A Day Just For Mom

Last week my Momma turned 54!

She is proud to age and is grateful to see another year.

My siblings and I do not take my Momma's birthday lightly.

We learned early that my Mom expects us to intentionally show her love on the day she was birthed into this world.

One year when my brothers, sisters, and I were teenagers we did not put much effort forth into making my Mom's birthday a special one.

My Mom sat us all down and told us that it hurt her feelings and she feels like she deserves extra love & planning for her birthday.

My siblings and I did not take this conversation lightly.

We heard the heart of a hardworking, loving, and single Mom of 5 kids.

Now every year we plan in advance for her birthday and we give her a NICE gift . Gifts are her Love Language.

We have not disappointed her since that unforgettable conversation.

This year we blessed her with a family breakfast, a trip to Tiffanys, and made a family outing to the Academy Arts of Science in San Francisco.

Mother loved it ALL!
Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Exodus 20:12

Boy's 1st Ball Game

It was so exciting when we took Boy to his first Ball game last week! I love seeing life through the eyes of my kids. I also enjoy going to the ball game. A particular song ran through my head the entire time we were enjoying Boy & the game!

Take me out

To the ball game

Take me out

With the crowd

Buy me some peanuts

And Crackerjack

I don't care if

I never get back

Let me root,

root

root

For the home team

If they don't win

It's a shame

For it's one,

two,

Three strikes

you're out

At the old ball game!

PlayDate

Play-date (noun): Playdates are becoming part of the vernacular of popular culture and form a part of children’s "down time." Most parents prefer children to use these hours to form friendships by playing with other children either one-on-one or within small groups. When children are very young, most parents stay for the playdate and use the time to form their own friendships and parental alliances.

Before I had kids whenever I heard the word play-date I thought it was the cutest thing in the world.

Now that I am a mother and we have weekly play dates I have come to realize that it is not always the cutest thing.

Especially when your kid is not being such a lovely play mate. Boy has been having consistent playmates with my friends daughter for almost a year.

It was definitely not love at first sight for these two.

Boy has been the primary attacker at our play dates multiple times. I thought my friend would not want to have play-dates with me anymore.

I Thank God for my friend, a good Mother that is rational and realizes that he is just a 2 year old.

Like her own 2 year old, sometimes they have bad days, they are learning, and we are called to work through it & with them.

I am glad to write that as our year anniversary of play dates is approaching we are seeing much improvement.

These two are starting to play much better together....

They might even love each other!