hola, isabel

I celebrated my first Mothers Day in 2006. I had been an official “mom” for about three weeks and I was far from knowing what in the crap I was doing. (I’m still far from knowing, let’s be honest.) Not only was that my first Mothers Day, it was also my 31^st birthday. Oh yeah, and I also was asked to give the sermon in church that day. Topic: Being a Mother.

Dude!

Anyway, that first Mothers Day was kind of hard for me. The selfish person in me was still adjusting to having NOTHING be about me anymore and EVERYTHING be about the new baby. I think I expected the world to acknowledge that I WAS NOW A MOTHER and was an angel for doing everything for him. I wanted breakfast in bed. I wanted to sleep all day. I didn’t want to have to change any diapers or get up for any feedings. Come on….birthday + Mothers Day = Free Ride.

It’s not that my previous two Mothers Days haven’t been special. It’s not that The King and Babboo have forgotten them or not given me gifts and praise on those days. They have. They do. It’s just the selfish person that I am that messes it up.

This year I decided Mothers Day would be different. I would make it different by using the day to ponder on my blessings as a mother. I wasn’t going to expect to sleep in or eat breakfast in bed. The only thing I wanted to do for Mothers Day was to maybe snuggle in bed with The King and Babboo and enjoy being part of a family.

Not only did I get a day spent with my two most important boys and so much love, but I also was the recipient of the most perfect gifts for me, Babboo’s mom.

For Christmas and birthdays this year Babboo has received some awesome Playmobile pirate ships.  These pirates ships and pirates have been a very fun addition to our family and home.

We have a couple of pirate ships.

We have a pirate fort and a little treasure island.

We even have a huge pirate ship.  It’s HUGE and awesome!

And now, thanks to my Mothers Day gifts, I can play along with Babboo.  See, take a closer look at the pirate climbing up the mast.  (Is it called a mast?  I have no idea.)

It’s a GIRL PIRATE.  (You’ll note she has a pink feather in her pirate hat and a sassy pink sword holder thingy.)

Seriously, how cute is this girl pirate?  And she’s just as tough as the boy pirates.  AND SHE’S ALL MINE.

You might have noticed another sassy lady on one of the other ships. That’s right, I got a PLAYMOBIL PRINCESS for the pirate ship.

(The King says she the princess was needed for all the “raping and pillaging”, but I’m going to pretend to have not heard him say that.)

And then because no pirate Treasure Island is complete without a wedding party….

I got my own set of bride and groom.

And Babboo promptly named them The King and Isabel.

It was the Best Mothers Day Ever.  Thanks to my boys for making it so special.

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