The Best Mother's Day Ever!

                           

Ah, Mother's Day.  A day I have waited for my whole life.  Correction- a day I have waited for until it was "my turn" to celebrate; a special day with MY kids.  Today was that day.  If you read my blog, you're well aware of my obsession with Lucy. So you might understand my feelings toward a day all about a Mother's sacred bond with her child.  I grew up knowing that Mother's day was a day we spent showing thanks for all our Mom's do for us.  I know the importance of today.  I used to wake my Mom up with breakfast in Bed, pick her Lilacs, and just spend the day in general telling her how much I truly love her.  She is such a strong, beautiful woman, and such a perfect example of what a Mom is.  So naturally, I was ecstatic about my first Mother's Day.  All I asked for was a day spent with Lucy and Shawn.  These 2 are the reason that I am a Mom, and all I wanted was to embrace the day with them.  I wanted to squeeze and hold and kiss Lucy all day long. 

Here's what I will always remember about today:

I'll remember my breakfast in bed made by Shawn because Lu stole my utensils and tried to eat all of my french toast.  She got butter in her hair and all :)

I'll remember getting Lucy dressed for the day because she had a "Mom" shirt on that made me smile from ear to ear. 

I'll remember the new shirt I received from Shawn because Lucy ripped the tissue paper that it was wrapped in, in a hundred pieces on the bed and giggled the whole time.

I'll remember the hike we went on because it was Lucy's first hike and she was in heaven!  And I'll remember how sweet she was when she fell asleep going down the trail even though it was such a bumpy ride in her pack.

I'll also remember being surrounded by so much breath-taking natural beauty and feeling the Spirit in that way that spending time away from the world enjoying mother nature can allow you to feel.  I silently gave thanks to Heavenly Father for all my blessings and for giving me a perfect baby girl to mother.

I'll remember getting smoothies after our hike because Lucy LOVED the whipped cream on top of mine.

I'll remember hanging out on the couch after our hike because Lucy was putting golf balls in her mouth and popping them out.  Shawn and I would laugh so hard, so Lucy would join in and fake laugh out loud with us. 

I'll remember the night of my first Mother's day because I kissed LuLu's rosy cheek before bed, and once again, marveled at the beauty this little girl brings to this world, and the utter joy she brings to my heart.  

I'll remember my first Mother's Day because it has been a long time coming, and it was absolutely perfect.  I am a Mom because Heavenly Father has given me a Princess.  And I am eternally thankful for her.

Our family hike in Eldorado Springs

Lucy's shirt says "Mommy is my BFF."  It was a perfect Mother's day gift!

Couch time with Lucy after our hike :)

Yep- that's a whole golf ball she stuck in her mouth! HAHAHAHA!

Got the action of her spitting it out when it would make the "popping" noise she loved.

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She was giving me looong slobbery kisses.  I LOVED them.  Such a precious memory.

These pictures are so beautiful and precious to me.  They don't have anything to do with Mother's day but I really wanted to post them.

Here are her 11 month old pictures that we gave to the special Mom's in our lives

 

 And one last collage that I put together of Lucy in her Super Hero shirt that I will send to Jess on his mission.  He loves Super Heros, so I'm sure he will smile at some of this cuteness!

I hope all the Mom's out there had their Best Mother's Day Ever today as well.  I love you all and miss you all every single day.  

XOXOXO

Britt