Happy Mother's Day!

Above are pics of my precious Nanny that passed away almost 3 years ago. God, I miss her so much! She is the true definition of a MOTHER; she gave all she had and loved with every last bit of her heart. Happy Mother's Day to you in Heaven, sweet Angel; I miss you SO much! Gavin still wishes you were here to make him those yummy chocolate chip cookies of yours. And it breaks my heart that baby Gage won't ever know what a wonderful and loving Nanoof he had.

Here is my angel on Earth, my mother! Mom, I hope we brightened your day a little bit. Things have been so tough for you lately, I wish I could make everything all better for you. You always give, give, give but never seem to "get" all the good things you deserve. I love you and am so grateful for the love and friendship that we share! I know sometimes I still can be a brat but I do appreciate you. You mean the world to me; thanks to you and Nanny for teaching me how to be a good mother, I did have 2 of the best teachers!!

I got Gavin to pose with me today for a Mommy's Day pic. Gage was already in bed after a long day of whining!!

So here is a pic of Gage and I from last month!! My sweet cheekers!

These are the 2 greatest gifts I have ever received, my 2 precious sons!!!

Here are a couple goodies that my mom gave me- some scrapbooking supplies and a cookies- yum!

Here are the new comfy pj's mom got me too!

Here is some of the Body Shop stuff that Brian and the boys got me for Mom's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there!! I found this great poem that I'd like to share with all of you!

Before I was a Mom

Before I was a Mom -I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mom -I cleaned my house each day. I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -I had never been puked on - Pooped on - Spit on - Chewed on, or Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and My thoughts. I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom -I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests...or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom -I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom -I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known The warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

First off, I had a pretty nice Mother's Day! I received a lot of GREAT gifts from my fiance and the boys. (we fought yesterday so he made sure to tell me that I REALLY deserved my gifts! a bit of sarcasm on his part!) We spent the afternoon at my future mother in laws with the family. Then we headed over to my mom's to give her the gifts we had gotten her. I had Gavin paint a flower pot for her and we put a pink gerbera daisy inside- she loved it! My mom surprised me and gave me some cute pj's, wedding stickers and a big cookie! Brian and the boys gave me a $60.00 gift card to Meijer so I can get flowers to plant- I love to garden!! They also gave me a $60.00 gift certificate to a store called Gingerbread Cottage at our mall which carries Vera Bradley purses. So I will save that for when the new Fall ones come out. I also got some Body Shop bath products from them as well.

The best gift of all is having my 2 sons in my life! No matter how rough each day is, how busy it is, how much they drive me bonkers somedays- I look at them every night when they are asleep and thank God that I have them in my life. I can't even imagine my life without them! I hope all the moms out there were able to find some sanity sometime today but also to grab a hug and a kissy from their kiddo's to feel how much us moms are loved and needed in this world!!