My Baby

My baby boy turned nine today. It seems absolutely impossible that nine years has passed since his birth! He is getting so tall and I love that he still wants to sit in my lap even though he is way too long for me :)
As part of his "birthday week extravaganza" his teacher asked me to put together a special birthday book for Bennett and come read it to the class. All of the parents have done it for their kids, and I had seen a few, but today was the first time I stayed for the whole "experience". Bennett sat next to me as I read his book and I could tell he was both proud and a little embarrassed, which is okay with me. After I finished reading it and showed everyone the pictures, his teacher asked if any of the students wanted to pray for Bennett. I was overwhelmed at the joyous response and then completely touched when I heard their prayers. It was sooooo sweet! They thanked God for Bennett's friendship and kindness and prayed blessings on his day. It took everything in me not to burst out in tears! As a mom there is no greater gift then seeing your kids showered with love and praise! It made me so thankful for our school and our friends. And not only was he blessed at school, but his day started out with finding a decorated car as he headed out the door to leave this morning. His best buddy came last night to decorate our car and Bennett was definitely surprised! My heart is so full of love not only for my baby boy, but our amazing circle of family and friends who do so much to show us that we are loved!
And since I am now completely balling as I write this I am going to end this post with a heart full of gratitude and thanks ;)

Just another day as a crazy mom

On Friday I almost wrecked my car. Okay, maybe it wasn't that bad, but it came close. You see, I had to go the bank and as I was leaving and my mind was in a thousand different places, I happened to see Taylor Lautner and almost crashed my car. Let me remind you that I am a happily married woman who really has no interest in young boys. That being said, when I saw him my mind and body simultaneously focused on finding my cell phone to call my besties and grab a picture instead of driving. Can you imagine what would have happened if I had actually hit a parked car? "I'm sorry officer but it wasn't all my fault, I was distracted by Jacob from Twilight...." To make matters worse, did I mention that the Taylor I saw turned out to be a cardboard cut-out deceptively placed to fool us poor women and cause us to crash our cars? You can stop laughing now, I know I am crazy.