Well it's been awhile since I've blogged so I'm going to work backwards for the next couple weeks. Things have started to slow down some around here. We have had a ton of rain...PRAISE GOD...and Tye is getting ready to start planting. This time of the year is so important for him. He gets really excited, sometimes stressed but so much of farming is left up to the weather. We are so very thankful for the possibility of cotton this year but no matter what we can trust that God will provide! He has since Tye started in 2008, maybe not with rain but with wisdom in how to save our money to be able to move on.
This is Ayden's last week of school and is all signed up for Kindergarten next year...WHAT?! Yes I cried...yes I hugged and kissed her...yes I reminisced on the day she was born...because I'm her Mom and I can't believe it. Dance is coming to an end as well and her big recital is next week. I can't wait to see that tutu on her hiney and a smile on her face on stage! Ryan and Myles started sharing a room and it's going fantastic! Myles has stayed in his bed until we come get him in the mornings and Ryan has been the absolute BEST big brother. We aren't doing much to the nursery until the baby gets here because we aren't finding out the gender! I've kept everything of Ayden's and it's already set up for a boy so I guess we will just have to wait and see!
Mother's Day this year was fantastic. We had lunch with my parents and I think the kids told Honey a million times Happy Mother's Day! We are so incredibly thankful for her and I'm thankful that her and my Dad choose each other. I can't imagine life without her! Tye's parents were gone so we called to tell Shell Happy Mother's Day. Tye made me the most impressive dinner! He grilled pineapple chicken, grilled squash and zucchini and had roasted corn. It was all so delicious and honestly I was super impressed. Kambry, Mim and Grandaddy came over and we just enjoyed the night together visiting and eating! The kids made me cards and Tye took them shopping earlier in the week. Ayden wanted to get me a scarf, necklace and ring for church. Ryan wanted to get me an Ariel costume...haha...I would've loved it! Tye asks the kids questions about me and their responses were hilarious and mostly true. Here were some of my favorites:
When Daddy is at work, what does Mommy do all day?
Ayden: babysit the kids
Ryan: eat lunch
One thing Mommy says to you all the time?
Ayden: why don't you go play
Ryan: go outside
How many kids does Mommy want?
Ayden: 10, but Daddy doesn't
Ryan: 5
I can't even explain how thankful I am for my babies. I have wanted to be a Mommy since I was a little girl. I literally would day dream about all my kids (which was always a bunch) and how I would take care of them someday. No amount of daydreaming can prepare you for motherhood. It's hard, it's stressful and sometimes I hold back tears just because I'm not sure how I may get to the next moment BUT it's amazing. Motherhood is filled with contradictory statements. One minute is terrible and the next literal minute it's the most rewarding. I think all mothers experience this and if you haven't your missing out. Without the hard moments I wouldn't treasure the sweet ones quite as much. Ayden, Ryan and Myles didn't create my identity. I've been me all my life and I can't lose that girl. I've been a wife for close to 8 years and Tye has made "Hayley" even better than she was before but being Ayden, Ryan and Myles's Mommy has made my heart grown a 1000 times bigger. It's opened up emotions I didn't know existed. I always want to be a mom they are proud of and that can show them God's love through how I "mother" them. I'm happy that even through mistakes I make I can be here to wake them up every morning with a smile and kiss. Whatever the day may hold I wouldn't want to be anywhere else!
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