Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day is tricky.  There are a lot of built up expectations and hopes.  Do dads feel that way?  Another trick part is that it's your beautiful wonderful children who made you a mother, but it's those same beautiful wonderful children from whom you desperately need space and a little bit of a break.  Today was great.  My husband managed to find that fine balance for me.

After bringing me breakfast and presents in bed, he took the kids on a morning hike so I could sleep in as long as I wanted.  I used this time to read a book without guilt.  It was wonderful.  Dave gave me a Mother's Day Spa package to my favorite day spa which I look forward to utilizing.  Besides a sweet gift Linus made me at preschool.  He crafted me a heart necklace out of paper and string and wrote me a letter. It was all very sweet.

The shape on the left is a heart.

Back of letter.

I actually didn't know that Dave had taken the kids on a hike until I called to find out what happened to them.  Dave had wanted to give me the morning off.  In the end I got to spend the day being waited on hand and foot.  Dave even made me a milkshake. I got to see the kids and snuggle them as I wished, but I had zero responsibility for their care.  I spent a large part of the day napping and caught part of the Law and Order:SVU marathon.

The downside to napping most of the day is that you end up looking a little more haggard.

Post long naps we went on a walk to a nearby park and then played some more with the neighbors.

Even fancy photo filters can't hide the haggardness.

Dave grilled us some burgers for dinner and we dined al fresco on the front porch.

I ended the day having barely lifted a finger and feeling very loved.  Maybe next year we'll have more of an adventure, but today I loved being able to just nap and snuggle up with a good book all by myself and an occasional little one. 

I love being a mother and am very grateful that I have a family who appreciates me.