Mother's Day gifts...

As if being a mother to my two precious little boys isn't enough, I got some very special gifts this year too, including my FIRST handmade mother's day gifts from my own child!



LJ made me a Mother's Day pot at school and picked the flowers to plant in it himself- I could tell he picked the flower because it was orange (his current favorite!)! All the paint on the pot is from LJ's finger prints!
I loved the idea so much, I repeated it - well a similar version- for other moms in our family! Only ours were a little less organized- we went for lots of color with LJ and Evan's hands and feet prints covering the pots...









Patiently playing with paint as he waits for his turn... 


Finished products...



And my amazing husband surprised me with this beautiful David Yurman bracelet on Mother's Day (well actually LJ brought it to me all wrapped up!) ...
Beautiful - and blue for our 2 boys!
My new bracelet looks great with the two others he bought me for graduation and my birthday over 5 years ago!










And then our nanny Karinna worked on this precious gift for me with LJ... he brought it to me this week and made my day- again!


Karinna told me that LJ actually said all the things she put on his hand cut-outs! She would ask "What else do you love when that your mommy does?" until she got enough answers! Makes me tear up even now! So cute!!! Thanks Karinna- I LOVE this!
Hands say: Plays games with me, Reads to me, Loves me, Takes me places, Swims with me, and Gives me hugs
And I got 2 beautiful and very special cards in the mail- from my amazing mom and wonderful Queenie... What a truly blessed Mother's Day I have had... thank you all so much!!! I love all the incredible mothers in my life more than I can say!!!

- The Wood Family

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