Can I just say...

how much I love being a mom? I feel so blessed to have 4 happy, healthy, strong willed children. I think back on their little lives and how much I miss those little chubby cheeks and hands reaching for me to pick them up. I do have some regrets... not holding them enough and worrying too much about things that don't matter, like the toys being put back in the right container. But I'm trying very hard to listen to the advice of our Prophet, Pres. Monson -

"...in all likelihood you have occasionally felt pangs of loss and the recognition that you didn’t appreciate that time of life as much as you should have. Of course, there is no going back, but only forward. Rather than dwelling on the past, we should make the most of today, of the here and now, doing all we can to provide pleasant memories for the future."

I am determined to enjoy every minute I have with my growing children. It's not easy and fun ALL the time... there's bickering and fighting, and it's really hard for me to get up early! But it's so worth it and they are such good kids! The other day I was sewing and Reece came up behind me, put his arm around me and said "thanks for being my mom" I melted right there. What more could a mother ask for? Matthew still hugs me every day and I'm having more and more fun with my daughters as they get older.

When I was growing up all I ever wanted to be was a mom and I'm so glad Heavenly Father blessed me with motherhood!