Subscribefirst mother’s day
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My first mother’s day was wonderful and felt oh-so-sacred… First of all, we stayed at my mother-in-law’s house, and I was able to sleep in a little in the morning which felt like pure heaven. And when I woke up Veda showered me with love and gratitude. (And by love and gratitude, I mean spit bubbles and baby poo.)
We had a lovely brunch of homemade spinach quiche, cantaloupe and grapes and coffee! (oh my, how I love brunch — did you know that five years ago we got married in the morning just so we could serve brunch?) followed by a small gift exchange. My mother-in-law got me 3 pairs of super cute shoes now that I can show off my non-swollen ankles, and a nice pampering kit for whenever I get a moment to take a bath. And my sister-in-law got me a really sweet card. (Love the sweet cards and notes I got from other people too! Aunt Carole and Chris! Thank you so much!)
But the topper was Colin’s gift. The perfect first mother’s day gift… He got me a necklace that is a tiny green pea pod with three pearl peas in it — one for me, one for Colin and one for Veda — from one of the shops in the village near our house. The necklace is so simple and sweet… I just love it. (You can kinda see it in the pic below.) :)
Also, I don’t know if you’ve ever seen one of Colin’s drawings, but they are MY FAVORITE THINGS EVER! I just love love love them… he tries so hard to get every little detail of what he’s drawing in the picture and it makes for really hysterical and sometimes kinda scary/sweet/wacko pieces of art. hee. He knows my affection for his drawings, so he made me one of Veda for my second gift. See below. See what I mean? I mean… isn’t it AWESOME?! The wiggle of the eyebrows… the index finger sticking up on her left hand… the shape of the right ear. These are all accurate from when he was looking at her while drawing. How do you not love that?! :)
Anyway, it’s late and I’m exhausted, but I wanted to write before these thoughts slip away into sleep-deprived oblivion. This was a beautiful first mother’s day. :)
And happy belated mother’s day to all you mom’s out there! I honor you and hold you gently in my heart.
xo, p
awwww darling. that is just precious, precious, precious. happy mama’s day, beautiful.
you all look very happy, the necklace and drawing is perfect
truly beautiful. brunch is great!
i love the peapod necklace, super sweet idea. :)
i’m glad you had a great first mother’s day! My daughter is 2.5 now and this was the first mothers day where she actually gave me something she made herself! At daycare she painted a little birdhouse for me and made a card with her handprints. I wanted to take the birdhouse to work, but she really likes it too and wants me to keep it at home (so she can play with it!) :) hehe.. motherhood is wonderful. I’m glad it’s going well for you!
I’m so glad you posted this – I needed a pick-me-up, and remembering how nice it was to have you guys in town did the trick. I feel privileged to have been able to spend your first Mother’s Day with you (and Veda; I won’t lie :), and relieved that you liked the necklace ;) I’m happy I was with Colin that day at that little wood shop in Winona Lake (hehe :) It was a bit of a feat trying to hide it from you, though! You have freakin’ hawk eyes!
I really wish you guys lived closer, but the fact that you don’t makes every visit that much more sacred…and special…and always highly anticipated! Here’s hoping you make your way back to Indy soon, and maybe someday stay for a while again. Miss you!
Love,
YSIL
Forgot to mention – Look! My house (and my finger, I believe, on the lower left – sorry about that) made its debut on your blog!! Alert the presses!
What a stunning family photo! and Colin– can’t think of anything sweeter than a pea pod necklace for her first Mother’s Day! xxoo C
HA! colin’s portrait of Veda is a treasure. is he for hire?
so happy you had a beautiful mother’s day! i love the photos.
my day was sooo sweet, too. sigh.
GIANT hugs.
Happy family, beautiful photo and sweet gifts! :)
Congrats for your first Mother’s day!
sounds like a beautiful day. love the gifts colin gave you. so sweet.
Adorable; dad’s reddish hair. Adorable. I know I have said that already.
Veda is so beautiful! What a gorgeous family portrait!
I’ve read your blog for a while and just wanted to say hi. Your writing is so lovely and personal and I’m a huge fan of your illustration work.
Happy belated Mother’s Day :)