Monday, May 18, 2009

My Little Ballerina



This weekend was Bailey's ballet recital. Mat and I have been going back and forth wondering if we should have her continue to take ballet. Before her dance even began you could see it in Mat's eyes. I asked him halfway through her dance if he wanted to stop the lessons. He very quietly replied I never do after I see her dance. Bailey has been in dance since she was first potty trained and we have loved watching her going from shaking her hiny to becoming a very graceful dancer. The picture above is from her 1st recital. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. She seems to be talented at anything she tries. We feel very fortunate to have this special little girl bless our home.


Sunday, May 10, 2009

My Mother's Day


I really don't want to be a braggart but I'm going to be one anyways. I had such a wonderful Mother's Day. So much better than the first one after I had Bailey. That one ended in a big fight and Mat (of all people) running on the store on Sunday to appease his wife and get me a gift.

My morning started off fantasitc. Breakfast in bed. Not just any old breakfast because I'm not a breakfast person, but a platter of fruit and picked peas from the garden. Along with flowers and gifts from the dollar store from the kids. So sweet. I did get a little frustrated while getting the kids ready for church. Mat didn't want me to have to do much so he got all of the kids and himself bathed and let me sleep in. Of course that meant no hot water for me. :( Then, as I was looking for a shirt for Bailey I noticed Mat had done some laundry and washed Peyton's $68.00 dress that was dry clean only. BTW of course I didn't pay that much! It was one of my favorite though that I was planning on hanging onto regardless of the fact that we aren't having more kids. Then we went to church. I was tense from the dress incident and as we got to church on time I realized Peyton wasn't wearing shoes or socks. I drove like a madman home and realized her shoes were in the car so I went back to church and one had fallen out. I quickly got over it though hearing Mat speak in church about the tender moment that I became a mom and realized the other stuff just didn't matter. We had a fabulous lesson on motherhood in Relief Society, followed by massages from all the kids and Mat when we came home. The kids let me take a nap while they made an excellent and beautiful dinner. I was a little disappointed thinking Mat hadn't gotten me anything but a card. Inside the card however, was cold hard cash, with a note saying to have fun at the what women want expo. The day was complete with visiting our own wonderful mothers and talking to Mat's little sister in Argentina. Can't everyday be Mother's Day? I am so truly blessed. :)