I am a MOM.

And I feel so blessed to be just that.

Last Mother's day started out with a crying baby at about 5am, and poop on my bedroom carpet before 9am.

Let's just say, it wasn't the *ideal* way to spend my first mother's day! haha

But, with that said, this year was leaps and bounds better!  First off, I got to sleep in until 8am! (that sounds funny to my past single self) and that was my own accord, that I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep.

That could be attributed to the fact that I smelled bacon cooking in the kitchen. YUM!

I got in a little trouble when I opened the bedroom door...I was reprimanded to get back in bed! But, before I could follow orders, I saw my sweet girl who made me a mommy run down the hallway towards me and felt her chubby little arms wrap around my neck.

That would have made it perfect right then and there.

Stephen made me breakfast in bed: bacon, pancakes and scrambled eggs.  

When I was done feasting, I opened the bedroom door and was greeted by this posted on my daughter's door:

Ok...now i'm excited! I love games!

With Grace holding onto my hand, she leads me room to room to find the hidden treasures.

I start to leave them where they were, and Stephen says, "you have to pick them up!"

I laugh, and say, "why...you know i'm going to take pictures and blog about this, right?"

I had full intentions on just choosing my top 3 favorites.

I went through the stack pulling out my favorites...and then I had the same stack I started with.

So, here are ALL my favorites (aka...all 18)

And the last card led me to my flowers, (tulips: my favorite!) a fun game and treat!

I really am soo blessed to be a wife and a mother. 

Stephen and Grace make me happier than I could have ever imagined.  

And I am also blessed to have had the most wonderful mother in the world. I was able to spend the week with her recently when Stephen was away on business, and I was once again reminded of how lucky I am. There is no one more loving, more fun, more service-minded, more faithful, or more patient than my amazing mom.

And she surely has given me the best example of what I want to be to MY daughter.