Nonetheless, this weekend in particular contained far more highs than lows, and I'd be super remiss if I didn't express my gratitude for friends and family who helped to make it great. The weekend started out on Friday with Grace having a surprise sleepover going away party thrown by her fellow beehives; Paradise Ice opening for the season; and a good friend "borrowing" Ethan, Sophie, and Jane for the evening in what turned out to be an amazing Mother's Day surprise for me. It was seriously such a sweet service in the midst of this crazy last week before our move!
Paradise!
Linsey had Sophie and Jane help put together a lasagna for our Sunday dinner and Ethan iced and decorated a cake. To top everything off, they brought home fresh flowers and presents that she helped them put together for my big day. :)
Saturday continued the fun with a farewell Girl's Night Out for ME, and when Sunday morning rolled around, I was awoken not with breakfast in bed, but a bunch of homemade cards from the Tweedles along with a "video" they had filmed on the iPad featuring the three younger kids answering questions about me. It ended with the most hilarious declaration of "Happy Mother's Day!" from Isaac that I've ever heard. Hahahaha. It was so funny -- all day long he would randomly shout it out with his arms outspread and a huge smile on his face. It was pretty much the cutest thing ever.
The kids were antsy for me to open my gifts before church, so I obliged and was delighted by the thoughtfulness of the gifts that were scavenged by Sophie, Jane, and Alex at Walgreens on Friday afternoon when I took them to do their shopping. (They made sure that I didn't look in the basket to see what they had gotten when I paid for everything at the checkout. Hahahaha.) Ethan went with a last minute Amazon order on Saturday, that somehow managed to be delivered the same day, and of course, school teachers and primary teachers pulled through with adorable Mother's Day cards as well.
Linsey helped the kids print out a "World's Best Mom" award. :)
Sophie got me peanut butter m&ms; Jane and Alex got me a LOT of different candy options along with a crossword puzzle book from Walgreens; and Ethan ordered me another New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzles book, since I just can't get enough. Hahaha. ;)
Alex painted this picture for me at school and I love it SO much because I know how much he hates art. So the fact that he put together something this lovely for me really speaks volumes. Haha.
On the back of the painting was a little questionnaire that cracked me up.
All About Mom
Let me tell you about my mom.
My mom is 37 years old.
She likes to do crossword puzzles.
The best thing she cooks is cookies.
Her favorite food is Gumbo.
Her favorite thing to do to relax is do crossword puzzles.
We like to go places together.
She is really good at cooking.
As you can see, my mom is special because she loves me.
Jane's card from Primary...
Dear Mom, You are the Best Mom in the whole entire world! I love you! I appreciate You! Love, Jane
Sophie's card from Primary... (You're my Hero! Super J Lady to the rescue!)
Dear Mother, You are the best! you find ways to make everything fun! You make food that I can ACTUALLY have, even though I may not like it. Thank You! Love, Sophie
Once we were home from church, we enjoyed our delicious dinner and dessert and then I fell asleep on the couch for a delicious nap while some of the kids joined me in watching "Coco." The only damper on the whole Mother's Day weekend is that because Isaac never took a nap yesterday, he ended up waking up in the middle of the night, and I got to spend 3 AM to 5 AM with him in his room early this morning, while he went through varying phases of freaking out, almost falling asleep, and trying to get me to read him some books. He finally fell asleep a little after 5, and I climbed back into my bed at 5:15 -- just around the time that Ethan was getting up for seminary. So I got a mini nap from 5:15-5:40, and then after seeing Ethan off, I got Grace up and ready for school, then fell back asleep on the couch from 6:15-7 when it was time to get the REST of the kids ready for school. So, to say that today has been exhausting would be an understatement. Especially since that little stinker did not nap again today. I'm keeping my fingers crossed it won't cause him to wake up in the middle of tonight, but just in case it does, I'm going to head on up to bed right now. ;)
The Best Crew a mother could ask for! ;)
1 comment:
What a great Mother's Day, and you have such a fun way of retelling things. I really enjoy reading your writing!
BTW, as long as I get a nap, I consider M Day a win. That's my one requirement.
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