Mother's Day (a bit late)

Well, Mother's Day did come at our house. I am just a bit on the late side getting this post done. Excuse? Life has been on the busy side (imagine that) and our scanner was out of commission for a bit. Anyway, it was a wonderful weekend.

On Saturday, we celebrated my mother and grandmother.

I attempted to make some FRUIT FLOWER arrangements of my own to give to each of them.

I confess I think they turned out pretty cute (and tasty).

Melanie, my sis, and I also went in together and got my mom a very cute BRAG BAG. Sorry no pic of that but it was lime green with slots for 9 4x5 pictures on one side. We got mug shots in black and white of each of the grandkids and the kitty to place in it. It turned out so cute.

We had a little BBQ over at my cousins house to celebrate. Thanks for hosting Stacy!

On Sunday, it would have been great to celebrate Dan's mom but his parents were in Germany doing a bit of site seeing. Lucky them. We were able to get with them just last week. We gave Dan's mom a beautiful hanging flower basket.

I did get to wake up to a scrumptious breakfast of oatmeal with huckleberries in it and chocolate covered strawberries. The boys, big and small, had made some fabulous cards and gave me the book "Percy Jackson and The Lightening Theif". Which, by the way, was a rather cute book. I finished it in a couple days. I confess it is not as magical as the Harry Potter series, and written more at a teenage level, but good just the same.

Dan also had put in some good hours, with some dedicated help from Tyler, to finish these two projects from the "To Do List".

They painted the swing that sits under my all time favorite tree in our yard...

I LOVE IT!
Little background: Dan surprised me with this swing on a previous Mother's Day about 7 years ago. We did stain it at one point, but over the years it had gotten quite weathered. So I am so very pleased to have it beautified.
They also spruced up another little bench my brother had made forever ago. It now sits on our "deck" with this cute little potted flower.
You can see it from our family room and it puts a smile on my face every time I see it.
So cheerful.
THANK YOU to all my wonderful boys whom I am SO PROUD to be their mother.

Speaking of being a MOTHER, it is that time again, I guess, to show the progress of "the belly".

25 WEEKS:
(One of these times I will actually take a picture when I am dressed up a bit and feeling cute)

So I also need to OFFICIALLY share our latest news on this growing babe...

Isn't he cute?

Well what you can see of him. Little stink is so wiggly and always had hands and feet in front of his face.

Which, did you catch it? I said HE!

Yes, we are officially having another

BOY!!!!

Can you tell?

WE ARE SO THRILLED!
I must confess that upon recieving the 1st news, I felt a slight twinge of dissappointment that I will not get to join the oh so pink world of pretty dresses and bows.
BUT... that twinge was immediately replaced with laughter and the feeling that this little man will be perfect in our family. It is so right. The bonds of brotherhood will be so strong.
Love it.
I also felt a strong impression that the Lord is trusting me with all these strong willed boys for a reason. He needs a solid army prepared for the future. I don't want to speculate as to what that is exactly, but I do know that good, loving, solid, strong in the ways of the Lord MEN are needed. As intimidating as that seems, I say bring it on. We are ready and willing.

I love being a MOTHER!

Motherhood...

On a little more serious note...

"Motherhood is not what was leftover after our Father blessed his sons with the priesthood ordination. It was the most ennobling endowment He could give His daughters, a sacred trust that gave women an unparalled role in helping His children keep their second estate. As President J. Rueben Clark Jr. declared, motherhood is "as divinely called, as eternally important in its place as the Priesthood itself."

-Sheri L. Dew, "Are We Not All Mothers?" , Ensign, Nov 2001, 96