We celebrated Mother's Day in
Booneville a few weeks ago. Eddie and I have so many great mothers in our family that have been great role models to us and made us who we are today, and now also do the same for our sweet boys. I thought I would share some pictures from the weekend and from the past with all of them.
Grandmother... She is a mother to 5, a grandmother to 7 and a great grandmother to 16. WOW! She is a beautiful on the inside and out and is wonderful to anyone that she meets. We got to see her on Mothers' Day, but I did not take a picture :(. The one below is from Christmas 2010. We all love you so much, grandmother and are so blessed to have such a wonderful example of what a mother/grandmother should be for our family!
My mom came up that Friday to watch the boys. As you can see below, they love her dearly. Will woke up out of his bed that Saturday morning and YELLED
Mamaw and cried because he thought she had left.
Ride a little horsey..
Here is a picture of mom and 3 of her grandsons last fall at the beach (With her favorite daughter, of course :) - HA! Amy and Sissy, I know you love that). She is my best friend and I have always wanted to be JUST like her. Even though there were 3 of us, she always made us feel like we were the only one. She is the same way with her grandsons. They each adore her, and if given the chance, they would stay with her indefinitely. She teaches me how to be a better mom and I hope one day my boys think as much of me as we all do of her.
My sisters, Julie (Sissy) and Amy... we have been through so much together. They are my rocks when life gets tough. Below is a picture of all of us with our 7 boys after a hot afternoon playing. I have learned from the both of them my whole life and they are so good to my boys. I don't know what I would do without them!
Nana... a name I hear very often, in a very excited voice. She does whatever she has to do to make sure that my boys are happy all of the time when they are with her. Her retirement has involved a lot of traveling to do whatever she can for all of her grandchildren. I can't count the number of times she has helped us with the boys. She is truly a one of kind mom/
nana and we would be lost without her.
Will and Nana last year... when she would sing to him when he was small he would watch her mouth the entire time.
Carter enjoying some water out of a big boy cup from Nana!
Aunt Toni... she practically raised her brother and is such a precious aunt to the boys. She has also been an amazing sister in law to me and took amazing care of me when I was pregnant with the boys. We love her so much! Here is a picture from the golf cart Mother's Day weekend.
Nana and the boys Mother's Day weekend.
I celebrated my 4
th Mother's Day (Will was 1 month old on my first one :))! Being a mom has been the biggest blessing of my life. It is safe to say that it has brought me closer to God. Not just because I pray for my babies on a daily basis, but also because I understand his love for his children. I cherish every moment with my two little boys and look forward to many, many more in my lifetime!
Mothers Day 2008
Mothers Day 2009... a very pregnant momma!
Mothers Day 2010
Mothers Day 2011... I still have 1 that will sit in my lap for pictures :)
Again...
So, I gave them cookies and it made it all better
Annnnd then, on Tuesday, the sun was shining. I checked the backyard and didn't see much, so I figured it would be okay to let them play. WRONG.. they found the only mud puddle in our backyard and had a blast.
So, I decided to let them play until they were content. Carter jumping in...
What a nasty boy! He loved his life this afternoon. Before I hosed him down!
And put them in the bathtub.... small meltdowns occurred before we made it here.
But at last, pop-pops cured it all.
