Mother's Day 2011

Ah Mother's Day! This was the 38th time to wish my mom, "Happy Mother's Day", the 4th time to wish Happy Mother's Day to my Mother-In-Law and the FIRST Time to hear it from the giggles of my baby girl. Last Mother's Day she'd been in my belly about 7 months. We celebrated with my mom with a nice lunch outside at Max's Deli. It was fun looking around the table and now joining her ranks of motherhood. Thanks, Mom, for all you have done for me! Thanks for passing down the "Mother's Topical Bible" that I'd given you some time ago. It will be special to hand down to Claire when she's a mom. Thanks for being patient with me, even now, as I continue to grow and now grow in motherhood.

Actual Mother's Day weekend was spent in Baton Rouge to celebrate Doris' Birthday (She doesn't like a big fuss!) and celebrate Mother's Day with her. We enjoyed seeing Grandad and Uncle Bobby. Uncle Bobby has a standard poodle, McGyver, that Claire got to meet for the first time. She handled it well. She also got to show them how she likes to swing at the park. Grandad started teaching her ball handling skills, in case she likes basketball. We broke up our return trip by stopping in Brandon, MS to see Aunt Bobby and Uncle John. They were great to provide us a wonderful meal and put Claire down to sleep so we could go to a movie for the first time since she was born! It's always good to get out for a "Date Night" especially when your sweet one is fast asleep!

As I pondered it being my First Mother's Day I went to Proverb's 31. It talks about needing strong arms and I agree! I think the best thing Claire needs from me is to see me loving her Daddy well and modeling for her a close relationship with Christ. I'll do my best and say, "I'm sorry" when I screw up, which is likely to happen quite a bit. Jeff was so wonderful to give me something I don't get much of - TIME! He made me 4 homemade gift certificates that were good for a bike ride, 2 hours of reading, an afternoon of shopping for me, and an one hour massage! Thank you, Sweetheart for those gifts and your consistent encouragement!

Here's a few photos of Mother's Day Celebrations.