Momma's Day 2008

"The birth of a baby is also the birth of a mother..."

I'm not sure where that quote is from... but it is pretty neat. Today was a special day. It started out with a Happy Momma's Day from Isaac as I got him out of bed this morning. It's so cute now that he is starting to understand the significance of different holidays. We scurried to get ready for church because the men were cooking breakfast for all of the ladies (and then did the clean up too!) :) We enjoyed waffles and eggs and sausage. All very yummy. Isaac, Grace, and I didn't stay too long into the service... we left right after the children's story... because the best part of the day was to come. We came home and got all of our things ready to go. As soon as Francis got home we hopped in the van and headed to a town 1 1/2 away to spend the "Day Out With Thomas"! What fun. We went last year on Mother's Day and couldn't help doing it again this year. Isaac and Grace were just blown away when Thomas came chugging into the station. They couldn't believe he was there "in real life". Even though Isaac had remembered seeing him last year, he was still in awe. It was so cute seeing their reactions to something they love so much. They spent time playing with trains, having tattoos put on their hands, having their characatures done by an artist, jumping in a bounce around, running through a maze, seeing Sir Topham Hat, listening to stories, and watching movies. The big deal was when we finally got our chance to ride in one of Thomas' passenger cars. They thought it was the greatest thing to ride on Thomas. Just before we headed home, Isaac and Grace both rode on a pony. I never thought Isaac would get on, but after seeing Grace go (and that she didn't fall off!!) he was all ready for it. :) On the way home, we stopped and ate supper at TC Hooligans. All in all it was a wonderful, fun, and joy-filled day. I think we'll make this a Momma's Day tradition for many years to come!! :) Happy Momma's Day! :)