Happy Mothers Day!!!

On Mothers Day, as we all do, I think of my Mom...

She is an AMAZING woman!!!

I Love & miss her so much!!!

She is so beautiful in so many ways, countless ways really.

I can only hope & pray that my children admire & love me half as much as I do her!!!

I LOVE & MISS YOU MOM!!!!

XOXOXO

THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU ARE & ALL YOU DO!!!

I am so LUCKY, PRIVILEGED & HONORED to call you MOM!!!

Happy Mother's Day Mom!!!!

I LOVE YOU!!!!

 XOXOXO

My FABULOUS Mom & me...Isn't she gorgeous?!?!?!

I also think of the "other Mom's" who have touched my life...

There are a lot of those, Grandma's, Great Aunts, Aunts, "In-Laws,""Sisters" & Friends, of all kinds...

I wish I could write about them all, but that would have to be a book!!!

To them I say Thank you for being you!!!

Thank you for being an inspiration, teacher, friend, confidante, comic relief, encouragement, etc, etc!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you, you  know who you are!!!!

I love & miss YOU ALL!!!

My Mother In Law is one of them too, of course.

Although I don't have any pictures of her & I together, I do have one to share of her with her boys...

This was taken in February when Chris & Tony went home to harass her, I mean help her out post surgery.  She has been battling Thyroid Cancer, & had to have more removed, so please keep her in your prayers.

She was actually laughing so hard she has tears in her eyes in this picture.

God only knows what they were doing to her, or saying to her....

I feel very lucky that I have a MIL that I love, & like ;)

Happy Mother's Day Mom!!!

Thank you for all you do!!!

I love & miss you, too!!!

XOXOXO

PS.  Its my blog, & I'll post a picture of you if I want to....hahaha

Now about my kids, & my life as a Mom.

I am so lucky to be one!!!

I am so in love with these two....

The two people that have given me the title of "MOM"

They have given me so much, but the love & the laughter is what I cherish most!!!

There is so much that I cherish really, but the smiles they put on my face, & the love that they give every single day is PRICELESS!!!

They are so different, yet they both put countless smiles on my face EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!

A few things that stand out, at this very moment, about each one...in no particular order...

Cian,

He is my reserved, cautious one.  He is the one that observes before taking a leap...see puddle fun post...below this one

He is very caring, loving, funny & FUN.

He likes to be silly, & make people laugh, but he hates the spotlight!!!

He is smart, considerate, & strong.

Oh, & one of my FAVORITES....he is SO TICKLISH!!!!

God I LOVE THAT LITTLE BOY!!!!

Shaylinn,

She is my crazy one...the one that stands next to a sidewalk to hand out flowers to strangers as they walk by...

Yes, she makes me very nervous...

She is my little SASSAFRASS!!!  But, I wouldn't have it any other way.

She is very dramatic, funny & strong.

She is outgoing, LOVING, caring & fun.

SHE is my spotlight girl!!!!  She doesn't even think about who is around her, or watching her when she breaks out a crazy dance or belts out a tune.  Yes, she will get embarrassed when she realizes that all eyes are on her, but she loves it!!! 

She too is smart, & VERY TICKLISH.

GOD I LOVE THAT LITTLE GIRL!!!!

Thank God I have ticklish kids, because my favorite sound in the world, is the laughter of my children!!!!

Those two little people have touched my life, & my heart in more ways then I ever imagined could be touched!!!

I am so EXTREMELY BLESSED!!!!

I love watching & hearing them interact with one another.

I love to hear them laughing with one another from the other room as they play.

I love that they are always looking out for each other!!!

To hear Shaylinn yell "THAT'S MY BROTHER" to defend him, just cracks me up...its hasn't been over anything big, they are only 6 and 3, but still to hear her have his back that way, is AWESOME!!!

(Then there is Cian..."Shaylinn, I can handle this")

LOL!!!

If one of them gets hurt, the other is always right there, doing whatever they think is necessary to make them feel better...

running to get a bandaid or icepack

running to get their favorite toy to make it all better

making silly faces or flopping around like a fish to make the other laugh...

they are there FOR EACH OTHER!!!

I hope & pray it will always be that way!!!

Trust me, they have their battles too, but when push comes to shove, they have each others back...THANK GOD!!!!

I LOVE THAT!!! 

Its because of them that I have this job, this job that I LOVE!!!

I would sacrifice anything necessary to keep this job!!!

I have honestly loved every single minute of it!!!

People often say being a mother is a thankless job, but I disagree.

I started asking them what their favorite part of their day was just before saying prayers each night, & then I ask them to tell me 3 things they are grateful for...

The things that they tell me are the sweetest things ever!!!

It makes me realize that they are truly grateful for the things that they have, & the things that I do for them.

It is a difficult job, but I wouldn't trade it for the world!!!

I hope & pray I do a good job at it, & raise good people!!!

I truly am blessed to have the people, & the things in my life that I do!!!

For all of you Moms out there, I hope you all feel the same!!!

To the Moms that I know, Thank you for touching my life, & teaching me so much!!!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!

Much Love, Many Blessings, & TONS of Laughs,

;) Shannon