The Best Kept Secret

Mother's Day weekend was the gift that kept on giving. 

Our oldest son Emerson called and asked what I thought about them coming over for Mother's Day. His plan was to travel on Wednesday and stay through Monday.

We haven't seen their family since early November and were super excited knowing they wanted to make the trip. To play with the boys and visit with our son and his wife, Yes by all means, come on over!

They arrived late Wednesday night so while the husband was helping him get his trailer set up in our driveway, the boys and I didn't waste a single minute of play. They had been sitting in the truck all day and although it was late, they were rearing to go.

We played, they bathed, then went to bed but come Thursday  we were back at it.

Late Thursday afternoon George and Megan showed up and what a surprise that was. The boys called me outside to tell me the neighbors dog Ellie was in our yard.

Knowing Ellie shouldn't be out I quickly ran to retrieve her only to find out it wasn't Ellie after all, it was Banjo George and Megan's dog.

As Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise, surprise, surprise." And indeed I was. It was Elsie's first road trip to Grandma's house. 

She was welcomed by her new cousins

Oliver said as he was holding baby Elsie, 'This is the best day ever.'

                                                

As we sat in the driveway around Emerson's gas fire pit I was taking it all in, two of our sons were here with their families, what a lucky mama I was.

 I felt so blessed and honored that they made the trip. 

Friday was more of the same, we just hung out, bounced between the farm and the house and enjoyed each others company.

I couldn't have asked for anything more but it kept getting better. Later in the afternoon, our son Derek arrived.

I was in disbelief. All three of our sons were home for Mother's Day and to top it off, they arranged to have a family photo taken.

They planned and plotted and made their mama one happy girl. Knowing we probably wouldn't be able to go on our family vacation in June, just having this short time together was more than I could have ever hoped for.