Dear Mom,

Dear Mom,

Happy Mother's Day!!! I know it is a day early but both the kids are napping and I truly have the time to write to you what you mean to me.  I am sad that we do not get to spend the day together tomorrow eating lots of food, exchanging fun flowers, and chatting all afternoon but that doesn't change the fact that I love you more than anything! Now being a mommy of two, I feel like I understand you and love you more than I ever did before. We have always been close and talked often but since I had Harper I feel as if our bond grew even stronger. I literally cannot go a day with out talking to you on the phone and I always look forward doing so. You are such a beautiful person inside and out and I hope that my kids and I have a fraction of the amazing relationship that you do with Brent & I. 

Thank you for always accepting me for who I was and allowing me to be who I wanted to be. You always did a great job not judging us and letting us be the free spirits that we wanted to (within reason of course). I mean how cool of a mom were you to splatter paint my entire bedroom from my bedspread to carpets when I was little? Or for always making me feel like I was the most important person in the world on my birthday? I love that we can go to Braum's and get 2 banana splits and eat the entire thing together without feeling any guilt and enjoying every second of it.  I love that we can also spend the entire day doing fun girly stuff like getting our nails done or shop or we can sit at the house and relax and have an equally fabulous day. I just enjoy being around you. You have made me a better person and by far a better mommy that I could have ever been without you.

Thank you for always listening to me when I needed it. Be it a bad day with the kids or just a bad personal day, I love that I can always pick up the phone and know you will remind me of the good. I don't know if you realize it but you always have a positive thing to say to remind me of happiness when I am having a down time. You always make me feel better.

Thank you for being an amazing Mimi to my children. I know it is hard not to see them as often as you would like but I appreciate the fact that you do not make me feel bad for moving 5 hours away. Again, you are always positive to remind us of the next time we will see each other and excitedly count down the days/weeks. You have a huge place in my children's lives and Harper talks about you every single day. She loves the fact that Mimi paints her toes & every day after she wakes up she points to her pretty pink toes and says "Mimi toes!" I know Paxton will be equally chatty about you as he get's older.

Thank you for not only being my mom but now being my best friend. I know both of our husbands agree that we may be a little crazy with our obsession with organization and cleanliness but I love that we have so many similarities like our love for books and cooking and wine. Thank you for always believing me, supporting me, loving me, providing for me, and reminding me of the good. I love you mom, thank you for being you, and thank you for being my mom.

Happy Mother's Day!!