On Mother's Day, Kevin and the kids took me up to the Tulip festival in Mt Vernon. It was a slightly cloudy day, but warm"ish". PERFECT for picture taking.
It was such a beautiful day...not the weather, but the day in general. We headed up before lunch-time and went to the Farmhouse, which is famous in the area. Then up to the fields. It has been many years since I was there, I think the last time was with my friends Karla and Lisa, and that was before either Lisa or I had little kids. It has been at least 7 years. That said, I was SO looking forward to going. We definitely went at the end of the season, but it was still so gorgeous. We got some amazing pictures!! I am so impressed with how good they came out.
Here are some samples!
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This is my very favorite of the kids!
Love this one!
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On this Mother's Day...I am so happy to be where I am. I love my kids with every fiber of my being. I sometimes wonder how I got so lucky...because whatever I did....it must have been really amazing! In fact, I NEVER knew I could love anyone so purely...so COMPLETELY unconditionally. I wake up every morning with these innocent beautiful faces FULL of smiles, and I am reminded of why I so wanted to be a mommy....then at the end of the day, when I am stressed from all of the activity, and the screaming, and the chaos that simply is the evening...and I hear, "Of all of the Mommy's in all of the world, how did I get so lucky to get the best one? Goodnight mommy, I love you." I, yet again, remember why I love being a mommy.
This job of motherhood...we are in a class that I don't think ANYONE can possibly understand unless they they are also in it. No one really understands the relentless hours that we put in, the back-breaking work or the emotional strain that we are caused; except another mom. No one really understands how little sleep we truly get or how many jobs we fulfill during any given day, except another mommy. No one really understands how one tear can crush us or one smile can overwhelm us with an INdescribable happiness, except another mother. No one truly understands how we can wipe a nose with our bare hands or still kiss and coddle our feverish sick child, and literally think NOTHING of it, unless they are a mom. No one can really comprehend that we love our BABIES forever, the same as we did when they were in fact, babies, except a mommy--
Our job, unlike ANY other, absolutely never stops, NEVER ends...not ever. Yes, we are in a class that so many others do not understand...until they too, become mothers. Then, they just, get "it".
For the record, I think husbands are amazing too, and they try...they really do, and I think that they "get" us mommies better...I think that they do love like crazy and relentlessly try to provide stable homes with security, love, honor and fun , and that they unconditionally cherish these little creatures (all of these things being overly important!)...but, I think, they still don't REALLY get it. Plus, it isn't daddy's day...it is mommy's day!!!!! :)
To ALL of the mommy's I know and love...I hope you all had a beautifully wonderful Mother's Day!
