This Week...

Hudson rode his bike for hours and hours each day. This kid could spend his entire day outside everyday if I would let him. But unfortunately I am a mother, and for some reason I find it important to eat, sleep, rest, take naps and maybe actually get something done around the house. But fortunately I am a mother, and I love to see my little boy happy, so he gets to spend a LARGE majority of his day outside riding bikes and just being a boy.



Johnny graduated with his second Masters! I am thrilled that the long, hard road of school is officially done. Johnny worked hard, studied endlessly, and got amazing grades. I’m still not sure how he balanced work, school, church callings, family obligations and weekly volleyball nights, but he did it. I also don’t know how I managed being a single mom (or what felt like being a single mom) for so long, but I did it. We are all so proud of Johnny and all that he has accomplished. It is nice to be done. But in all actuality, we are not done. Johnny is now studying for his CPA exam, and so he is once again busy all the time. Will it ever end?



I had a wonderful Mother’s Day. Johnny, Elle and Hudson all spoiled me with gifts and love. And I felt so grateful for my two wonderful children. Being their mother is not always easy, but it is very much worth it. They make me smile, laugh, cry (and every other emotion in-between). Life with them is unpredictable and fun. But most of all, they make me love being a mother.

Johnny’s parents were able to visit us from California for Johnny’s graduation. The kids loved having them here. They swam and played nonstop.

It was a great week.