Mother's Day With Mom

Monday night, Gabe, Ashley, Noah and mom came over for all of us to celebrate our Mother's Day with mom.  We let mom choose what she wanted to eat, so I made the dinner and Ashley brought the dessert.  She made a wonderful strawberry jello cake with whipped topping and strawberries on top.  YUM!  We all had a good time just sitting back eating and visiting.

Through dinner, the boys were racing to see who could make a happy plate the fastest(in case you don't know, that means who could finish their meal first).  They are so funny.  Colton calls it chasing instead of racing.  So he kept telling Noah, "I'm chasing you No-No."  When one of them would eat a bite faster than the other, they would yell out, "I won, I won!" with such excitement.  When Noah lost a couple of times to Colton, it was so cute, he yelled out, "I lost!  I lost!"  He took it so good though, he didn't care that he had lost, he didn't get mad or upset at all, he was just excited to yell anything when he finished his bite.  However, the next time Noah did win, he still yelled out, " I lost!  I lost!" with such enthusiasm.  It was so funny and we all cracked up!  We all said, "No Noah, you won this time bubby!  You won!"

After dinner, we took the boys to the park to burn off some energy.  They played hard together.  They slid down the slide.

Then they played on the merry go round.....

Then Colton hung on the monkey bars..........he thought he was big stuff.........

Then it was time to say goodbye...............

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you mothers out there!

I invited a few ladies from church over for lunch to celebrate Mother's Day at my house.  I thought it would be nice to prepare them lunch since they either didn't have any children of their own or they didn't have any other plans.  It was nothing fancy, just taco salad, refried beans and a butterscotch chocolate pie that my mom had made.  It was yummy and everyone enjoyed themselves.  To me that is all that truly mattered.  It doesn't have to be anything fancy to let people know you love them.  There is nothing better than getting together with people you love and respect to let them know how you feel about them.

I want to take this time to let my mom know how much she means to me.  She is my BEST friend.  I honestly don't know what I would do without her.  She's always there when I need her.  She's a shoulder to cry on, she's a listening ear, she's someone that lets me know everything will be all right.  Whether we are laughing or crying, she's right by my side.  I just want her to know how truly blessed I am to have her in my life.  I couldn't have picked a better mom.  I LOVE YOU MOM!

My philosophy is don't leave anything unsaid.  My grandpa used to say, "If you are going to give me roses, bring them to me while I'm alive, don't wait till I'm dead and gone."  I love that saying, it made an impression on me.