Mother's Day Weekend

This past weekend was Mother's Day and the Browers came down for a visit. As we were getting the kids ready for bed one night Annie told them all a story. It got pretty intense at moments, as you can see.

On Saturday we sent the kids to a babysitter for a couple hours and we played some Dungeons and Dragons. When I first heard Jesse, Cody, and Josh playing this game years ago I thought they were so silly. They persuaded me to play and I love it. We just started a new campaign and I think we are all going to have so much fun! I know, I've become quite a nerd.

Atreyu was around when we were making our characters and he really wanted to have a character too. His character is a human war cleric named Horns. Atreyu said he has dragon skin armor and a dragon head for a helmet. Annie was the Dungeon Master for a little adventure that Atreyu and I played. There was a dragon (played by Gage) that attacked us. Atreyu had a lot of fun but he got upset anytime the dragon hurt him. Jesse and I want to keep playing with him.

We were supposed to have rain all weekend but we ended up getting like five inches of snow on Saturday which completely melted the next day. As we were playing Saturday afternoon the power went out and an hour later the babysitter said she couldn't really handle the kids anymore. We picked them up then decided to go to the bowling alley for pizza since the power was still out. We were afraid it wasn't going to come back on until late but we lucked out and it was on when we got home. We got the kids to bed and we were able to play some more. It was so fun!!

On Mother's Day morning Cody and his kids gave Annie her gift and Atreyu started freaking out that he didn't have a gift to give me. I told him to talk to Dad and Jesse reassured him that they had a gift. Apparently a few days before Atreyu had told Jesse that they needed to get me chocolate and flowers for Mother's Day. My sweet family gave me beautiful flowers, some chocolate, and a cute pink puppy that Cambria instantly took over. She told me the puppy's name was Spider Girl Puppy and she was too dangerous for me to hold. She does look like quite the beast.

After church Eddie and Bernie came over and had dinner with us. Bernie made a birthday cake for both me and Annie since our birthdays are this month. I am thankful I have such a wonderful mother-in-law who treats me just like her own daughter. She is a wonderful example of love and compassion to me. I appreciate all she does for me and my family.

I am also so thankful for my own mother. She is so strong and has endured many trials. I am so thankful for all the things she has taught and continues to teach me. I am thankful for her testimony of the gospel and that she instilled that same testimony in me. I am thankful for her example of love for her family and friends and I feel so blessed to be able to call her mother.