Being A Mom

"Being a mom means thinking that you're the luckiest person in the world."

That's from one of my first mommy books that I ever bought for myself, "1001 Things It Means to Be a Mom."  I love the book and often refer back to it when I need some help putting things back into perspective when all that is around me is toddler chaos!

We had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!  We spent Saturday with Grandma and Papa and Sunday with Nanny and Pa.  Matty surprised me with flowers on Friday night and a lovely new toddler friendly bag.  He even brought me breakfast in bed this morning complete with one green jelly bean in the middle of the plate - which he ate!  I really am the luckiest person in the world!

Here are some highlights from our weekend...



Gracie always has those little balls in her hands when she's at Grandma's house. 



Pretty Girl

Working Man

Matty looooves whipped cream

Always loving her babies

Being a mom means looking like the picture below after a day with two toddlers but still posting it for everyone to see because it means so much for me to have a picture with my little guy on Mother's Day.  I don't know whether those are bags under my eyes or smeared mascara - probably both - but look at the smile on my face.  I'm a happy mama.

And finally... being a mom means loving my mom more than ever before - which is a lot!  And praying everyday that I will be just like her. 


One of my all time favorite pictures - Grandma and Gracie at her Christening