Happy Mother's Day - a day late....

Sorry this post is a day late.  I really meant to sit down and write last night but I was so tired I fell asleep by 8:30!

I hope all of my mom friends were able to start their day as sweet as mine was with a whipped cream covered red velvet donut and an apple fritter - yum!!

I love donuts!!

After breakfast we headed out to Poway Lake to work off a little energy.  For those of you who know us well know that Nate is a bit difficult. I love him fiercely but boy can he be challenging.  This particular picture was a five minute process.  Grant was bound and determined to get Nate in the picture.  On the hike Nate tested my love for him over and over again.  Ben had a very hard time listening during the day and Piper whined - a lot.  By the end of the day I have to admit I was getting a little frustrated with all of the Mother's Day posts.  Why couldn't we have the "wonderful", "amazing", "gifted", "well behaved"  all you could ever ask for in a child children?  

So after little thought I decided to look at the positive and here it is:  

• my kids are far from perfect but they love with all of their hearts 
• they are not the #1 students in their class but I can tell their teachers and fellow classmates enjoy them and some of their teachers probably love them with all of their hearts
• they get cranky but they are resilient - they are able to move in the middle of the school year and take it in better stride than I can
• finally they are healthy - what more can I ask for...

I love you Benjamina, Miss P, and Nananiel