Spoiled

I realize that Mother's Day can be a sensitive and touchy holiday for some.  But for me, I just revel in getting spoiled for the day.  While I am far from the perfect mom, I am trying dang hard.  And I love and cherish my role as a mother.  And the three great kids that get to be the recipients of my attempts.  Here's how they took care of me this year:

*For our date the night before, Andrew took me swing dancing.  LOVED that.  We had an hour-long lesson followed by a dance where we got to practice our East Coast Jitterbug.

It was fun!

And I'm afraid we already forgot all our moves.

*Whitney (with a little help from Caroline) made me a giant chalk drawing Mother's Day card. 

She describes me as

clean,

yummy,

 

cool,

(love that she included my beauty mark!)

fun,

(because I play video games)

 

 and brave.

(she says I helped rescue her in the ocean...)

And Care Bear added this portrait of me.

in pigtails.

with eyelashes.

During Activity Days at church, Whit made me this corsage.

I learned about a Southern tradition.

On Mother's Day, you are supposed to give your mom 

a red flower if her mother is still living.

And a white one if her mother has passed away.

We've lived here for nine years and I'm finally

properly accessorized for the holiday.

During primary, the kids colored these flowers:

Here's what they had to say about me:

My mom makes the best...

B: Italian salad

W: Bacon

C: Cheese

My favorite thing to do with my mom is...

B:  summer school and road trip

W:  walk

C:  play games

My mom is good at...

B:  cooking

W:  art

C:  painting

My mom is as beautiful as...

B:  An Uncle Tone Painting (when I first read this, I thought it said I was as beautiful as Uncle Tone.  That was confusing.)

W: a flower

C: a bird

My Mom teaches me...

B:  How to be nice

W:  Math

My Mom loves me because...

B:  she is my friend

W:  she loves me

I love my Mom because...

B:  she is awesome

W:  she's my Mom.

The girls also brought home gifts they made at school.

Whit made me breakfast in bed!

(which Andrew had already planned, so I got two days in a row!)

Care Bear gave me a candle holder.

Andrew made a yummy lasagna dinner

And I got cheesecake for dessert.

And a fabulous book for my gift.

 It was a wonderful day.

Thanks, you guys!