Mother Day 2008

I have had a lovely Mother's day. Plenty of kisses, presents and being extremely spoilt.

Xavier was very excited about the whole thing, so much so that he had to be up at 5am to start the celebrations! He also came bearing a lovely little surprise in his nappy, I guess if was too much to ask to have a poop-free day. He also surprised me by starting to say "Mum" again. He hasn't said it for ages, but started again yesterday. Ahhh.....the boy has timing!!

So after assisting Duane in changing the wriggly monster, I got to sleep in and the kids & Dad went in to the lounge to play. At about 7.30am the 3 of them returned with toast & a cup of tea for me to enjoy in bed. Of course I had to share the toast with the 2 little munchkins. Grace then presented me with a gift bag, 2 cards and "Happy Muvvers Day Mummy" all wrapped up in a big cuddle. Xavier was disinterested and too busy trying to throw himself off the side of the bed or reprogramme the alarm clock. I opened my present and it was a pair of soft white slippers! Perfect as my last pair are falling apart and the stuffing is starting to come out.

After hanging around in bed for a while, we all got ready to go out for the day. Just as we were about to leave, Grace came up to me with another present bag. The name on it was a dead give-away though "Kazzaz", Yippee! It was my Pandora bracelet that I have been obsessing about for ages. Its a beautiful silver chain with the one charm on it, a heart like the one on Grace's. I am so lucky & I can't wait to add to it.

When Duane had bought it for me the shop Had suggested that I go in to make sure it was the right size. So we went straight to Westfield to get it checked and to also drool over future charms. There is one there that I would absolutely love. It's a mother holding her baby, might have to hint for it for another occasion. I do absolutely love the bracelet. Although its still bare, I can imagine how special it will be with all the charms on it. I haven't taken it off and I love hearing it clink and rattle on my wrist.

So after looking around for a bit the kids were getting tired so we headed home for nap time. We all had a nice luxurious sleep, then after waking headed to the hinterland for a picnic. We went for a drive to Hinze dam, but it is closed so we went searching for horses to look at. We stumbled across a riding school with lots of horses for Grace to ohhh & ahh over. We were heading to a park to have a picnic when I looked over at Grace as she was making a strange noise. I asked her what was wrong and she said, "Gracie got sore throat Mummy" Great, I thought she must have gotten Duane & my germs. Then she threw up.....everywhere. Seems Mother's day shouldn't be void of Poo or spew. We quickly pulled over and got her out to clean both her and the car out. Poor little thing was standing on the side of the road naked, whilst we frantically searched the car for towels, blankets or anything to quickly stop the runny vomit from seeping into the crevices of the car seat. Once that was cleaned up as best as it could we headed straight home. She was fine after that, so I think it may have just been a touch of car sickness.

Grandma & Poppy came over for dinner, yummy silverside, vegies and cheese sauce. Grace was in her element performing and showing off all her tricks. She loved giving Grandma her present (slippers) and card with a big kiss, cuddle and "Happy Mothers day Grandma" She really is a sweetheart!

So all in all it was a fantastic day. I also got some lovely presents & card that Grace had made at school. A flower on a plaster stand. Also at playgroup the kids had made me a bookmark, with a little painting & photo of each of them on it. So special! The little hand made things are just so precious and i am looking forward to receiving more over the years.

Although my kids show me they love me every day, it is nice to have an extra special day!