Happy Mother's Day

Let me begin by asking.....what idiot decided Mother's Day should be on a Sunday?????? It must have been a man. In theory, the idea of a mother enjoying the day with her precious little children is quite grand. In reality, they act like monsters no matter what day it is, so why pretend it's some special day for mom? If mother's day is really about moms having a special day, then why not make it fall on a Monday when the kids are at school? I could nap, take a bath (ALONE), go shopping........Better yet, why not have it Mother's Appreciation WEEK? Teachers get an entire week, shouldn't moms!!!!! It could start on Sunday (sure, I'd love to spend the day with my kids)....when the kids get on the school bus Monday morning, dad takes mom to the airport where she flies down to Orlando to meet some other mom friends. They all board the cruise ship and return the next weekend. If it was really about us moms, that's how it would be.

I'll have to live with the way the story goes though. Sure, Todd always makes sure I get to sleep in and doesn't expect me to do a darn thing all day long. He calls it my special day all day and always gets me a gift he knows I will enjoy. I got a certificate for a day at the spa this year! Kuddos to him......the Mother's Appreciation Week still sounds better though.

Today we took the boys to a strawberry farm to pick our own strawberries. Everyone had fun finding the perfect strawberry! I was cleaning, cutting, mashing, freezing strawberries for two hours this afternoon. Of course, after we threw our BBQ chicken and corn on "a stick" (as the boys call it) on the grill, we washed it all down with strawberry shortcake.....yummmmmmy!

Daddy helped Caden

I stayed with Camden (of course, we found the best strawberries)

Bailey and Bennett followed each other around

Mommy and her 4 boys

Yes, of course we ate some before we got them home and washed them!

We had a nice, relaxing day. We've been shopping for travel trailers lately. Don't be surprised if you start seeing a lot of camping pictures!!!!!! We love going to Virginia Beach and The Outter Banks, so we really think we'll be getting our toy within the next couple of weeks....we're all excited!

Hope your day was full of sunshine!

my swine has the flu

My poor little Bennett never gets sick. Everyone else in the family will catch something and keep passing it around, but he'll never get it. Well, he finally got something this weekend. That poor little guy with his fever....hugging his bucket so he doesn't puke all over. His normally chunky, pale cheeks have been thin and rosey. All he wants is his mommy. He was a little better today (for a few hours), and we're hoping tonight will be uneventful!!!!