Princess Party

I wonder how many more princess parties are in our future?!  (I also wonder if I'll ever get tired of them?!)  Today was Maddie's princess party and Kate was so excited to go!

Blossoms

Kate's Family

Interesting things to note... Kate, Alice and I are all roughly the same size.  Fiona is little.  Ken is named Ken, I am named Mom.  Ken is bald.  I like that we're all together and that we're all happy.  I love Kate's pictures.  She asked me to put this in her keepsake box.  I thought that was really cute too.

Bizzy Bees Baby

It's always fun to meet with friends at Bizzy Bees, and meet a new baby!  I'm still so blessed by all the new friends made through going to Cookstown Ward.  Today we hung out with the Beitz, Green and Tokarev Moms and kids!  Colton Green is a cutie, and so little!

The Chair

First it was Kate's,

then Alice's,

and now Fiona's.

Mom Day

Grateful, just grateful.  For all of it.  For the crazy parts, the cuddly parts, the sleepless, the quiet, the noisy, the messy.  I'm so grateful, that not once, but three times I have been so blessed.  I truly feel that I wasn't me until I was a Mom.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.  ~Lao Tzu

I am very grateful to my sweet Ken.  I told him several times today, "thanks for making me a Mom."


AND I am very grateful to my Mama.  For my Mom's mother's day card I used this picture.

And this quote:

It’s a cliché, of course, but there is no greater love. Everyone tells you that from the moment you are pregnant. I believed them, but now I really know what that love feels like. It’s literally this pulling and tugging sensation at the heart. I understand now why moms would do anything for their kids… anything and everything. There is no better job in the world than being a mom.  

~Natalie Morales

After the Party

Going out in the late afternoon is awkward.  That is prime fall asleep time and when Alice and Kate fall asleep in the late afternoon, well, that is not fun.  Not fun at all.  After Darby's party we invited ourselves over to hang with Grandma and Grandpa.  We were able to give Mom her mother's day cards, have a little visit and maintain a somewhat normal bed time, win, win, win! 

Darby Day

Every time we go to a family birthday party I'm happy and grateful.  I love doing things as a family, so when a birthday party becomes a family fun day, well, what more can I ask for?!  I am so grateful for the group of women that all had babies when I did.  Happy Birthday Darby!