1st Mother's Day!!!

Lanie writing me a message..she is so smart

I celebrated my very first Mother's Day and it was very special. Daddy and Lanie went shopping and got Mommy a gift, but I couldn't open it until Mother's Day.  My first gift was SLEEP :) I know I am a lucky Mommy that has a baby girl that sleeps through the night, but 5:30 still comes early and she doesn't go right back to sleep anymore.  So Mark did the morning bottle and I got to sleep in. Then came my yummy breakfast cooked by my amazing husband, biscuits & gravy and coffee yummmmy! Then I got my card that Lanie wrote it was so sweet and thoughtful along with the card was a beautiful picture frame that I am going to fill and bring to work with me so I can look at my sweet baby girl when ever my students start to get on my nerves! After filling our tummies we were off to church and I was working in the nursery so I got to spend that time with my Lanie Bug. Then to finish off the festivities we went over to my Mom's and celebrated with lunch and planting her flowers.

I am so lucky to have so many amazing women in my life to look up to as role models.  My sister in-laws on both sides have raised my nieces and nephews with such love and they are some of the coolest kids I know.  My mother in-law had the joy of bringing up my husband and I am sure that was not a easy task! I think women who have sons have such a big role in teaching them how to be good husbands and my husband is a winner! Several of my close friends are mothers and I am constantly asking their advice because I am amazed at the love, patience, and energy they exert in a day. My Mom is a role model to me in so many ways. She has taught me to be kind, compassionate, speak my mind, follow my dreams, the list could go on and on.  My Mom and I have always had a unique bond and we figured out the balance between mother/daughter and friendship with out to many bumps in the road :) I can only hope one day that I am to Lanie what all these women mean to me! I hope all the moms and moms to be out there were loved, spoiled, and celebrated yesterday because you all deserve it!!!!!!!