Mother's Day 2013

This years Mother's Day weekend was one of the best..mainly because I got to spend the time with lots of family (and, in my books, it doesn't get better than that). Friday night Tucker and I went over to PaPa & May's(my dad & Tammy's) house because they were keeping Stella and Jonathan was working so asked if I wanted to come. It was originally just gonna be me and Tucker, Stella and Tammy (because daddy was at the beach), but he came home early! :) Tucker had so much fun playing in the garden, playing on PaPa's tractor, eating pizza, and playing with baby Stella. What I realized is that we need a fenced in backyard for Tucker to just run around and play so we don't have to worry about him running in the street!! He was a worn out little boy after playing over there. Saturday morning we took MaMa (Ms. Debbie) out to eat at IHOP. Jonathan and I then finished last minute errands for our moms. We then went to MiMi & Mac's (my mom and Michael's) to put Tucker down for a nap so we could go to Auntie's 95th birthday. Got to see lots of family but not for very long.. we had to be back at my mom's to celebrate with her and Michael at 2:00 :) We had Olive Garden for lunch and it was soo good. Tucker got to play and play and wear himself out again..so we went home and all crashed! Jonathan had to work on Sunday so I had debated whether I would go to Williamston to see my grandparents or stay here and go to church... well... why not both?? Tucker and I went to sunday school and the first part of worship on Sunday and then we left and went to Williamston! We ate at the country club with MiMi, Mac, G-daddy, and "Moo-mama?" Don't ask me where Tucker got that from?! :) Anyway ... Tucker usually HATES riding in the car, which is why I was strongly debating even going to Williamston, but it must have been part of my "mother's day" present ... a FUN ride! He and I laughed and sang and talked about everything from animals to tractors to what color the cars/trucks were that we were passing to our family to his preschool friends/class.. he just cracks me up. I was nervous about the ride home since he had such a great ride there but he was just as good/fun on the way home! PTL! :) Anyway.. Jonathan and Tucker got me a beautiful Pandora (stackable) ring that goes with the 2 I already have. What's the significance,you ask?! Well, the first one he gave me was Tucker's birthstone. The second one he gave me was for our anniversary last year. The one they gave me this Mother's Day is an August birthstone...the baby that we were gonna have. The thing I love about these rings is that they are stackable..so I can wear all 3 of them at the same time. I am SO thankful for my husband and my son. They are my world!! I am blessed <3 I also realize there were people yesterday that were hurting and I want to offer up my prayers to them <3 People that have lost their mothers, people that are trying to become mothers, people that may not have a relationship with their mother.. whatever the case may be, my prayers are with you. Praying for God's healing hand on your circumstance, whatever it may be <3 Here are a few pics from this wknd :)

We kept Stella a few days ago during the day when her babysitter was sick. Tucker was so excited when we told him Stella was coming over. He kept saying, "baby? baby? baby?!" while he was waiting for her to get there. He is a little over-excited when she first gets there and wants to hold and play with her immediately, but after a few minutes he calms down and starts playing with his toys, always coming back to check on and play with her, though. He was showing her all his toys and trying to get her to hold each one of them. We had to explain that Stella isn't quite big enough yet to play but he insists! So we go along with it .. :) Here are a few pics from them "playing" together. Tucker says, "Tucker hold? Tucker hold?" So, of course, with super supervision, we let him "hold". :) Tucker giving Stella sweet kisses on her head :) Cheezin'!! :) Tucker, Daddy/Uncle J, & Stella :) Tucker trying to show Stella his game on the phone!