Mother's Day

Mother's Day was a treat from beginning to end this year.  We had spent Saturday doing some serious manual labor in the front yard so Sunday brought a welcome reprieve.  Christy had invited us to the Springs to celebrate and MeeMee was in North Carolina seeing her mom so the schedule was easy.  Before we left, my boys treated me to gorgeous flowers, a lightweight hiking backpack I'd had my eye on and a total surprise gift of the address plaque I had picked out for the front of the house.  I felt very spoiled and loved all day long.

We also celebrated Nana's birthday while we were there as it was a couple days later.  Any celebration with candles and cake makes these boys ecstatic.

After this we also enjoyed the home-made chocolate eclairs I had requested from Ryan.  They are a lot of work and were made extra special with everything else we had going on this weekend.

Thanks to Christy's hosting, there was ample time for snuggles and relaxing when we got home.  It was sad to not be with my own mom on this day but knowing she was with her mom warmed my heart.  I don't take being a mom for granted on any day, but this day is so meaningful and special in ways many will never understand and that I'll never be able to fully express.  I hope Ben's first mom was spoiled on this day, too, and that there's peace in her heart knowing he's loved to infinity and beyond.