I know Mother's Day was nearly a full week ago, but I am just getting around to sharing my photos now. The one below was taken with my Nokia Lumia 920 Windows phone and the rest with my D-SLR. Sometimes I am amazed at the quality of the photos taken with my phone. When the light is just right, the photos really do come out wonderfully. I only wish it had a macro setting.
It seems like every year on Mother's Day, I subject the children to a mini photo shoot. It's a great way for us to see how much they have changed over the coarse of one year. As always, I am floored at how much each child has grown and blossomed, but more so this year with our daughter. She is only 6 years old, but seems like she's heading full speed ahead towards becoming a tween. She needs to slow down. I don't think I'm ready for it and I know my husband is not.
This is our 6 year old son. Thankfully, he enjoys being a child and is in no hurry to grow up. He is quite the charmer though. Somehow he's learned to turn on that sweet smile along with a little twinkle in his eyes especially for the ladies. He's definitely going to be a heartbreaker.
Here is our 9 year old son who is the cool big brother. He is at that special age where he can go back and forth between being a little kid and young man. On Mother's Day, I could not believe I had been a mom for almost a decade. Where did the time go?
One more photo of our princess . . .
This year on Mother's Day, I was really overwhelmed with the lengths the children went through with handmade gifts and cards. The one below was made by our 6 year old son in his art class. It's a mama bird watching over her eggs in a nest.
The necklace below was made for me by our 6 year old daughter. I actually have a similar one made by her big brother when he was in kindergarten. I wore it to Mother's Day dinner at my sister's house Sunday evening.
Along with an elegant ring containing 3 Garnets (my children's birthstones), I also received poems, handmade books, cards, and drawings. These are all going in my keepsake box and I will cherish them forever!
What was your favorite memory about Mother's Day this year?
