Mother's Day 2012

This Mother's Day the gifts started rolling

in the Friday before!  Sweet, precious

homemade gifts that I will treasure

forever & ever & EVER!!!!!!



Hudson made me the precious flowers (the

petals are his hands!), the picture magnet

and the bookmarks.  SO sweet!

The sack in the middle was from

Walker, but I was told I could
NOT open it until Sunday. 

I asked him if it was a book of poetry?

He looked at me and said,

"What?  Do I look like Shakespeare?"

That kid!  Where does he get this stuff?!?

Early Sunday morning.....

They were so sweet & excited to give me gifts!!!

Travis always used to say,

"Livin' the Dream"...

I swear I am "Livin the Mommy Dream"!!!!!

In all of our travels while Travis

was at different hospitals, we

got out of the routine of going to church.

Then it was hard to get back

in the swing of it because Hudson

is just at.that.age!  ;(

I told them all that what I wanted

for Mother's Day was to start

going back to church. 

Starting that day!!!

I love my church so much

and I love to be there WITH my family:)

We did.......but poor Hudsy

got so upset that he made himself sick.

Troy told me to go on into

church and enjoy it and that he

would take Hudson.  When I came out of

church, I couldn't find them. 

Troy had taken him back into

his class and stayed with him

to help him get adjusted.

This was such a sweet

Mother's Day gift!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Troy teaching a 2 year old

Sunday School class!  ;)

After church, we took my mother to

eat at Chili's.  She met us after her

church was over.  There just couldn't be

a better example of a mother than mine.

She truly is a Jesus-loving, family first,

kind woman with the sweetest heart.

I am so blessed and so are my children

to have her as their grandmother.

Fun in the booth with my

favorite little man....

Mr. Lovable!!!!!

Mr. Silly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A very special lunch and then a visit

to see Troy's mother, too!  ANOTHER

true, true blessing in my life!!!!!!!!

I absolutely adore my mother-in-law

and her heart of gold!!!!!!!!!!!

Sometimes I can't believe that God

has blessed me like He has!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so not deserving

of this precious little girl................

Who is like a little bit of Heaven on earth!

or this young man who IS my heart...

...and my soul!!!

or this lovable little blond blue

eyed angel....

Who came as such a surprise

because God knew this mommy

needed him desperately!!!!!!!

My children along with Troy are

my MAIN source of laughter...

and LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was the book that my

handsome, sweet, AMAZING

nine year old third grade son

created for his mommy....

I absolutely TREASURE

each and every page and word

and drawing and description...

God bless him...dinner is mac&cheese

in this picture ;)))

Be still my heart, Walker D!

Hadlee made me this adorable dish towel...

the lady bugs are her precious little

thumb prints!!!:) The flowers are little

coupons that I can use!  LOVEd this:)

In fact, when I opened hers I said,

"Oh this is the best gift!"...

Walker without missing a beat said,

"Hurtful"!!!!  ha ha!!!

Sweetest little girl in the world...

Being a mommy (and an aunt)

IS the absolute BEST job in the

whole entire world!!!

Especially to my three little loves...

These verses are a beautiful way

 to think about my own

mother's love for my sisters and me

 AND how I pray

that my children will view my love

for them and for their daddy.........

Love is patient; love is kind. Love is not jealous; is not proud; is not conceited; does not act foolishly; is not selfish; is not easily provoked to anger; keeps no record of wrongs; takes no pleasure in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth; love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. ~ I Corinthians 13:4-7