What a fantastic day it turned out to be!  Despite the cold, dreary Kansas City weather today, I had all the sunshine I needed.  My boys (including my husband) were so sweet and thoughtful today. 

It started out this morning when Nathan made his way into my room at about 7:15 a.m. and woke me up to the sweetest words.  "Happy Mother's Day, mom!" he whispered ever-so-softly at my bedside as I rolled over and pulled him into the bed and under the covers with me.  Surprisingly, Will was still asleep!  Nathan and I enjoyed some great snuggle time and soon he remembered that it was finally time to show me his present he'd made for me at school.  He ran downstairs while I fluffed my pillows in anticipation at what he'd bring.  I knew whatever it was that it would be sweet, thoughtful and probably funny.  I was right.

The class put together a fabulous "Pre-K Cookbook" of sorts whereby each child submitted an original recipe.  Some of the most outlandish recipes called for gallons of sugar, handfulls of ravioli, and the like.  Nathan's recipe was actually for blueberry-topped pancakes which is suprising considering that a) We've never had pancakes topped with bluberries and b) that he doesn't like blueberries!  Nonetheless, it was fun going through the book to see what other wild recipes the class has come up with.  There was also a meticulously colored sheet that was a card for me.  It was touching and I got teary-eyed, as usual!  Nathan told me he loved me "so, so much" and reminded me that I am "so special".  I reminded him that what makes mommies so special are the special kids in their lives – and this meant him, of course!  He smiled and just continued to snuggle with me and let me kiss him as we waited for Will to wake up.

Afterwards, we all headed downstairs and made pancakes together and laughed, joked, and talked.  We were able to Skype with Grammy and talk to Grandpa on the phone as well and enjoyed just taking it easy.  Later,  I headed to the grocery store for my latest mission for Mommy Madness KC and had them both in tow.  They were pretty good overall and I enjoyed taking them grocery shopping with me, which is something I don't have to do very often.  They were excited to finally spend their Target gift cards from Grammy & Popo which have been burning a hole in their pockets since Valentine's Day!

After coming home and David unloading the car-full of groceries, we headed out for dinner to Texas Roadhouse.  Of course, we ate too many rolls (as is always the case) and ended up bring most of our dinner home!  We got home with about an hour to spare before bedtime so we all played a fun new Nerf Wii game.  Then it was time for bed.  The kids headed upstairs without hesitation as we got them ready for bedtime and said our goodnights.  I kissed each of them off to dreamland and told them how very special they have made my life. 

It's ordinary days like these that make me feel that as a mom, I lead a truly extraordinary life!  ♥