Mother's Day

I had a pretty good & relaxing Mothers Day this year.

I got to sleep in.

{i woke up to breakfast being made}
waffles & bacon -- mmm!

{the boys played outside in the sandbox while I relaxed in the sunshine}

{i received my gift, that i am in absolute love with}
Click here to check out the website I got this off of.
They have a TON of cute stuff to choose from.
I came across this site & chose this one out a few months ago. The reason I chose this one, is because the song I always sing to Bransyn is 'you are my sunshine'
That is the only song he will calm down for, & just lay on me & listen to.
This necklace definitely means a lot to me (:

{we went to olive garden for dinner}
The three of us, plus Ryan's parents, his sister & her husband, my mom, Amanda, Bryce & Camden all went. We treated our moms to dinner for mama's day <3>

{we went home & sat outside on the porch swing}

{i showed Bransyn how to smell the flowers...}

{...and we smelled them together}

{i sat back & watched my sweet baby learn}

{i realized how much i love being a mommy to the most amazing little boy, for the 10 billionth time}

{i loved on my necklace}





Oh. And Ryan did my laundry for me (:





I had a pretty good day & I'm so thankful for the little boy that gave me a reason to be a part of this day.
I love this poem/saying so I thought I would include it in my Mother's Day post (:

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him/her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom




I hope all you mama's out there had a wonderful day! You are truly blessed <3>