Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy Mother’s Day!!!

Today was a very special day---a happy, happy, happy, happy Mother’s Day---a day celebrating Grandma Betty, GiGi, Grandmoo, and Mommy!!!

Daddy was once again stuck frantically trying to complete all his end-of-semester course work and grades and attendance report submissions. Still, both of you conspired with Daddy to get Mommy’s favorite Dunkin’ Donuts Strawberry coffee percolating before Mommy awakened and then we all tried to give Mommy extra lovin’ throughout the morning---you started that off especially well, Buddha, by climbing in bed with Mommy and stroking her hair and telling her how much you love herJ-

Bodhi, you were of course extra loving as well, though you started your day with a sore throat (you have been struggling with that for a couple of days nowL). Daddy tried to pitch in and helped make everyone lunch while Mommy finished getting showered and dressed to go to GiGi’s for a special meeting with GiGi and Grandma (we of course called Grandma Betty and wished her a Happy Mother’s Day to fully celebrate the four mothers in our lives, we are super, super blessed!!!).

After lunch we made our way to GiGi’s and of course the two of you were smothered in love and attention from GiGi and GiPa, and then when Mommy picked up Grandma, the love and attention to babies increased by Grandma’s Super X powerJ! We exchanged gifts to the special mothers at our Mother’s Day party, and Mister Stinker (yes, Jude Liam, today you were Mister Stinker) you dove into Grandma’s gift sack and grabbed all of Grandma’s candy!

After a little while, we were joined at GiGi’s by some of GiPa’s family, and you turned into a little Miss Shy Girl, Ms. Bodhi. We weren’t able to stay much longer in any event, as poor little Buddha is struggling to remain true to his “big boy pledge” to stay potty-trained while suffering with a touch of diarrhea—precious little guy!

On our way to home and first drop Grandma off at her house, the two of you managed to negotiate going back to Grandma’ s after your nap to watch a movie Grandma got for the two of you; so, we made our way back home where everyone but Daddy, for a changeJ, took a nap through the afternoon. Then, we all made a run to McDonald’s for some Happy Meals for babies and a Big Mac Meal for Grandma and after “depositing” the two of you with Grandma, Mommy and Daddy were able to go to Grindstone Charlie’s for a Mother’s Day celebration dinner (we somehow magically managed to get right in and find a lover’s boothJ, but by the time we left it was standing room only!). Mommy did miss the two of you at dinner time!!!

Mommy and Daddy talked each other into a dessert sundae at the ice cream stand on the way home, then Mommy capped her Happy Mother’s Day celebration by mowing the yardJ---yes, Mommy is a Grills woman! Actually Mommy (and Daddy) love to mow, as much as the enjoyment of being in our beautiful yard as just being outside. By the time Mommy finished mowing, brother Sean Francis stopped by for a visit (and thank goodness, Daddy desperately needed help designing an excel percentage calculation sheet for his last class grading calculations and Brother Sean came to the rescueJ). Mommy made her way over to Grandma’s to retrieve our special, precious treasure (named Emilia Bodhi and Jude LiamJ) and returned home in time for all of us (except Daddy—still struggling with last class grading blues) to make ready for “night, night.” Mommy sent out a final message over her computer about how much she loved her presents this week for Mother’s Day, especially her collector’s Alice of Alice in Wonderland figurine that we found for her at an antique storeJ. We think all of our Mommy’s enjoyed their special day, and we are certain they each deserve a special day every day.

Happy, happy, happy, happy Mother’s Day!!!! WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK!!!!!!!!

PS Thank you Daddy for beautifully recapping our day together.  Mommy would just like to add how incredibly blessed I feel each and every day for our life together.  I am so happy and feel so incredibly blessed to have Daddy and two unique, healthy, beautiful, loving babies.  I LOVE my life, my friends, my family, and I wouldn’t change a thing.  Motherhood brings daily challenges, but being your mom, Buddha and Bodhi, is by far the most rewarding challenge I’ve ever been gifted, you two are truly my life, my greatest accomplishment!!! I love you Emilia Bodhi, Jude Liam, and Michael Eugene...to the moon and back, over the rainbow (as you say Bodhi) to infinity and back (as you say Buddha)!!!!!  Thank you for a wonderful day, thank you for everyday! 

PSS Bodhi, when you gave me you and your brother’s Mother’s Day card, Mommy read it to you and you were upset Daddy didn’t write, “I love you sooooo much Mommy, love Bodhi,”  you marched that card downstairs to Daddy and had him write it on there for you hee/hee J  

Grills' Curse ha/ha!  Bodhi Booty crack!