Hugs

JD knows how to give kisses, and today he gave Wyatt his first hug, on verbal prompt.





Again...



...and again.





It keeps goin...



...and goin....







What are my chances that this devotion and affection is held all through their childhood and adolesence?







I'm probably up against a stacked deck, huh?



Well, I'll enjoy it while it lasts then!

Happy Decorations!

Didn't you know there was such a thing as that? Happy Decorations? Well, neither did I until I was huggin and kissin Wy last night to put him down to bed. The first thing he said, very matter-of-factly, after he gave me a big smack on the lips was, 'Happy Mother's Day, Mom.' Then he said, 'Happy Decorations too!' Okay, sounds good, so I told him thank you and that I really appreciated it. (He gets on me for not tellin him thank you after he's said how pretty my flowers, plants, weeds, or grass is).

This afternoon, not ten minutes ago after our hugs and kisses, he said to me, 'Happy Birthday, mom. Thank you for my birthday party, mom. And thank you for my birthday cake.' His birthday was 6 1/2 months ago!







Hmmmm...okay, well, you're very welcome, baby! I'm glad you liked it so much that half a year later you remember it! That means dad and mom did pretty good, I'd like to think!

On Mother's Day mornin, E tried to encourage Wyatt to tell me 'Happy Mother's Day'. He never did. All day long, at random times, E would just up and say, 'Happy Mother's Day' to me and coax Wy to say it too. He still never did. Until later that night, as E was holdin him so I could give Wy hugs and kisses, they almost got around the corner and Wy blurted out, 'Wait, Daddy! I wanna tell her!' They came back around the corner and with the cutest, most precious face and big puppy dog eyes, Wy looked at me and said, 'Happy Mother's Day, mom.' Yup, I teared up. It was too special to hear that from our 2 1/2 year old who we weren't sure we could ever stay pregnant with and be able to welcome into our love.

It was too special for words.

My heart felt every last word he said.

I just have to put these pictures on here. I swear he was the chunkiest baby. We couldn't ever find his neck until he turned about one year old.

Mother's Day

My Mother's Day started out by still being out with my sister-in-law for a mom's night out on Saturday night. I got back home at 2 a.m. and was fed, bathed and in bed by 3. I crashed. It takes me days to recuperate from just a late night at our house, let alone a late night somewhere else! I was dead to the world until JD woke up at about 6:30 a.m. I nursed him and put him back in bed. I knew there was no way I was gonna be able to go back to sleep again so it was me and a cup of joe. I walked across the road and sat and visited with my aunt and uncle until my guys got up. Despite the incredibly small amount of sleep I had, my Mother's Day was a wonderful day. It was very relaxing and carefree. The weather, even though it was mostly overcast and dropped a little rain on us, was beautiful. Not chilly; not hot. After we grilled, with my aunt and uncle, it got downright chilly around 8 p.m.

Here's what the edge of my flower gardens looked like for 7 years, before this Mother's Day:



Now, I'm not ungrateful by any means, that I had barriers around my flower beds to keep the soil in, but I've really really wanted to change out the curb-stone to something that followed the feng shui of the front yard. The curb just didn't fit the style of the rest of the landscaped flower beds. You can see the natural rock up and to the right. It goes on around the beds surrounding the maple tree.



My gift from my guys was a load of cut landscaping rock. This was a great gift! I was really excited about layin it all out and makin it fit to our style. It's the same style of stone we have on the front of our garage and the front of the house. I think the new look ties together the brick, stone and natural rock.

This is the west flower beds, along the fence. There's a lot more shade and general darkness in this area of the yard so I wanted to add all light colored natural stone between the new limestone to add some brightness to the area.



I chose the darker rock in between the limestone for the front of the house to bring out the darker color from the brick.



The east side of the yard, up by the road:



I chose to put all the limestone with the straight edges here because the fence already has an angle to it.

The east side of the garage:



I have morning glories, marigolds, some bulbed plants, black eyed susans and gladiolas in this flower bed.

I couldn't be happier with my Mother's Day, although a little more sleep would've been good, but that's nobody's fault but my own and my sister-in-law and I had a good time.

Thank you, E for makin my day so special. Thank you for makin every day a day I enjoy with you and our boys. No gift can compare to the love and peace I have knowin that you are my husband and we have two wonderful boys in our life.