know your mom loves you? I kiss him at night and make him dinner.
-What is your favorite thing to do with your mom? Play baseball and basketball. (Daddy was jealous!)
-Where would you take your mom on vacation? Why? Georgia because Lady is there and we could go     shopping at the mall. We both really like to buy shoes. (He's more observant than I realized!)
-Why do you think your mom is the best? I play video games with him and take him on trips. I buy him surprises and keep him safe when we cross streets.

And that is why I love being these kids' mommy! Happy Mother's Day!