Every once in a while, even after almost 5 years, I think about the fact that I am a mom, and I can't believe it. I still feel like a kid myself, and don't feel old enough to be entrusted with such responsibility. But no one told that to Connor and Riley, and they seem generally happy with me. Except when I tell them they can't watch T.V. or that they have to wear that pair of pants they don't like. Then I become "THE WORST MOMMY IN THE WHOLE WORLD." Luckily my status as the worst mommy ever is a fleeting one. I can just as easily become "The BESTEST MOMMY IN THE WHOLE WORLD" for the simple act of making brownies. The boys still think they can marry Aaron and I, and lately Connor has taken to calling me his wife. We explain to them that Mommy and Daddy are already married to each other, and we can't be married to them, but they don't quite get it. But I like to think it's only because they know that when you love someone, you marry them, and they can't imagine loving anybody more than us. Maybe I'm just projecting, but it's an illusion I can live with for now. I'll take it, because one day the boys will become teenagers, and I will permanently become "THE DUMBEST MOMMY IN THE WHOLE WORLD." Here are some pictures from our Mother's Day adventure canoeing on the Muskegon River. the boys "fished" with their fishing poles from Grandpa Rob and took turns paddling the canoe as we floated down the river with our friends Jake and Tammy. It was a nice relaxing day on the water.
