My Mothers Day. Fit for a Queen.

Me and my special little Men xo

I had a beautiful Mother's Day this year, although I can't say I have ever really had a bad one.. I woke up, only to be told to stay in bed by my wonderful Mr 7 who guarded the door watchfully to ensure I was 'sleeping in' and I heard him say a few time's to my husband 'I'll just go and check on Mum'.. very cute.  And when I was allowed out of bed, I was ushered to the table to enjoy a breakkie of bacon, eggs, toast with avocado, tomatoes with cheese, mushrooms and a caramel hot chocolate! YUMMO!  After my delectable breakfast I was showered with gifts of handmade cards and bracelets, 'Worlds Best Mummy' emblazoned gifts from the school's Mother's Day stall, PJ's and of course chocolates (no Mother's Day is complete without them). 

My yummy breakky prepared by the wonderful husband.. xo

I love seeing the look of delight on my Son's face when he is giving me presents, he is a very selfless person who loves to make presents and give presents to everyone.  He has always been the same, each day after Kindy I would come home laden with drawings, bracelets, necklaces and lots of other beautiful and interesting creations he made me each day, he was actually disappointed in prep when he wasn't allowed to make as many gifts! LOL.  So he always gets right into day's like Mother's Day, Father's Day, Birthday's etc, it is nice to see as it keeps it interesting and keeps the magic alive.  I'm sure that my youngest son Mr 9 Months will one day catch the contagious celebration bug that runs rampant in our home on special occasions.. I don't think there is any way possible to avoid it! 

So after I was showered with gifts, we got ready to attend a double christening/surprise wedding in the afternoon, which turned out to be a very beautiful day for a very special friend of mine.  

My beautiful friend Lisa and her little family xo

I only got to phone my Mum this Mother's Day, because she was feeling a little under the weather and by the time we got home from the Christening/Wedding it was quite late, so I've taken a rain check on catching up with her this coming week.. cupcakes and coffee me thinks. I'm so thankful to have a Mum who has been more like a best friend to me, I know I can go to her for any thing and she'll always be there for me and my Brother (no matter how many times we stuff up or shout for help!) 

So to all those wonderful Mummy's out there, I hope you too had a wonderful and happy Mother's Day, I sure know I did.  I love my two little boys more than words can ever describe or say and alongside my three wonderful stepchildren, they each make my life that much more special each and every day & I wouldn't trade any of them for the world. Love you all xoxoxo

Happy Mothers Day

As I fall into bed tonight,  I feel like one of the luckiest Mums in the world - I have had a wonderful Mother's Day and was spoilt terribly. From the moment I woke up I was given a big cuddle from my six year old Son and told I should be sleeping in because it was Mothers Day - How sweet.. He then bought me in an adorable little tea pot card and ferero rocher chocolate he had made at school, with more cuddles included :) 

I was then showered with gifts that my husband, son and stepkids chose the other evening - 2 gorgeous pairs of owl PJ's (cant get enough of owls at the moment), chocolates, Babushka doll drinking glasses and some little magnets in the shape of cakes - very cute.  I was then confined to my bedroom and left with a Better Homes and Gardens magazine (and my box of chocolates) whilst they cooked me Mother's Day Breakfast.

My Son wasn't impressed that I could smell bacon cooking as it would ruin my surprise, so he insisted on blindfolding me and leading me out to the breakfast table so I wouldn't know what my surprise breakfast was.. bacon, poached eggs, tomato's, mushroom and onion with toast & the cup of tea made from the tea bag that came with his school gift. So cute.

This afternoon was spent visiting my Mum at her place, was great to catch up and nice to spoil her on Mother's Day,  I have a great Mum who is my best friend, she is always there for me and is a wonderful person who is the only person I know in this world that can talk and shop as much as I can.  We are a perfect match!  

This year we focused primarily on handmade gifts that both I or the kids had made and its probably a tradition we're going to become more accustomed to, because it felt so nice to make something for someone over a shop bought gift, ill put a seperate post up about some of the Mother's Day craft that we did a little later on. 

So overall a very special day topped off with my Son's favourite dinner, tortelini with creamy sauce and garlic bread.  We were going to watch a movie tonight, but we were all a little tired, so we'll save that til tomorrow night when my Stepkids are home and we are going to do a little dinner rerun as they weren't able to come back for Mother's Day this year unfortunately.

So yes, as I fall into bed tonight I do really feel like the luckiest Mum alive, like im sure many other Mums around the world feel tonight.. I am a Mum, Stepmum and Mum to Be and with 5 special children, I couldn't ask for much more, the past 6 years have been the best years of my life and there is no where I would rather be, than waist deep in all of the washing, housework, cooking, fighting, homework, cuddles, laughter and craziness that being a Mum brings..

Happy Mother's Day to all of the special Mum's out there xo