Luke's first tooth (continued) and Mother's Day 2013

Showing his brothers the pillow with his tooth inside

Very excited to see what the tooth fairy brings!

Heading to bed with the pillow under his pillow.  The tooth fairy brought a $1.00 bill and a quarter because the boys kept asking for some type of "gold coin" so a quarter seemed to suffice.

Liam with his bird feeder in the tree.  It was a beautiful Mother's day, albeit a bit chilly.

Aiden and his bird feeder

Luke's bird feeder is really difficult to see but he has one in this tree as well

We made the bird feeders and the planters over the winter (or actually spring, but it was as cold as winter) at Home Depot Kids Workshop.  We planted a few flowers and herbs in each of the planters so we will see what happens.  I am giving them a few days hanging up there before they are mysteriously knocked off.



AJ's Mother's Day gift was a folder with several drawings throughout the year along with some questions and answers about Me.  Such as, my mom's favorite food is: "all her dinner"; or my mom's favorite flower is: "a rainbow flower." 

Luke's Mother's day gift 2013

Liam's Mother's Day gift 2013

A few weeks ago I mentioned that Luke lost his first tooth on May 2.  We ordered a tooth fairy pillow that evening, then John was out of town for about a week on business, so the tooth fairy delivered the pillow on the evening that John returned from his trip.  Very convenient, right?  Luke was super excited to put his tooth in the pillow and wake up the next morning to a surprise.  For some reason, he and Liam kept talking about having a "gold coin" in the pillow so we put a quarter and a $1.00 bill in there.  Ironically, the exact same tooth is a bit loose on Liam now so we will be better prepared if he loses it pretty soon.

I had a very nice Mother's Day with John and the boys over the weekend.  We planted some flowers on Mother's Day and were finally able to use the planters and bird feeders we made at Home Depot over the spring that felt more like winter.  Each of the boys also made some special gifts at preschool.  Aiden was so proud of his book he made that he wouldn't give it to me for the first 24 hours or so.  I asked if it was a present for me on Mother's Day and he said, "nah, maybe next time."  He finally forgot about it so I put it in a safe place for years to come.  I am so thankful for these three (almost four) that call me Mom and consider it such a privilege to be entrusted with them.  Motherhood is by far the most difficult job I have ever had, but certainly the most rewarding as well.  Happy Mother's Day to my Mother and Mother-in-Law as well!