Thinking about Mom's

I just got finished reading all of my blog posts for Mother's Day.  With this weekend feeling like a complete whirlwind AND getting the amazing oppurtunity to spend Mother's Day with both my mother's (birth and in-law) I am feeling particularly thankful.  Though Mother's Day has passed, I just wanted to take a moment to share with the rest of the world how much I love all the mother's in my life. 

My mom is amazing. . . words fail to adequately describe the love I feel for her and the gratitude that is overwhelming.  Matt was right, when he said that whenever he calles to talk about her life she always has a way of bringing it around to ask talk about mine instead.  She does this with everyone.  After anyone I know meets my mom, I always hear for days about how amazing and wonderful she is.  It's the truth.  Thank you for teaching so much, being patient while I learn or experiment, and finding joy in life and in me.  I love you mom.  It is the indelible impact that you have had on our lives that is the reason we look forward so much, to passing on your name to our daughter.

My mother-in-law is also, by in every sense of the word, a mother to me as well.  I love her dearly.  She is so thoughtful, so generous, and so fun to be with.  We love living so close so that we can come up any time and spend time with you and your family.  Your family has been such an increadible blessing to me as I have lived up here in Logan for the past few years.  Thank you for sharing your heart with me to, just as you do with all your daughters.  I love you.

My grandmothers as well are such fundamental parts of my life.  From the way you raised my parents to the individual time you have taken with me over the years, to grow, learn, share your talents, and life with me.  I have always loved our days and weeks we spent together growing up and carry many of your habits and talents on.  My mom even noted, that our kitchen smelled like Grandma Virginia and our bed skirt is made from Grandma Howe's special cloth.  Thank you for sharing your lives and hearts with me.  You are both women with some of the biggest hearts I know.  I love you two so so much!

My sisters!  How could I ever imagine life without you three?  I am grateful for all your "mothering" as I grew and that time washes away the years between us a bit, so that we can share so many of the same experiences together more as peers, now.  I look to each of you for so much.  I like my cell phone most of all because it means I can call you all throughout the week to share embarrassing moments, fun things, hear your advice, and make me tell you all that you are my favorite sister.  I love you three!

And my sisters-in-law.  I have so much to be grateful for from you three too!  Thank you for bringing me right into the family, even when Jared and I weren't married yet.  Thank you for giving me a home (Estee), for studying together (Sadie), and for making jewelry and talking about cupcakes on the beach together (Lindsay).  Each of you make time together full of laughter and I just love that!  You are all talented, gorgeous women, I look up to so much.

And lastly, to our sweet little baby girl that will soon be arriving, making us parents!   I have waited so long to see you again.  We can't wait to hold you precious one!