Mother's Day

Sometimes as a mom, you feel like no one really SEES what you give.  It's thankless, it's hard but it's worth EVERY ounce.  It's days like last Friday... when Mrs. Hull sends home Mother's Day cards that I realize SHE gets it, she knows a mom's heart and she KNOWS what mom's need.

I needed these:

Tristan explained each one to me and showed me his tiny fingerprints.  I get very emotional with this stuff - because I'm no dummy.  Most of my friends have older kids and they keep telling me the horror stories of how fast it all goes.  I get that.  I feel like I've missed so much of Tristan's life but then, if I'm honest, I've been blessed to make so much of it.  Like I was there when he first crawled and walked ... not everyone gets that.  I've been at every school event - because my boss KNOWS what this means to me.  I coach soccer and t-ball... and these parents put up with me... because I NEED this.  I need to feel like I'm having victory as a mom.

And he loves me....

So for Mother's Day, I decided the best way to make ME happy was to make him happy.  Daddy thankfully didn't argue.. he just played along

Literally.  54 rounds of golf were played....

Go Karts were ridden...

and he even drove himself

Thumbs up - nice job T-Man!!

And Daddy wanted BBQ for lunch... so that we did!

SO everyone keeps asking me what I got for Mother's Day and I can HONESTLY say

the best gift on the planet....

TIME.

Tristan Holt Barber - you are the greatest thing Daddy and I have ever done together and apart from each other.  Thank you for being the other love of my life.  I love you!!

PS - and I have the best Mom on the planet... sad I couldn't be with her but thankful, SO thankful that she's my best friend.

PSS - pretty rock-star Mother-in-law too - Love you Ruth Ann!!!!