Party of Five

Mother's Day. It's one of my favorite days of the year. My request for Mother's Day this year was for my husband to watch my kids while I went to visit my mom in St. Louis. This was her first Mother's Day since my grandmother passed away in April and my father would be out of the country. I just couldn't stand the thought of her being alone on Mother's Day. My brother and sister and I surprised my mom Friday night and spent the weekend with her just hanging out in STL. We did some fun things like visit Crown Candy, a famous STL joint that has been featured on Man vs. Food. We have no pictures from the weekend, but it was nice not to be behind a camera for a change too.

While I love to celebrate my own mom, I also love that my kids are old enough to craft some goodies for me from their own imagination. No store bought cards here! I couldn't help but display a few of the more "colorful" items I received!

This was by Avery and a line of it reads "I love you not the devil, I know that you love God." Ha! Cute, sweet, and true!

This one by Avery reads, "It is Mother's Day and I will obey you and do what you say." Makes me chuckle when I realize I wasn't even home for Mother's Day and I missed my one day of golden behavior. I wonder if I can get a raincheck?

Mackenzie's tag reads, From: U-Know-who To: Da-Bome (Bomb) I'm going to enjoy these years when I am still da-bomb and not, you know, the crazy mother who doesn't know or understand anything and NEVER allows her do what everyone else is doing. Those years are coming, I FEEL it.


I love this card and everything that is written in it. But I can't lie. It takes all the willpower I have to bite my tongue and not point out the incorrect use of "your" when I read it. One of my BIGGEST pet peeves! Seriously teachers, why is this not corrected by the 3rd grade? I am thinking of holding a summer lesson on the proper use of your and you're. I know I break all kinds of grammar rules all the time, but this one is truly so easy to fix. Can I get an amen?

She copied this poem from a book at school with the sole purpose to make me tear up. She succeeded!

I love, love these tea cups from Starbucks my sweet sister gave me. It was so thoughtful of her to remember me for Mother's day. They remind me very much of a store that I love. I store like....anthropologie....

I had a little change in my pocket and picked up these gems from Anthropologie while we were in STL. I love the earrings and my cute little vase was only $8! Score! I just love that store, but yet, so thankful I don't have one close by!