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What really makes a mother's day...

Rowan invited me for "Muffins with Mom" at his school!

He loves learning about the butterfly life cycle. They had a fun time watching the caterpillars turn to butterflies in their classroom. 

Rowan painted a pot for me!


Today was lovely! I spent all day yesterday digging and planting in the yard, fell asleep to the sound of rain, then woke up to a fresh world newly planted and devoid of weeds (for the moment). Chris didn't have meetings so he made me crepes instead. He is the best crepe maker and I love them! I can't make them nearly as good as he does. Church was great today as well. They gave the sisters beautiful red roses and I got to sing with the nursery kids which is always a lot of fun. After church we went to our friends' home for dinner where we enjoyed perfect weather on their patio. It was a lovely day and I'm really celebrating motherhood right now. I am having a great time with my boys right now and really loving the thought of the new little one on the way. We found out this week that she is going to be a she! We are having a little girl and we can't wait!

As much fun as it was to be pampered and remembered, there are a couple of moments that really made my Mother's Day. We were driving in the car on the way to church and the boys were excited about Mother's Day, in particular Rowan. At one point Rowan looked at me and I could see his eyes getting a little teary as the emotion welled inside of him; he looked straight into my eyes and said "I love you, Mom! I love you, Mom!" He has said it many times before but at that moment I could see that he really felt it, that he understood in his five year old way what it meant to really love someone and how wonderful that feeling is. He is a sweet boy filled with so much tenderness, I have no doubt that he will continue to feel that feeling throughout the rest of his life, but it was a treasured moment to see it for the first time. The second moment happened later today when I received an email from our Primary secretary apologizing for that fact that she failed to notify us that Davin was assigned a talk in Primary this week. Apparently they called Davin up to the stand to give a talk and he informed them that he didn't have one ready. Our sweet Primary President saw a picture of the temple and asked if Davin wanted to share something about the temple. Instead of getting upset and shy, he stood at the pulpit and bore his testimony about temples and families. He loves the idea that we are married in the temple and that we can be a family forever. For all those times when we wonder "are they listening" it is so exciting when your child shares that information and it becomes his information, something he understand and believes. Davin has a sweet testimony and it is so exciting to watch it grow as he makes progress towards his baptism.

Motherhood isn't perfect nor is it easy, and there was a time when I wondered if it was the path for me. I would inwardly roll my eyes at some of the trite and sentimental things said about the profession. Instead it has been a rich and lovely experience that has deepened my understanding of life and the gospel, and any aspirations I had previously to this experience seem pretty shallow at this point. What a succinct and beautiful honor it is to bring another human life into this world and how humbling it is to be responsible for shaping the world for your child's success in it. I hope I never take a moment of it for granted or that my children never question my devotion.

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