Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day to all you wonderful mothers out there.  Wishing I could be in Utah to spend time with my wonderful mom who tirelessly serves her five children every day (even though three of them don't live there).  She is the rock of the family and is what keeps us all going strong.  Love you mom!!  And, to my most wonderful mother-in-law, who raised an amazing son.  Thank you for all your love and support.

I still remember the day I became a mother.  I was clueless at what I was getting into, and sometime I still am, but I'm loving every minute.  Being a mom is hard, with lots of patience testing and slow breaths counting to ten, but there is nothing as rewarding.  I have been blessed with three healthy, strong, and beautiful children.  I have been given a beautiful gift to be a mother and am grateful every day for this blessing.

Initially, I told Shawn that I wanted a nice photo shoot with me and the kids for mothers day, but by the end of the day we just didn't get around to it.  But this picture below is definitely more accurate to my life as a mother.  Everyone is filthy, covered with food on their face or clothes, hair is a mess, and totally wild, but that is pretty much how things go around here.  So I guess my nice fancy mothers day picture will have to wait another few years until my kids learn how to keep their food in their mouth and not on their face and clothes :)