Best Mother's Day

Today we decided to celebrate mother's day a little early. Matt and Charis went out in the morning and bought me a present and cards. Although I can't open them until tomorrow, so says Daddy! Charis was adorable when she came home. She was so excited that she had gotten me a special present.

Matt asks Charis when they get to the store, "When you think about Mommy, what do you think we should get for her." Her response, "Probably something nice." Matt continues the questioning, "What do you think would be something nice that Mommy would like." After a few moments of thinking, she says, "Probably something Veggie Tales." She knows me so well. :) I have been assured that my present is not anything Veggie Tale related, so now, I have to wait until tomorrow.

For lunch, we went to one of our favorite places, Chick fil a, and enjoyed a feast of salad, chicken, fruit, and of course waffle fries and lemonade. We were also joined by some of our favorite people, Nicole and Annabelle. David was working...lame. I love going there with Charis. She loves it, so she will actually eat, but everyone is just nice. It's just refreshing to go in to a restaurant and have someone say, "My pleasure" when you tell them thank you.

While Chick fil a was wonderful, the highlight of my day was FINALLY taking Charis to "THE PRINCESS CASTLE!!!" If you ever have the privilege to ride in the car with us while we're driving down 40 HWY and passing Cool Crest, you'll hear Charis say, "LOOK, THE PRINCESS CASTLE!!!" Today, she finally got to see it first hand!

She was really excited to see it, but I think she had fun playing miniature golf too.

Although...as you watch the video, you'll see she doesn't quite have the hang of it yet. :)

After golf, we decided to go around the race track a couple of times. She absolutely loved it!

This is what Mother's Day is about. Spending time with your family, enjoying each other, thanking God for the ability to even be a mother. (I may have to write about my pregnancy one of these days.)
She is such a joy to my life and so is Matt! I love them both so much, and I can't imagine what my life would be like if I hadn't "met" Matt.

--Here is my present from my babies! :)