mother's day

yes, a picture of a picture.

it was mother's day 2004.

bauer, caden and me sitting on the curb.

i can remember husband had just finished mowing the yard, bronson was taking a nap,

and connor was in my uterus.

 

next to these pictures in the photo album, i wrote:

 

that day caden choked on a dime.

bauer pulled husband's truck out of gear and it hit the lawn mower that bronson was holding onto.

i tried to mow the yard to "escape" and caden threw a fit because it was daddy's grass.

oh yeah, earlier that day husband took all of us to a baseball game during naptime.

i don't even like baseball.

we stayed about 30 minutes - the boys were bored.

at least husband was thinking of me:)

bauer must have found some mud that day.
my boys lived in their "mud boots".

that was the year mother's day changed for me.

i realized i was never going to have a hallmark mother's day.

no sleeping in, no perfect children at mass, no perfect afternoon.

since then mother's day is the day that i am thankful i get to be a mother.

i expect to mother all day long and nothing else.

i have not been disappointed since.

 

today we are going to the park for a picnic and to let the big boys play at the skate park.

 that is perfect for this mom of boys.

i am so grateful i get to be their mother.

 

and happy mother's day to you mom!