Mother's Day

Due to Jason's graduation, I didn't think much about Mother's day this year. (Sorry mom.) But Jason didn't, and he and the kids made it a great day.

Because we have church at 12:30, I was able to be treated to breakfast in bed. I had come out of the room to rescue the screaming baby and feed her, only to be shoed back to bed by my daughters "go back to be mom!"
They and their dad made me a yummy breakfast of a smoothie and ham and egg muffin sandwhiches. Yummy. And to be able to eat it in bed, alone, with a book was heavenly.
The girls also brought me the things they had made for me in school, I always love those. I am reminded each mother's day how lucky I am to have 4 happy, healthy girls, how lucky I am to be able to work so little and stay home with them, what a blessing it is to hold the title mother.
When I was younger, I never thought I would want this many children. My number was always two. But the experience of motherhood is so much more than I thought it would be, so amazing in so many ways that I would have felt cheated if I only had two.

Later in the day, we had our mothers over for dinner and gave them gifts.

Thank you mom, for having me and PJ and for all you sacrificed for us. Thank you for the wonderful mother you are today and grandmother you are to my girls.

Thank you Marlene for raising my husband. He is a exceptional man who honors his preisthood and loves his family, and he wouldn't be who he is today without you.

My hope and prayer for my girls is that they will desire to become mothers, and find it as fulfilling and delightful as I do.