The Perfect Mom

I know I haven't posted in a while, but I promise to play catch up soon (8 month updates, Easter pics, etc) since we FINALLY have internet! Yay! But, for now, I think a Mother's Day post is in order.

I have the perfect mom. You might wonder how that is possible, after all, nobody is perfect right. I didn't say she was a perfect person, just the perfect mom! Did she always say or do the right thing when we were growing up? Of course not (I dare you to try and find a mother that did). Did she ever lose her temper? Absolutely. But, despite all of her human flaws, she was still the perfect mother.

She attended every childhood event, no matter how big or how small. She encouraged us, she loved us (even when we weren't very loveable), she went to the ends of the earth to make life fun for us. She paid attention to the details in life and she helped us create traditions and memories that will stay with us always. She supported us through every success and wiped tears when we felt we had failed. She took us to church and helped us build a relationship with God. She made ordinary things fun! As adults, she continues to be a rock we can lean on when life gets tough. She will put aside all other things to be there for her children still (such as traveling 5 hours 2 or 3 weekends a month for months on end when her daughter is pregnant with and then gives birth to quadruplets!) She taught us how important family is and created a bond between my siblings that is so very strong. She handles everything her four kids throw at her, for example: Me having quadruplets, Jacob starting college, Jessica graduating from grad school and getting married and Kristen getting into grad school all within a year's time (we like to keep her on her toes). Despite human flaws, I'd call that a pretty perfect mom! I hope and pray that I can give my children what she gave to us. It is hard to give all of yourself sometimes and I know that I fail at times, but when my children look back on their childhood, I want them to feel that I was always there for them, just the way I feel about my mother. I love you Mom. Thanks for all you have done and all you still do.

Mom with her whole crew: Kids, grandchildren, son-in-law and the very soon to be new son-in-law.

I'd also like to give a special thanks to two other very special mother's in my life. To my mother-in-law who raised a wonderful son who is a great husband and father. She always wants to lend a helping hand and there is never a shortage of food when she is around :) Also to my godmother, Cindy, who flew halfway across the country to spend a week helping out shortly after the babies came home! I don't know what I would do without all of these fabulous women in my life!

Happy Mother's day to all of the perfect mom's out there:)