Mother's Day

For whatever reason, I thought it would be a GREAT Mother's Day treat to take a picture with my adorable kids! Haha! Well, that didn't turn out as planned.

Sigh

However, I still think they are a beautiful bunch! 

Me and my girlies

Jens will always take time to snuggle with me! 

Haha! This is life! Emma trying to control. Micah and Noah doing their OWN thing. Jenna not paying attention to anyone. Me smiling like I've got it all together.

 And, Jeff behind the scenes trying to hold us all together. :o)

We always have Sunday lunch at Barn's house. Caroline brought a fun bubble machine and the kids loved playing with it in the back. The boys especially thought it was cool!

We decided to coordinate the boys since we missed the photo ops on Easter. I just love Owen's face in this pic! Ha!

An attempt at the Hay grands minus our Simon baby.

Hey, Kev! 

This is the gift I made for Barn and my mom. 

I thought it turned out pretty well!

My other snuggle baby-he looks SO sleepy!

Mimi loving on the Micah man.

Since the kids were not having it, I asked Emma to take a pic of me and my sweet hubs. 

She did a pretty good job!

We celebrated our 11th anniversary the next weekend. 

God has blessed me richly to have this man as my husband and partner in crime!

We are looking forward to a trip next week for just the two of us. 

I'll post lots of pictures of our fun!

My Mother's day front porch!

Even though this was not my gift because Jeff always spoils me on a daily basis, I added this to my list of gifts. We worked on sprucing up the area on Saturday. Jeff bought me a new bench, and we potted some plants. I also made a wreath a few months ago that I must say looks pretty good with the revamped porch.

God has blessed me so abundantly! 

I feel humbled that he would choose me to raise these babies. 

The role of mother has certainly been my toughest role in life. It has been the cause of my greatest pain and my deepest sorrow. It has caused me to see my own sin magnified for all to see. It has caused me me to be exhausted and overwhelmed. But, it has also brought me the moments of my greatest joy. It has brought me to my knees before my God in the most real and raw ways therefore making my relationship with Him so much deeper. It has forced me to stare my sin right in the face and daily try to defeat it. It has made me smile, giggle, laugh, and cry uncontrollably. 

This day also bring me a bit of sorrow now. Each Mother's Day now, reminds me that one of my babies isn't here for me to touch and hug. Despite my joy in what I have on earth, my heart can't help but hurt as I feel my group is missing one of its members. 

I thank my God EVERY time I remember you, Jeremiah David!