Mother's Day

It has been an absolutely wonderful Mother's Day.  I woke up this morning to the sounds of my children over the baby monitor.  Tessie was telling her brother about Mother's Day, and how it's a day when you draw pictures and pick flowers for Mommy.  Just then I heard the new coffee maker beep, telling me the coffee was ready.  How perfect.  I spent the morning snuggling with the kids, doing a little cleaning, and talking on the phone to my mother and mother in law.  When I lay Christian down for his nap after lunch, I whispered to him that I loved him and I was lucky to be his mom.  He whispered back, "I know that."

While he was sleeping, Tessie and I worked in the garden.  She helped me mix top soil and composted manure, and looked radiant all covered in dirt.  We hadn't finished when Christian woke up, so I brought him out in the stroller, and he watched us plant cauliflower and peas, while he gathered rocks in his lap.  When he asked to play in the dirt, Tessie flattened out a spot for him to sit, and they dug and played with tractors while I finished planting.  They both helped me water, and as I carried Christian back in the house he said "That was so fun."  I couldn't have agreed more.

Another mom friend and I had dinner plans, and the dads were going to feed and watch the kids.  I got the three of us cleaned up, and we drove over to meet Nick at our friend's house.  On the way there the kids kept up their angel routine, gushing about what a great day they had, and how much they loved me.  I was glowing when we walked in the door.  My girlfriend and I had a fabulous dinner, a great bottle of wine, and a lot of uninterrupted conversation.  That is priceless, believe me.  We came back to happy, but tired, kids and husbands.  I got the kids in their jammies, we said our goodnights, and headed home.  Both Tes and Christian were sound asleep by the time we pulled into our driveway.  I carried them to bed, one at a time, and gingerly tucked the covers up around their chins.  Then I stood there and stared at them.  This was the greatest Mother's Day.  I am so in love with my family tonight, I can't begin to quantify it.  All I can say, is that I am truly, and beautifully, blessed to be a mom.