Happy Mother's Day!

It is hard for me to believe that yesterday I celebrated my second Mother's Day...but...it is true...and I enjoyed every minute.

Tony and Lily let me sleep in while they were hard at work in the kitchen cooking up Mexican omelets and sausages (soy-sages) for me. Yummy!

After breakfast we headed to a nearby park. The weather was pretty cold and damp so we had the place to ourselves...hey, a little grey sky and chill in the air doesn't stop us! We had so much fun. Tony, Lily, and I played on the playground and had fun having sliding board "races".

In the evening we went out to dinner with Nai Nai. The food was delicious and Lily was her usual precious, social little self. The waitress and the people at the tables near us enjoyed her thoroughly...as did her Grandmom, Mom, and Dad!

On the way home we stopped by Mary Beth and Ed's to congratulate Ryan on graduating from college (I'll do a separate post about that terrific event!) and then headed home exhausted after a wonderful day!

I love being a mother. In every way it is so much better then I imagined! Granted there are parts of motherhood that are challenging but I would not trade a single second. Here are a few things I love about being Lily's mother:

• I love when we read books together and she backs up to plop down into my lap.
• I love when Lily first wakes up from her nap and she is all warm and snugly and smells like sleep.
• I love that Lily thinks I am magic because I can hop on one foot.
• I love to see Lily's face light up when she sees her daddy.
• I love to see other people's face light up when they see Lily.
• I love her sweet little personality and easy going manner.
• I love that Lily will remind us if we forget to say a blessing before a meal.

I could go on and on but the simple truth is that I just absolutely love that I am Lily's mother!

Speaking of mothers...I guess it is obvious that Mother's Day is one of those days during the year that makes me miss my mom even more. Yesterday, when I was at the cemetery it really struck me how many other people miss their mom, too. If you're mom is still living appreciate every minute of your time with her...even if she's not perfect...because neither are you!

Finally, on Mother's Day I hope that Lily's First Mother and Foster Mother know in their hearts that I will always remember them in mine.