mother's day blessings

brian was so incredibly sweet to give me this hydrangea for mother's day. i cannot wait to plant my beautiful flowers and enjoy them year after year!

oooook, so.... when i started organizing this post about mother's day, my beautiful hydrangea pictured above was alive and well... only because it was less than 24 hours from the moment it entered into my possession. things quickly went downhill from there (in the hot florida sunshine), and before i knew it, i had a shriveled up, ugly reminder that i kill plants. often. thanks to the lowe's guarantee, we were able to exchange them for a healthy plant that is now living safely in my shady backyard. thanks to my facebook friends, i learned that hydrangeas love shade and water. got it. i will probably still kill the poor plant, but at least this one has a better shot of living longer.

sorry, back to mother's day... we enjoyed a gorgeous day at the park for mother's day! it wasn't too hot, and we didn't have to cook or wait in line forever at a restaurant! sounds like a great day to me. :) i loved spending the day with these sweet ladies!


this blog does not have enough space to share what my precious mother means to me. to say, "i don't know what i would do without her" is quite an understatement. she is my cheerleader, my voice of reason, my sanity, my friend.


and these little munchkins just brighten up my days. :) i am forever thankful that God gave me these sweet children. every day as a mother is not rainbows and cupcakes, every day brings its own challenges, but ohhhh, every day brings its own blessings, too. my heart is just so full.


these two beautiful ladies also put a smile on my face!! the blessings just continue. :)


aaaand the silliness does too! (can you tell that heather thinks kristie and i are a little nuts?!)



this post is supposed to be about the moms, but i just had to include this sweet picture of pappy with his youngest granddaughter.


the grandkids all brought flowers for the grandmothers... they made a great centerpiece!


after the picnic, we dropped by brian's grandmother's house for a few minutes to deliver her flowers and card.


i love this picture of brian's mom and her mom!


what a mother's day gift! brian's grandmother with all five of her great-grandchildren! we are so thankful she moved to our town so that we can see her more often and celebrate her in person.


it was a wonderful mother's day! i am thankful for the mothers in my life, those related to me as well as those who might as well be. :) praising God for His continual blessings.