Monday, May 23, 2011

First Mother's Day

Luke 2:19 "But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart."

I love how this verse is just tucked into the Christmas story. In between giving birth and fleeing for her life, Mary treasured up those first moments with her baby. There are so many little things that I have been "treasuring up" -- the snuggle time we have while nursing, the gummy smile that he flashes when I walk into a room, the little baby chatter that I hear in the morning lightly floating out of the nursery... I treasure these things. I treasure Levi. I treasure being a mom. It is so hard sometimes, but I LOVE it. And I loved my first Mother's day. I didn't care so much about being thanked (although the card and picture frame from Dan and Levi were so great). I just found myself celebrating motherhood... I found myself reflecting on those things that I love about being a mommy...the things I have treasured up over the last several months. Our first Mother's Day as a family was made even more special by also being the day that Levi was dedicated at church. It was a day of celebrating motherhood....thanking God for the gift of motherhood, and ultimately giving God control of motherhood.











4 moms (me, my sister-in-law Sara, my mother-in-law DuAnne, and my mom Sue) We went to church together and then had a meal back at our house and enjoyed the amazing weather!










Levi loved hanging out with his Aunty Sara










Uncle Curt, cousin Ali, and cousin Sawyer all helped entertain Levi










I remember when this little lady was as tiny as Levi..... now she is 4.5!!











Grandma and Grandpa Wagner trying so hard to get a picture where all the kids look at the same camera... however, none of the kids cared to look at any camera in this shot










Levi loved having both grandmas around to play with him
(and spoil him, of course)










The Wagner Family...once a family of 4....now a family of 9!











The Thrush family (some of us)










Cousins










enjoying some mothers day cake...or as Sawyer calls it "CAAAAAAAAKKKKEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"













Levi at his dedication....love that little man!!!

1 comment:

  1. These pictures are wonderful! Since I've been pregnant, I have been drawn to Mary's Song in Luke where she meditates on the blessings of God manifested in the child she was carrying. And God's blessings are indeed so amazing-I haven't even met Jude yet, and I'm astounded at how much of a difference this little life has made to our family. Levi is so precious, and it's neat to see him playing with his cousins and grandparents. I can't wait to spend time together this summer! Love ya!

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