Happy Mother's Day!

This mother's day is my very first mother's day as a mom and it is a very exciting day. It is the one day a year that people recognize your effort, hard work and love for your children. Now don't get me wrong I would do everything for my son on a daily basis even if there was no mother's day but it is definitely nice to be appreciated and acknowledged.

 As an adult and realizing the true meaning behind mother's day makes me want let my mom know how much I appreciate her. Before I had my son, I thought I had learned to appreciate everything my mom had done for me throughout my life but until I had a child of my own I didn't fully appreciate it all. When you have a child you realize how hard it is to be completely responsible for the way another human being turns out. Making decisions on a daily basis that could potentially affect the rest of their lives is extremely hard. As a parent you are trying to shape them into responsible, intelligent, independent, caring, kind, loving, compassionate and successful adults. My mom did it extremely well. I will be eternally grateful for all the things she did for me. My mom had a nice balance between being strict and fair. She was extremely clear about her expectations of us and the consequences if we did not comply with the rules. She has always been loving, caring, hard working and an example of the adult I wanted to be. She has been an incredible influence in my life and I am so thankful that she is my mom.

This is a picture of my lovely mother, father and my little boy. Can you believe he is only nine months old?

Of course there is another woman that I need to acknowledge as well, my mother-in-law. My husband is an amazing man with good morals, an amazing work ethic, loving and caring personality and I want to thank my mother-in-law for raising him to be such a wonderful person and teaching him all of these qualities. She has shaped him into an incredible father and husband which is just a testament to the incredible mother she is. I am glad that I married her son and I get to have her in my life too. I am very thankful to have her as my mother-in-law.

This is a picture of my lovely mother-in-law, father-in-law and my little boy.

I am so blessed to have such incredible mother's in my life. Thank you so much for being there and helping us and teaching us. I know that as I continue on this journey of parenthood that I will be alright because I have such great examples in my life.

So I hope that you all have a wonderful mother's day! I know I will have a great day because I have such incredible people to share it with. 

Mother's Day Is Coming Fast!!!

Mother's day is a week and 1/2 away. What have you gotten your mom? I know as a new mom I am looking forward to celebrating my very first mother's day. I give everything I have to my family and it is nice to know that it is appreciated. A good way to show mom that you care and that you love her would be a nice gift basket that I would be happy to provide :) I can make baskets in various price ranges starting at $15. I have a few pictures to share with you of Mother's Day Baskets I made.

The first basket is a spa basket that includes bubble bath, bath salts, lotion, nail polish, eye mask and a loofah. Perfect for a relaxing day which every mom deserves.

A little larger spa basket that includes bubble bath, bath salts, lotion, body wash, body scrub, a loofah and a body spray. Spa baskets are enjoyable, relaxing and perfect for any super mom that does anything and everything for their family (which is pretty much every mom).

The next basket is a two sided basket but could be made into two separate types of baskets. The first side has wine, chocolates, cookies, crackers and cheese. This could be turned into a gourmet basket that includes their favorite type of wine, candy, cheese, sausage. In this particular basket it is included to relax after a day in the garden.

The other side of the basket is a gardening basket which could be a basket within itself. It includes a gardening tote, knee pads, new gloves, new gardening tools (a rake, two shovels, a weeder and shears), flower seeds and flower food. A woman who enjoys relaxing by working in the garden would love this basket.

May 13th is mother's day, so don't forget to show mom that you love her and appreciate her. Get her a gift that is as special as she is and let me know if you need help with that gift.