Cousin Visit/Mom's Big Birthday

My cousin Craig (mom's sister's son) and his wife, Martha and daughter, Lila came for a visit from Boston.

It was mom's 65th birthday so it was perfect timing for them to come celebrate with us.

Even though the pictures are WAY out of order.....we went to the zoo on Friday, had a surprise birthday party that evening for mom, went to mom's on Saturday, church on Sunday and to the indoor pool in Frisco on Monday. We had tons of fun.

I really want Julia and Johnathan to know their extended family (on my side) as much as possible since they all live far away.

Anyhoo, here are pics from their visit:

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Happy Sert Praatrx Day!

"sit down, no, because I'm the mom......

....don't pull your brother like that, STOP!, what did you just say to me?, use your manners, say excuse me, let's go!, no no, come here, sit down, brush your teeth, time for bed, no touch, that's a no no, no you can't have candy for breakfast, hurry up, why did you just do that? and where did you hear that word!?, from ME?, ooops......"

These are just a few of the things I've said all day. In one day.....just one day. And there's just enough hours in the day to say all of these things in one day!

Tell me if YOU'VE ever had a day like mine!!! This describes it perfectly!

Make the Most of Mondays......

......cuz sometimes the weekends are tough!

I'm so glad it's Monday (have YOU ever said that?)! I was jealous that Jason and his entire family were partying all weekend celebratin' Pop's birthday without me while I was home taking care of sick babies.

BUT!

As much as I was glad to go to Walmart last night and get out of the house, it was such a blessing to take care of them all weekend. Julia is especially clingy and cuddly when she's not feeling well and I absolutely LOVED IT! And Johnathan needed me to be hands-on more than usual and I loved that too.

I didn't even mind getting up every 3 hours to administer medication. There's just something about being a mom and being needed....when they don't know they need me. I guess God designed it that way so that when they need to rely on us, we're to rely on Him.

So thank you, Lord for the blessing of being a mom. As tough as it is sometimes, it was kinda nice to "rest" in Him this weekend.....