May 14, 2017

It's Mother's Day.

I pretended to sleep in while kids tiptoed in and out of my room gathering supplies.  Eventually they came and got me, leading me to the kitchen with my eyes closed.  They had all worked together to serve me a yummy breakfast: french toast with strawberries, orange juice, and a fruit plate.  After I ate, they took me to Emma's Spa-tacular for a foot massage.  We relaxed and watched slide shows of our pictures set to music.  It was so much fun.

During Sacrament meeting, the primary kids sang, and then the priesthood holders sang to us.  It was great.  Primary was fun, too.  I'm really enjoying my class.  I decided to help them all make a little gift for their mothers.  I brought Julia's polaroid camera and took each of their pictures while they were holding a sign with "Mom" written in a heart.  I had six boys in class.  They are all so cute.  It is such a joy!  I'm loving being Austin's teacher.

We went straight from church over to Sunee's house.  We had dinner with everyone: Mom and Dad, J.B.'s family, and Sunee's family.  And it was the most delicious roast, with potatoes and gravy, rolls, jell-o, salad, and cooked carrots.  I LOVE that kind of dinner.  It was heavenly.  It was such a fun evening to just sit around and visit while the kids played.

It's cool to be cousins!!  Miles, Truman, and Miles

At one point, Dad put his arm around me and said, "Are you going to miss me?"  That's when it hit me that they are heading up north for the summer this week.  I have come to depend upon them so much.  And more than depending on them, I have come to love having them as part of my everyday life.  When I moved to St. George, I knew I was choosing to live far away from my parents.  That was really sad for me.  But by an amazing stroke of luck, they moved close to me!

In the chaos of such a BIG family get together, I don't even know if I hardly wished my mom a happy Mother's Day!  But I want her to know how much I love her.  I look up to her, I need her, and I cherish her.  She has won my love and devotion in a million ways over my lifetime.  She's just the best! And yes, Dad, I will miss you both.  Every day.