Mother's Day was nice this year. As always, I asked for the kids to "Love one another, and no teasing!" Their response was, "Mom, that's what you always say." I guess I still haven't gotten my wish.
I love to read what my kids write about me and how they perceive being a mom. Katanya was asked, "What does your mom do while you are at school?" Her response was, "She goes running and sometimes she cleans." I'm happy with that. She also wrote that I was as pretty as a flower, my favorite thing to do is watch TV (I wish I had time for that), and that I always say "I Love You Too!" So sweet!
In Cruz's story titled, "My Mother: A True Story", he said that I'm happy when he cleans his room (right); that his mom always forgets to sign his binder (mostly right). When asked what he really likes about my is "she is always happy." (heart melting) My looks include: I'm as tall as a fence, I way 148 (wrong) and I look best in dresses. This makes it all worth it.
On another note, Jacob made this chair. First he hunted down an old dumptruck chair last August. I guess he still wanted a little of the construction life. Then he found an industrial sewing machine in September with his "leftover tool money." Finally a couple months ago, he started putting it together, piece by piece. He sewed every stitch. I'm quite impressed. So now it's his new air chair on wheels. What a nerd.....oops I mean genius. Gotta love him.
I've always said this little girl is my angel. She saved me. In my rather sidewards ways, just holding her and realizing that this perfect baby was sent from my Heavenly Father made me realize how much I wanted the gospel back in my life. I wanted her to be mine forever and not just in this lifetime. 
I'm so grateful that she is my daughter. You always want your kids to be better than what you are / were and I know for McKay that the sky is the limit!
P.S. Can you believe that in another 12 years, this could be a possibility?
Yesterday was crazy hair day.
She wasn't sure if she wanted her dad to let go.
Pretty soon she would go pretty far by herself. Then came the real challenge.
The driveway. And she even avoided hitting our new car.
Yesterday she told me, "Mom, you can never put my training wheels back on. I will never go back to those things again."
McKay played Marie in her GATE (Gifted and Talented Ed) play "Aristocats." I made plans ahead of time to get a babysitter for Anya so I could actually sit thru and enjoy the play. I got the "favorite" babysitter and Cruz wanted to stay home too. McKay did a great job and we are always proud of her!
....and then this......
