Happy Mother’s Day to all you mom’s out there! It’s been a good day today! Not because there were any amazing gifts, or meals or flowers or anything like that… but just because it’s a sweet day to recognize women…as mothers… and be given an extra tight squeeze and be sung to by the primary children at church!
I used to not like mother’s day… and I remember thinking that a nice mother’s day would be a day AWAY from the children… with no hair to comb, shoes to tie, diapers to change, meals to prepare, fights to break up, toys to pick up etc. etc. etc. I think I also used to sit in church on mother’s day and think about all my inadequacies as a mother… dwell on my weakness, lack of patience and wish I was a ‘perfect’ mother… whatever that is!
I feel different now.
I think that I have accepted that I will never be ‘perfect’… and that motherhood just gets more challenging, more complicated as the children get older… I guess when I also tend to think of it as a day for MY mom! So mom… happy mother’s day. I love you!! I appreciate you… in a way that probably required me becoming a mother myself!
Mother’s day was only PART of our crazy weekend!
Qunicy’s 6th birthday was Friday and her little party was sat morning. we had a ‘glamour’ party! And I have to say, it turned out SO fun!
I only let quincy invite 5 friends, I swear, she had 30 girls on her guest list! She helped me make these cute invites- I got the pillow envelopes from Paper Source forever ago, and was happy to have a cute use for them.
The plan for the party was to give each girl and “up-do”, take photos, decorate a frame to take home, and eat decorated ice cream sandwiches.
To decorate, we needed a little station for the hairstyles. I hung a mirror in the kitchen and put mini-lights and a feather boa around it. em helped me get enough ‘fake hair pieces’ from targets all over the valley for each girl. Then em let me use the paper lanterns she used for girl’s camp…we hung 23 little paper lanters with big pink tissue paper flowers attached all over the kitchen… dang they turned out cute!
i decided to make the ice cream sandwiches from my home made choc. Chip cookies… and WOW they were so much better! The little girls loved them.
all in all, I probably had as much fun planning and preparing for the party as the girls had experiencing it! quincy was so happy, and so thankful for my efforts! Hard to believe she is 6!
Happy Mothers Day to you!!! What a great reflection on today! And what a great birthday party! I love everything you did. And those photo frames are so adorable!
Posted by: Angela | May 13, 2007 at 10:12 PM
Okay, TOTALLY cute B-Day party!!! The lanterns are FAB!
Posted by: gillian | May 13, 2007 at 11:39 PM
Happy Mother's Day! The party looks fabulous- Happy Birthday Quincy!
Posted by: melissa | May 13, 2007 at 11:48 PM
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Posted by: PROLIX from la Normandie | May 13, 2007 at 11:56 PM
loved your post....so encouraging.
i can often times feel so discouraged about what kind of mom i am too...
anyway--glad ya'll had a blast for Q!
Posted by: paige | May 14, 2007 at 04:05 AM
What a fantastic outlook on Mother's Day, I totally understand your old feelings about it, been there done that!
I LOVE love love the glamour party idea, I may have to incorporate a bit of it into Caitlynn's Sleepover party next weekend!
Posted by: Nicole | May 14, 2007 at 04:25 AM
Happy Mothers Day to you too !
I've never thouth that way (maybe don't have time to actually think about it) but i can relate to what you're saying !
and that party !! How cool isthis !! will make great LOs !!!
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Posted by: Brigitte | May 14, 2007 at 04:39 AM
What a cute idea for a party!! Happy Mother's Day!
Posted by: Catherine | May 14, 2007 at 05:48 AM
What a fab idea for a party! I just love it!
Hope you had an awesome Mother's Day!
Posted by: Sonia | May 14, 2007 at 06:04 AM
Looks like the girls had lots of fun!
Posted by: Alison Love | May 14, 2007 at 07:09 AM
You are an awesome Mom! This cool party makes me wish I had a daughter! (Or that I was young again!) LOVE LOVE LOVE the picture frames with awesome pictures of the girls in them!
Posted by: Nicky H | May 14, 2007 at 07:34 AM
TOO cute!!! What a super fun idea. Glad everyone had a fun party and that YOU had a special Mother's Day!
Posted by: Dawn Bibbs | May 14, 2007 at 07:45 AM
Those latterns are adorable! And the party looks like it was a hit! So fun! Hope you had a great Mother's Day! You are definitely a Super Momma!
Posted by: Kim Loewen | May 14, 2007 at 08:19 AM
okay...so stinkin' cute. you are getting me VERY excited to do birthday parties for my girls. i think lots of parents just see doing the bday parties as an obligation and do the "simplest" activities/food they can come up with....but look how much fun your parties are and so cute and the kids will remember these special parties forever...that's what i want to do for my girls! and the thing is...you can still do "simple" things that turn out so great! thanks for sharing heidi, and happy 6th bday, quincy!!!
Talia:)
Posted by: Talia | May 14, 2007 at 08:22 AM
That party looks like such a dream!! I only had boys, so didn't get to do that fun stuff! It looks like you had a great day, and Happy Mother's Day to a wonderful Mom...YOU! I can't wait to see the new baby...not that much longer! You have such adorable kids!! :)
Posted by: diane mcvey | May 14, 2007 at 08:27 AM
HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY QUINCY!!!
Heidi, you are so energetic and creative...you give the best parties on the block i'm sure!!! glad you had a great mother's day and i hope eric is doing better!!!
kim
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Posted by: Kim Griffin | May 14, 2007 at 08:45 AM
Sooo cute!
Posted by: Amie | May 14, 2007 at 08:49 AM
What a *GREAT* idea!! My daughter's 5th birthday is this weekend... she is going to have the most friends over she has ever had at a birthday of hers, so she is THRILLED! We are doing a "fancy" party. :) We'll see how it goes!!
Posted by: Shealynn | May 14, 2007 at 08:54 AM
What a *GREAT* idea!! My daughter's 5th birthday is this weekend... she is going to have the most friends over she has ever had at a birthday of hers, so she is THRILLED! We are doing a "fancy" party. :) We'll see how it goes!!
Posted by: Shealynn | May 14, 2007 at 08:55 AM
You do such a great job putting effort into making it special for your children, in everything you do. That is what inspires me! I am in your AYTR class and you have really shown us how to make it count :)
Posted by: Sara | May 14, 2007 at 08:56 AM
ohhhh wow! I want to go to this party! Giving me ideas for my girl's 6th b-day this month too! Thanks!
7 gypsies has the cutest mother stickers. I love the one that says, "Rules for motherhood, thrown out the window" it's something like that, can't remember the exact quote. It's amazing the dreams I had about what kind of "perfect" mother I was going to be and reality. But I know I am trying my best!
Posted by: Jennifer S. | May 14, 2007 at 09:13 AM
Heidi!! way too cute--that glamour party for quincy! all the rage now w/ little girls-- and i'm getting some awesome ideas from you for when my little girl gets bigger (she's 1!) i can't wait!! :) my son who will be 6 in june just loved looking at the pictures from cory's pirate party!
also, glad to hear you had a nice mother's day! it is a day to reflect on all the blessings that being a mom entails, and i guess you really do appreciate your mom all that much more once you become one yourself! so surprised though to hear you have "doubts" as a mom, as you always are so put-together and i strive to be that "perfect" mom that you always seem to be!! :)
hugs,
tammy
Posted by: Tammy | May 14, 2007 at 09:39 AM
oh to have Heidi Swapp as a mom! :o) Simply adorable as is each of the little girls.
Posted by: deb | May 14, 2007 at 10:03 AM
What an amazing party! Your kids are so lucky.
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Posted by: Michelle Howell | May 14, 2007 at 12:05 PM
Oh how I wish I had a daughter. What a sweet little girl party. You did an amazing job.
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Posted by: Jolene George | May 14, 2007 at 12:05 PM