Happy Mother's Day 2013!

These are our moms at our wedding.  We love them!  

Happy Mother's Day, Grandma Coral and Grandma Arlette!  Happy Mother's Day, Mom! 

I blush to confess that I don't think I've paid much attention to Mother's Day for most of my life and certainly didn't appreciate my mom in a tangible way until I wasn't living in her house anymore.  How is it that we take our loved ones so much for granted?  Now that I'm a mother, and far away from my own mother, I'm reforming.   Thank you Mom, for all you've done for me.  Thank you Arlette for taking care of my husband, too!

A mother's job is hard work .....uhm, especially that first 30 minutes after everyone gets up in the morning and there is crying and comforting and hugging and poopy diapers and full potty chairs and the putting on of clothes and hunger and breakfast and "please read me a story mommy?"  and oh by the way the mommy is hungry and has to go to the bathroom too......happening all at the same time! 

We call you blessed, and hope that you fully enjoy all of the blessings that God has in store for you!

Grandma Arlette (Dave's mom) holding Joshua on his baptism day.

Grandma Arlette having fun in the backyard with Jonathan last summer

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Grandma Coral (Jenn's mom) introducing Jonathan to the Pacific Ocean.

Grandma Coral's first meeting with Joshua when she visited here last March.

P.S.  Hey don't forget to check out the previous blog post, too ....it's part of your Mother's Day gift!

A new way to play -- Thank You Grandma Coral!

Since we are at home a lot, having a nice place to play in our own back yard is something we really appreciate.  We have been blessed with a beautiful, shaded, fenced back yard and now Grandma Coral has blessed us even more with our very own play place.  It was supposed to be Jonathan's birthday present, back in November, but as with all construction projects we experienced quite a few delays.  For instance, apparently the bamboo should not be cut while in bloom, or it will only last 6 months!  It was definitely worth the wait for the bamboo to mature!  What a dream come true that it is finally complete and wonderful beyond our wildest dreams!

We were able to get ocean sand from the local aquarium store.  It comes complete with bits of coral and complete miniature shells!

This baby swing was a hand-me-down from some neighbors in Mount Vernon!  Now it was super light-weight to pack in our luggage and now has a new life in the tropics!

This "river" forms in our backyard daily, and drains away by evening!

Joshua is already a pro climbing up and down this ladder! 

Two firemen making a strategy how to put out the fire and rescue the people.

 The funny thing is, Jonathan LOVES to be in the baby swing and Joshua likes the grown-up swing!

This little guy is always swiping somebody's shoes and running off with them!

The shoe-caper strikes again.

Snacks with friends taste so much better in the fort!

Thank you Grandma Coral!