mother's day.... a lot late!

i couldn't pass up blogging about mother's day this year. although i was hurting and laying in bed a lot, it actually went really well. Jason went out for doughnuts for breakfast and later, while i was resting, they did crafts, artwork on the fence and made cards. Jason somehow got ahold of my camera and took took pictures! i had no idea!also, when Peyton came home from school the next day he had a bag full of presents for me. they are SO cute. i really do love his school and how much they do with the children. he made me a card. the petals on the flowers are his fingerprints. i love it! i also LOVE his signature.a bunny and a dragonfly he painted. adorbs! a beautiful rainbow! and a letter to me.... which cracks me up. he says im 18! and that i have brown eyes.... they're blue, but that's ok. we always talk about how beautiful his brown eyes are. Jason and Jayden have brown eyes as well. i think maybe he wanted me to match them.and probably my favorite of them all.... a pot holder. the flower is his hand print. such a cute idea! it will hang in our kitchen forever! (front & back)this last picture is something we made as a family the beginning of the school year. it was fun to fill out. (Peyton's favorite song of all time is 'On the road again' i wrote Kenny Rogers sings it when it's actually Willie Nelson! woops!) this hung in Peyton's classroom all year. it was nice to see it again.i keep all of the things he has makes throughout the year (except the crafts that have food on them.... cant imagine what that would be like to see after a few years. i have a storage bin for the school work we save. i did the same thing last year. and will do the same for Jayden when he starts pre-school this fall.

one more extra thing i got for Mother's Day was a GREAT set of actions for photoshop. i absolutely LOVE them! it was a nice relaxing day, although i wish i would have felt better so i could have spent more time with all of my guys. hopefully next year!
i hope all of you had a great Mother's Day as well!

my 3rd mother's day

i had such a great mother's day. Jason spoiled me! this morning he went out for starbucks and doughnuts, while Peyton woke me up to tell me it was my 'special day' and i was getting presents. he was excited and had colored a couple of pictures for me. he also made me some bath salts at pre-school this week. they smell so good and made the cutest card ever.(everytime i read this card it cracks me up. so funny what children say! i promise i don't spend most of my time eating cookies. pink hair & black eyes? haha! i love you Peyton!)

this morning while i read my cards, ate a million doughnuts and had my caramel machiato, Jason CLEANED THE HOUSE. it was sooo nice to sit and read my gossip mag while he cleaned and took care of the boys. kind of funny too. Jason said 'i don't know how you deal with them screaming sometimes'. i guess that is one thing mommies just get used to. i didn't even notice it.

after Jayden's morning nap, we got dressed and went out to do some shopping. we also took a family pic, which we never do. this is probably one of the best we have taken. we are all happy, looking at the camera, and standing still!
first, we stopped by home depot and bought outdoor furniture for our new gazebo, then went to southlake town center for a little more shopping, and to let the boys run around the fountains. (we took Jay's shoes off. he has a hurt toe and his shoes were hurting him.)they had a great time,and even made a few wishes.later, after lunch and naps we went outside to build our new patio furniture, and to swim. it was really hot today. the boys kept asking to be thrown into the pool. needless to say it freaked me out a little. looks like it may have freaked Jayden out as well.we let the boys eat dinner outside.they had hotdogs and mac & cheese. their favorite!they thought eating outside was great!Jayden was obviously starving!we also ordered some sushi from Lava Grill (my favorite) and brought it home. it was a great mother's day! hope you had a great one as well!