Happy Mother's Day

Wow what a great mother's day. I love, love, love being a mother! It is the most precious gift and blessing. I know that people say it is thankless and unpaid but it's not.Yes, it is so ridiculously hard but we are paid big time. I am paid when Gabby runs out the door to say "I love you" one more time. I am paid when Corbin's timed letter sound score goes from 11 to 50 after working with him for so long. I am paid in hugs and kisses. I am paid by big toothless chubby grins. I am paid. Watch this video. It will make you cry.

Today Scott made me breakfast and dinner and he and the kids gave me lots of treats, my favorite. He also washed and vacuumed the van yesterday and mowed and edged the lawn. Love that!

On Tuesday I got to go with Corbin on his class field trip. We went to the Botanical Gardens. I'd never been there before and it was neat. We got a free pass to go again so that's exciting.

Other than that it's pretty much been same old same old around here. Ryan is still waking up at night. I can't figure it out but I'm not going to stress about it anymore. Oh well! No bragging rights with this baby. I think he must be on a mission to humble me since I thought I could sleep train any baby to sleep through the night. Guess not. Well I did, and he did it for three months and now he doesn't so...fail! Oh well. I can sleep in the next life right? Right? Ha, doubt it.

Piper Quotes:
"Mom, 5 more minutes? Are you kidding me?"
"Wow. That was beautiful mom."
"Oh, that is going to be yucky for my body. Bleh!"
"Mama, what is going on here?"
That Piper girl is a character.

Gabby Quote:
I call potato bugs rolly pollies and when Nana and Papa came they called them potato bugs. Well my kids thought that was pretty funny. Yesterday Gabby said, "Does Nana call these rolly mashed potatoes?" Ha!

Ryan is getting pretty good at sitting up these days.

Love this picture. 

Cute Pipes!

We made bird feeders for a preschool activity and the girls wanted to watch to see if any birds would eat it. (They've been hanging for days and haven't been touched). Ha.

Corbin at his field trip.

Family playing time outside.

The moms got invited to Mrs. Poole's class for cookies and tea (or juice for us Mormon types). 

The kids singing for Mother's Day. It was Gabby's first time and she went right up there. Love them!