My mother was recently in Arizona visiting her mother. Nana wasn't feeling well and it had my mom bummed and stressed out. Meanwhile my husbands grandmother who lives in Ephrata is in a lot of pain from two broken vertebrae and must be aided almost 24hours a day to meet her needs. I planned for the family to see grandma Hepner mother's day weekend and Jeremy's mother was also able to meet us so it worked out perfectly. Then after I was talking with mom and she had such a difficult week I decided that since we were half-way across the state already we might as well go the rest of the way. The great thing about this was that the church I grew up in was having a mother/daughter tea. So the whole family left at 2:00 on Friday and we stopped to drop all the boys off in Ephrata,then Trinity and I arrived on mom's doorstep Friday night. On Saturday we got up and ran into town to do our Shanty fun. Mom bought me a really fun skirt as an early birthday present and I am so excited to wear it on a birthday date! Then we returned home and began to prepare for the tea. We had so much fun there and I really enjoyed seeing a few of my friends. It was fabulous mommy/daughter time for my mother and I. Trinity didn't even sit at my table with me! She was too obsessed with her cousin Morgyn to leave her side. It was soooo nice to not be wondering where the boys were. I texted Jeremy that he was giving me the perfect mothers day present; some time without a few of the kids. Ha! Does that make me a terrible mother? On Sunday everyone came over to mom's for a quick breakfast and then Trin and I were back in the car. Three hours to great-grandmas and three hours home after visiting with her for a while. It was a long weekend but I think both ladies felt loved and appreciated. I hope Trudy enjoyed the time with Jeremy as well even though she was pretty worn out with all the kids and caring for grandma night and day while we were there. I am thankful for my mother who always goes above and beyond for her family. She is an amazing woman and quite the facilitator of fabulous things!
my Uncle's wife Nancy Jane and my mom and sis.
my friend Jessica and two of hers with morgyn and trin on the right hand side
ah yes. there we are. My mom, my sister and her two girls, myself and trinity and my niece Morgyn whose mother Mishael was unable to attend,
one of the tables. ..an "ocean" theme
awww...Happy Mom's Day
Coralee, my friend Melanie and Mel's daughters
our friend Tabitha, sister of Jessica
Nat and her girls
my lovely mother reading us all a story. =)
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