Mother's Day 2010

It's Mother's Day...so why do I feel like the one who received the gift?! Because my mom is the kind of mom you are PROUD to call "Mom." You see "the best mom" isn't the mom that simply tells you what to do, but rather the one who examples the behavior. "The best mom" is the kind of mom that allows you to learn a hard lesson, the hard way...even though it breaks her heart to see you go through it. "The best mom" knows that to "rescue" you from it is to damage your ability to make better decisions, adjust your outlook and keep it from happening again. "The best mom" isn't the one that cleans your room for you, rather it's the one that teaches you to take pride in your things and be responsible for them. "The best mom" realizes she's not the ONLY one that can have authority in your life...she allows others (under her watchful, careful eye) to instruct & correct your behavior. Today I realize that while I may have given a gift today to "the best mom", the greater gift is mine to simply be able to call HER "Mom." Mom, I love you!

Mom opening her gifts...her birthday is Thursday, so we did a dual celebration. But she refused to open her birthday cards so she'd have something to open on Thursday. :)

Making funny noises with a straw and an armpit. :)

The Sheerin family...so beautiful...ALL of them...including Trent, too, I guess. :)

The Sheerin girls

Ms. Bre and her Lysie

Alysa and Mom...Mom was a bit chilled by the breeze. :)

Andrea and Mom

Me and my Mom!

Mom and her 3 girls

The family...minus Chris. :(

Chris and Alysa....so cute!

My Papa and me! Love him very much...it touched my heart to hear him talk at the lunch table about Nanny and what a good mom she was.

Mr. Z's bubbles

During the celebrating of some birthdays Mr. Z got to play with some bubbles...he was lovin' it!

Ms. A at the Sculpture Park

When I say this kid is EASY to photograph...well, you'll see for yourself. She's a poser and she LOVES the camera and as you'll see the camera LOVES her. We spent about an hour at the Sculpture Park and she made my job easy!

So sweet and serious! :)

All I had to was count and by "2" she was smiling big.

Photogenic just runs in this gorgeous family!

Dad had this idea and it ended up being one of my favorite shots of the day.

The tumbleweed was a smash hit for Ms. A...a.k.a. Little Monkey. :)

See what I mean by "Little Monkey"?

What a beautiful family!

Now do you believe me when I say she's a poser?!

Ms. A...A stands for airplane

Daddy and Ms. A

These next 2 are in my top 5.

The eyeball...HAD to have one with the eyeball! :)

Have I convinced you she's a poser yet?!
Mommy and Ms. A
How old are you Ms. A?

Field Trip

Took a field trip to Botanical Gardens today...supposed to be for my photography class, but I took a lot of pics, too. :)

"A Walk in the Park"

LOVE tulips!

"Tiptoe through the Tulips"

One of my faves from the day.

Love lamps!

Very interesting lamppost

This is hanging in the entrance...reminds me of Madusa.

The Tulip Trees

The neighborhood across from my parents' has two beautiful tulip trees at the entrance. I couldn't resist getting out in the gorgeous weather to snap some pics. Enjoy...I sure did!

Two Tulips :)

The next one is my favorite...I think only b/c I got to climb the tree to get this shot. :)

"Oh, let the sun shine in, face it with a grin..."

These next three show the different stages of the flowers. :)

Stage 1:

Stage 2:

Stage 3:

3 Tulips for 3 sisters...a bit sappy, I think. :)
The petals look like hands hiding its face.
Twin tulips!