Mothers Day

Mothers Day...It has such a different meaning to me than it used to. I always celebrated my mom on Mother's Day but had no idea what it was like to be a mother. I never understood how much my mom really loved me until I became a mom myself. I never fully appreciated how much she did for me, how unconditionally she loved me, even when I was a little shit...and I was! The love I have for my children is unexplainable! It's so deep I could never imagine loving anyone more than I love Ryder and Regan. And my mom loves me that much...WOW!

I love being a mom more than anything. I was born to be a mom and a stay-at-home mom  and I'm fortunate enough to have my dream job. I thank my husband for working so hard to allow me to never miss a milestone in my children's lives! No babysitter will tell me my child crawled or walked for the first time and I missed it. Or that my child got hurt and I wasn't there to comfort them. Some days Ryder tests my patients so much I wish I had a 9 to 5 job, but only for a second. I have to take a deep breath and remind myself I would hate to leave my babies everyday! No amount of money or sacrifice I have to make to be home will ever make me feel any different. These years are flying by so fast and I know I won't have regrets because I'm doing exactly what I should be doing. Raising my kids, not allowing someone else to.

 Mother's Day was so nice. I've been telling Danny I want to hike up Mt. Rubidoux since we moved to Corona. Years ago I used to walk it all the time and it's such a great walk/hike. So since it was Mother's Day he couldn't say no. He actually loved it as did Ryder. It ended up being a gorgeous day with my favorite company! We got home and the kids took a long nap and  Danny and I got a chance to  relax and lay on the couch. We had crab legs for dinner then had a fire in the back yard and made smores. My favorite! I like my marshmallows black! YUMMMM! Kids went down and D and I shared a bottle of wine and relaxed around the fire. PERFECT DAY!

My sweet fam



Poor guy has such sensitive eyes he squints so much outdoors, even with a hat.



I love these boys!



This is a few hundred foot drop off the backside of this rock. I did not want Danny to sit on the top, man I'm getting old.





1st smores, I think he likes it, but not as much as me! I had 4! And 4 more the following night. For those of you who don't know how much I LOVE to eat (I should be obese) I used to make smores in our house using the burner on the stove to toast marshmallows. You can call me chubba-wubba



Ryder and Regan, I don't know how I got so lucky to be your mom. You two are both amazing little people and I can't wait to see you grow into amazing adults.