Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of my mom (and mommy-to-be) readers and friends! I'm super lucky to have a great mom and a great mother-in-law - as well as an awesome big sister whom I've always thought of as a 2nd mom.

I had an awesome first Mother's Day! Ben took Charlotte this morning & let me sleep in for an extra couple of hours. He surprised me with a gift certificate to Posh Spa - and now I get to decide what kind of amazing pampering treatments I'd like! Then we went to lunch at Three Suns Bistro - DELICIOUS. Charlotte was a ham, of course, delighting everyone with her smiles, waves, funny faces, and squeals.

Mother's Day isn't about sleeping in, or gifts, or flowers, or greeting cards, or possession of the remote control (I totally tried playing that card this evening). It's about reflecting on how much our mothers mean to us, how much they sacrificed to bring us into this world, how much care they put into raising us, and how much they love us. I think it's also a day for mothers to really think about how much our kids mean to us. All of the poop, vomit, sleepless nights, loads of laundry, tears, skinned knees... they've all been and will be worth it. Charlotte loves me just as deeply as I love her. I'm reminded of that every time she smiles & squeals with delight when our eyes meet, every time she snuggles into my neck, every time she chases after me while playing hide-and-seek.

Happy Mother's Day! 

Silly Girl didn't want to be photographed tonight!