Mother's Day - the 1st of many!!

Wow, it's still hard to believe that I get to finally celebrate Mother's Day - can you believe I'm a mom?!?!?  I have to pinch myself sometimes becuase I don't believe it's real... that I could be this lucky!  I have been blessed with the most wonderful, happy, outgoing little girl (and a pretty terrific husband too) and I thank my lucky stars that I get to wake up every morning and be with them.  Being a mom has been the most rewarding experience and I learn something new about myself every day.  I have a new appreciation for everything (showers and sleep in particular) but most of all, I have a new appreciation for my own mom.  It's the hardest job you'll ever have, but it's also the most rewarding! :-D

 so pretty!

Well my very first Mother's Day was fantastic!  Deven got up with Madison and let me sleep in (until 9am!), then I woke up to breakfast in bed - such a treat.  After breakfast I opened cards and presents and I got the most beautiful earrings from Madison (although, I think daddy helped out a bit), they are flower shaped and look exactly like hers - they are soooo cute!  After we got cleaned up, we packed a picnic and headed out to Balboa Park, next we went for a walk and ended up at Extraordinary Desserts... it was an unexpected surprise and I had the most decadent dessert - YUMMMO!!  By early evening I was relaxing at home with my munchkin.  Who could ask for a better day?