Being a Mom

I love these women. They are great moms. My mom is a great woman. I often wonder how in the world she raised 6 children. Aaron was at least 3 kids. She always had fun things for us to do and taught me a lot about being a mom. I wasn't the easiest child. Besides Aaron I was probably the worst. They asked me to speak on Mother's Day when I was a teenager and I said no. Yes I know so mean. I made up for that about 8 years ago when I had to speak on Mother's day. Love you mom and sisters!
Being a mom is hard work. There are some days I just want to throw in the towel and say I am done. Who Am I kidding? That's how I have felt the last couple weeks. It seems like I break up fights, hear kids whining, and hear them talking back to me all day, everyday. It's hard and emotionally draining. I honestly never expected to feel like this. I thought long and hard before I wrote about this. I know there are moms out there that act very "perfect" on their blog, and are probably appalled that I am writing these words on a Mother's Day post. Simmer down ladies, I love my kids, they love me, and we are a happy family. Okay, but seriously I like to be real on my blog. We all know that. I want other moms to know that it's okay to have these feelings. It's okay to tell your husband that maybe he should stay home and you should work(I seriously told Luke that this morning, kind of joking though). Even though I have some really hard days I am so glad I can stay home with my kids and be here for them. I love the picture above. It makes me proud to be their mom.

Can I just say I love Mother's Day? I love that it's all about me. Selfish? I don't care! Mothers work dang hard and I think we deserve to sit around and do absolutely nothing. The only thing I would change is the actual day it's on. Saturday would be so much easier. Sundays are hard days with church and little kids. My family did great this year. Luke sent(or I told him) me to get a pedicure and lunch with a friend.
Sammy begged Luke to get me these flowers. Her and I were actually at the store and she asked me to get them and I told her to tell Daddy to when we got home. Luke has never really been a flowers guy.
This was my card from Luke. I loved that it was a totally different card.
This was my card from the kids. Sammy of course did all the work. Her brothers last about 5 minutes on it.
I love homemade gifts from the kids. Nick made this tile at school. It stands up like a frame. It's adorable.
He also did this fill in the blank questionnaire. Notice the 2nd to last question. I asked him what black magic was. He said it's a four square game they play.
It was a great day. Can't wait until next year!

PS- If anyone has any good solutions for my fighting and non listening kids I would love it. I am need of some changes.