Happy Mother's Day to Me!

On Sunday, Joel presented me with a jar full of strips of paper. He said, "We started working on a Mother's Day present for you, and never finished it. Here you go."

Better late than never, I always say!

The strips of paper have memories about me written on them from Joel and the girls. How cute is that!? Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorites:

JoLynn: You know how Mom has birthdays? I like it when Mom has birthdays.

Joel asked "why?"

JoLynn: Because I really like Mom. I like to watch her blow out candles.

Hailey says that she remembers that when you punish her for making a bad choice, you do it because you love her.

Joel: I remember when Hailey was born. My breath was taken away. I found new admiration for you and the care you gave her in the weeks, months and years to come. At that moment, I saw a person who had an innate ability to nurture. I could feel the love you had for our new baby.

Hailey: Once we were at the pool and me and JoLynn were on Mom's back and I saw a HUGE spider! I told Mommy that if she saw a spider she should get it. She said that's not a spider. I said, Well what is it? and she said 'I don't know'. That's the end.

JoLynn: I remember going to the park with Mommy and having a picnic. Shae had a bowl of corn and peaches. I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich & peaches. Mommy wore a blue shirt with blue jeans. Hailey was at school and Dad was at work.