I Love Being a Mommy!

Avery and I have been working on sounding out letters and putting them together to form words. She turns 5 this August and is much in love with the idea of Kindergarten, reading, and learning. Today we sat down outside in the sunshine and started into our lessons. I helped her with a few words and then she just read 'girl' right off the page on her own! I couldn't believe it! It made my whole day!

I really do love being a mommy and teaching my children good things. Their future is important to me and I am glad that there are good days like this one to help me along this path called motherhood. A happy childhood lasts forever and so do the mommy memories!

P.S. I made the best milkshake tonight:

1 cup Breyers French Vanilla ice cream
1/3 cup freshly toasted coconut
1 TB dry Choffy (roasted chocolate grounds-see Choffy button on left)
milk to taste

Blend well and serve. You can stir some toasted coconut in at the end if you would like larger pieces. Amazingly delicious! =)

Snapshots

I was going through some photos in April and came across some I thought I would share. This one is of a pizza that my Visiting Teacher made for us after my little surgery. It was probably the best and prettiest pizza we have ever eaten!

Owen and Gavin ran the mile in great time and enjoyed their medals and snacks at the end.

Zack, Tanner, and Reagan are three of the top runners at their school. Zack ran the mile in 6:40 and Tanner beat him by a few seconds. These kids are amazing and great friends!

This is my buddy, Cyrus. He likes to hang out with us while we watch the big boys play football. Cyrus always makes me smile! He even planted a flower seed weeks ago for Zack to give me for Mother's Day!

Owen's flag football team was undefeated this year so his coach arranged a limousine to pick them up from their last game. They were whisked away to a pizza party and had the time of their lives! (Yes, Owen still has his mouth guard in.)

Quote of the Day

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."
-Dr. Seuss

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of our wonderful moms! We love you and are so thankful for your loving examples.

Happy Birthday to my Hubby!

Today my Jeremy turns 34! Happy birthday, Sweetie! I wish I could whisk you away to Bora Bora this weekend, but how does the Farmer's Market sound instead?

What?!

I was just tucking Avery into bed when Owen came in and made a funny comment with a word he really shouldn't use. I was explaining to him that we need to use good words (in front of Avery) when he said, and I quote, "Can we use some discretion and do this in my room?"

Uh, yeah, he's seven.

Poem from My Friend

This is said to be written by a teenage girl with terminal cancer. Whether that is true or not it put me in my place today as I was rushing around and feeling frustrated this morning. I hope it touches someone else's heart as it has touched mine today.

SLOW DANCE

Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a
butterfly's erratic flight?

Or gazed at the sun into the
fading night?

You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.
The music won't last.

Do you run through each day
On the fly?

When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed

With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?

You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.
The music won't last.

Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you
never had time
To call and say,'Hi'

You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.
The music won't last.

When you run
so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry
through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
...thrown away.

Life is not a race.
Do take it slower

Hear the music
Before the song is over.