Have I ever mentioned how GREAT my mom is?  I'm sure I have but let me do it again!!

SHE'S THE BEST!!!

I collect Willow Tree figurines and have ever since I was pregnant with Sydney.  They are all over the house and each one has such special meaning to me.  Last year I saw the Willow Tree Nativity set and 

I couldn't spend that kind of money on it - the entire set isn't cheap.  When we were in Park City last year I showed it to my mom and she must have seen the WANT in my eyes because look what I got as an early XMAS present yesterday...

I have always loved Mother's Day. It's a day to make the most important woman in your life understand that the time, effort, sweat, tears, love and sometimes even blood she gives daily might seem unappreciated but in all actuality it is shaping you for bigger and better things in this world!!  

I absolutely learned from the best!!  My mother is a truly selfless person that NEVER put her needs or wants in front of ours and showed us daily (even when we were TERRIBLE - mostly Christopher) that we were loved and special.  I adore my mother for she is not only my mother but a confidant, a best friend, a cheerleader and, the most important job she has as of late, the BEST grandmother to my babies!!  If I end up being half the mother to my girls that mom is to me my kids are lucky!!

Happy Mother's Day Mommy!!  We love you more than words can explain!!!