Word to your motha. happy mother's day

this picture is my reality! ;)

love it!

 liza had these taped all over the walls so i would have them on mother's day!!! :)

Read this and loved it! :) ---->


"In my early days of parenting, I longed for guidelines, rules, play-by-plays to make sure I was doing it all right. I still often want exact phrases to use as a response in quirky situations so that I don’t say the wrong thing.

How do you raise a mother?
I am growing closer to understanding as I travel this Awesomely Awake journey.
You just need to be yourself.
Because neither you nor I nor any mother in the world is the same.
And our children are equally as beautiful and different.
To parent like the Smiths down the street or the mom on Time’s cover would be a shame — for you and for your children.
Authentic parenting — authentic and creative mothering — means putting your unique spin on raising a child, raising a family and raising a mother.
Make up the rules yourself by trusting your heart to know what is best. Write your manifesto and set the dreams on fire.
So, in a nutshell, mothering is an art.
A little color here. A splash there. Trial. Error. Constant practice.
Crumpled up first drafts. Ah-ha moments. Heart-pounding success.
And satisfaction in your soul.
All with the single outcome — beauty.
So, how can you be a good mom? How can you be an Awake mom?
Show up every single day. Give it your best shot. Notice what you say and do but without self-doubt. And look at your job as an artist looks at a piece of art — with admiration and the desire to constantly improve.
And with immense understanding that mistakes will happen. They most certainly will."

i was treated EXTRA special for mother's day!!!!! :) the kids were begging to get me doughnuts for breakfast. hmmmm. ;) they were SOOOOO excited to give me the special treats they made at school. i loved every one of them. each lil inch of them. i loved seeing the love they put into them. how liza worked extra hard to make the lines on the pot extra straight. how mccoy couldn't wait to tell me that he made the flowers out of his fingerprints. as they each talked over the other to explain the love in the details...i said silent prayers of gratitude. then EXPLODED with gratitude for them to see how GOOD it feel to be appreciated. this is one of the most important lessons i hope i teach them.
GRATITUDE.
isn't it so nice to do things for people who you know truly appreciate it. who take time to show you that they are grateful. i want these children to feel in their hearts true gratitude and show them how to express it. gratitude is the foundation of your faith, of every relationship, everywhere.
my mom is SOO good at being grateful.
so much so that she used to CRY every time we gave her a gift at christmas. haha
she not only expresses her gratefulness with words but she takes the time to write notes of gratitude. not just for things, or gifts, but for time, for kindness, for anything! :) she has taught me so many ways to express gratitude, and for THAT i am grateful ;)
jason was good and thoughtful on this special day as well! he had been down from that oral surgery for a few days and i think i took for granted how much help he is around the house and with the kids. SO much help. so i was SOOO grateful to have him up and alive again!!!! haha!


liza did this questionnaire at school. i love it so much!

liza's flower pot!

 we sent these little questionnaires to the gramdmas, mimi and coco! :)
we are thankful for all the mother's in our lives!!!!! mimi, coco, granny...they all have taught us so many things!!!! :)

 this is in the mother's day book at school:
i can't really ever think of a time i have let her have ice cream twice a day so when i read this i died laughing and said, liza you just made me look a WHOLE LOT cooler then i really am!!!!! when did i let you do that? and she said wellllllllll maybe there was just one time but i really want it to happen again ;)