Mothers Day weekend

What a fabulous Mothers day weekend!

On Saturday, Colin and I had a great morning and ran some errands and just enjoyed our time together. He was in a fun mood and was laughing at everything. We played outside and, of course, hung out with Jake (his best bud).

After naptime, the 3 of us headed out to Penguin Park again to enjoy the nice day. It was packed, and so once again, Colin was very distracted by all the other children playing. But, he tried out some new slides and such that he hadn't tried before.

On Sunday, I woke up at the usual 6:30 to my beautiful son Colin just jabbering and talking away in his room. He and Daddy were going to fix me breakfast in bed, but Colin just couldn't stay out of the bedroom to leave me alone. We watched some Cat in the Hat on TV while Daddy made me heart-shaped pancakes (some with chocolate chips), scrambled eggs, and hashbrowns. I attempted to eat the breakfast while in bed, however Colin really really wanted some of my pancakes (which had syrup on them) and I could see that ending in a sticky situation. Instead, I enjoyed my lovely breakfast in the kitchen.

The 3 of us ran some more errands on Sunday morning and one of the stops (a local grocery store) was having an anniversary party and had a bounce house for the little kids to jump in. Colin wasn't so sure about it at first, but once Daddy got in there with him, he had so much fun running around in there, and had even more fun falling down in there!

Once home, we set up the sprinkler in the back yard, it was a nice sunny, mid-80 degree day and Colin had a blast playing in the sprinkler.

These next few pictures are a series of pics I took (have I mentioned lately that I just love my camera!?!) that show how much fun he was having. I love looking at how his arms are just flapping everywhere, and his arms do this all the time when he is running...

Cooling off by dunking his head in the water...

Clapping the water...

Reasons why I LOVE BEING A MOM!!
-Hearing Colin tell other people "that my mommy" when he sees me
-Kissing ouchies and making them better
-Watching Cat in the Hat & Thomas on TV & seeing Colin get super excited & dance around when the music starts
-Snuggling at night before bed & singing "you are my sunshine" before leaving the room
-Seeing Colin love and hug on his Daddy
-Remembering all those tough newborn and infant phases that we went through and knowing I am going to be doing it again all too soon
-Hearing Colin make all sorts of animal noises
-Watching Colin learn new things everyday
-Seeing Colin get so excited over a balloon or a ball or a dog walking by
-Watching Colin kiss my belly and say "love you" to baby sister
-Spending hours of time watching Colin dig through cabinets and drawers just exploring & learning new things (& not minding cleaning up the mess)
-Laughing when Colin has so much fun at bathtime - splashing and kicking the water
-Watching Colin hug Jake
-Seeing Colin run around the backyard while saying "un, un, un" (run, run, run) and going down the slide while saying "weeeeee" without a care in the world
-Watching Colin's personality develop and seeing both Mommy & Daddy's traits in him
-Knowing that everyday Colin can't wait to see me when I'm home from "urk" (work)
-Seeing Colin make all sorts of new facial expressions (& wondering where he learned it from!)
-Reading books & saying prayers before bed (& making sure Jake is in his room, too)
-Hearing "uh oh" and wondering what I will find when I investigate...
-Watching Colin wanting to do whatever Brian and I are doing
-Singing "itsy bitsy spider" and "old macdonald" countless times in the car and hearing Colin say "more" even after the 15th time
-Knowing Brian and I are doing everything we know how to raise Colin into a good, polite, Christian man & giving him the best life possible

I am so blessed!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!