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A Happy Mother’s Day

Happy (belated) Mother’s Day everyone! Hoping that all the wonderful mommies that I know had a fantastic weekend doing all that their hearts’ desired (and were a little spoiled while doing it!).

My Mother’s Day weekend was pretty low-key, and that was just fine by me. Were the boys complete angels all weekend? Absolutely not. In fact, Benjamin decided that this weekend would be the one where he tested his limits to the max (and Nicholas wasn’t far behind). Ugh. Grey hair #4562. The time-out corner saw a lot of action. ‘Nuff said.

So obviously my little monsters didn’t know the golden-rule about being exceptionally good on Mother’s Day. Hmm….gotta work on that for next year. BUT, this blog is all about being grateful for the little moments in life with my boys. So, here are all those little moments that made Mother’s Day weekend so special (regardless of the time-outs!):

  • Date night with Pierre! Ok, so this isn’t technically a moment with my little boys, but it is one with my big guy, (and isn’t he at least half of the reason for the little guys?). We had sushi and dessert, and best of all, uninterrupted conversation! And the boys had a ton of fun with our awesome sitter. A definite win-win.

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  • Planting the flower and herb garden with the boys. Nicholas was content to just dig in the dirt. Give the kid a shovel, and he is one happy boy (takes after his Grandpa). Benjamin was all about the planting. He dug, he sowed, and he even sang while doing it (“Inch-by-Inch, Row-By-Row, Gonna make this Garden Grow”!). And the cutest part? Ben talked to each plant as he put them in the earth….”Here’s your new home little baby impatient….” Cute, eh? I think the plants liked it. I sure did!

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  • Feeding the ducks. For the past several years, a pair of mallards make an appearance on our front lawn each spring. Our neighbor dubbed them Donald and Daisy, and the pair wander between our house and his, mooching bread. The boys love it! And Ben does a wicked Donald Duck impersonation.

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  • Ben and Nicholas called my mom to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day, and Ben sang Skin-a-Marink-a-Dink to her, pointing to the phone on the “I love youuuuuuuuu.” Cue the ahhhhhhhs.

 

  • And finally, on Sunday we visited a local state park for a picnic.  The weather was gorgeous, we played in the park, threw rocks in the lake (a definite highlight in boy-world), fed a family of Canada geese (do they count as fellow Canucks?), and visited an old-fashioned, iron-forging town where the boys watched sheep being sheered. And the day ended with a glass of wine on the back deck. Not bad, eh?

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So, low-key weekend. No diamonds, no dozen roses, no grandiose gestures….but, who needs ‘em? I’ll take all the little moments instead, time-outs included.

xo Naomi

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