Mother's Day

I am happily surprised at what a wonderful weekend we had.  James and David almost daily brought homemade surprises to me.  One day, James presented me with this crown and said, "You are the queen if the house and I am your guard!  Now, what do you want me to do?!"  I think he has figured out the way to a woman's heart!

Joseph and the kids are in process of painting and assembling a picnic table for me.  I'm not sure if James and Ruth got more paint on themselves or the table! At church the next day, they still had splotches of paint all over their legs.  Ruth was quite worried and kept asking for band aids.

The other day, Ruth said to me, "When I grow up, I'm going to be YOUR mother."