Happy Mother's Day

I wanted to do a Mother's Day post yesterday but for some reason I couldn't find a moment when I could get on the computer without three munchkins climbing all over me. My girls don't nap on Sunday and for me that is computer time so I decided a day late is better than nothing.

First of all I am so grateful to be a mom myself. I think that it has been difficult for us to have children because otherwise it is a blessing I would take for granted. I am so thankful for the three little kiddies that I get to call my own. It is a challenge to be a Mom. I had no idea how often I would find myself drawn to my knees to beg for help. The role of a mother is for sure the most humbling I have ever taken on but I am so thankful for the lessons I learn every single day and that my children give me daily opportunities to serve. I am so thankful for the spirit that helps me everyday as I try to teach and prepare these little guys for their future. (Elmo is helping me quite a bit these days as well). Today I want to share a little bit about my own Mom. She has been a great example to me and I am thankful for the model mother that she was and continues to be.

So how adorable was my Mom when she was a baby? I am so glad she kept this dress because she took a picture of me in it and now I have a picture of both Lauryn and Clara wearing it. It hangs on the wall in the guest bedroom at her house and I love that she kept this darling little dress for all the girls to get their picture taken in.

Sometimes I wonder if she did the same things to her Mom that my girls do to me. For example...did she run away when her Mom got out the diaper changing stuff? Did she insists on wearing certain shoes even if they didn't match? Someday I will ask my Grandma those questions.

Here is my Mom at BYU. I look at pictures of her when she is in college and it is not a surprise that my Dad proposed three days after they met. That is not a typo. My Mom didn't even know what his last name was.

Then they got married three months later. My Dad wasn't going to let her change her mind. Smart move Dad. I have always loved her wedding pictures. Most of them got lost by the photographer. I think she looks beautiful.

This is what my Mom looks like today. Isn't she a hottie? I love my Mom for so many reasons. I have always looked up to her. Every girl has her "moments" with her Mom but I am happy to say that the bad ones for me have been very few. My Mom has always been the funnest person for me to spend time with. Sometimes I felt like my friends preferred her to me. She always says she wishes she hadn't been so hard on us when we were kids. I don't really think she was hard on us at all. I think she is just too hard on herself. There were some things that she did that I hated and I swore I would never do. Like...1. spit wash my face (I do it to Cameron a couple of times a days) 2. Make my bed everyday (Cameron can't have computer time until his is made) So I guess I have grown up to be more like her than I thought I would. As I get older I can't think of anything I would rather be than just like my Mom. I love you Mom!!!