Catching Up...Mother's Day

Yeah, yeah, I'm a week behind. Welcome to my life!! :)

So...LAST Sunday was Mother's Day, and I never really let you in on the full scoop!!

Now that Ryan and I are married, we had to devise the great choose-the-holidays calendar to make sure we get to spend equal time with both our families on holidays. This year, we decided to spend Easter with his family and Mother's Day with mine - since my birthday celebration coincides with Mother's Day.

When Mom found out we were going to hang out with her on Mother's Day, she asked if we'd come to their church and share in their service. And so it was that last Sunday, we donned our coordinating blues/grays/whites and drove to my parents' little country church for Sunday morning service.

I shared some devos with the congregation and Ryan sang Find Us Faithful. {I told him it was my mom's favorite song and if he sang it, he'd win major points. As if he needed major points.}

Ryan's mom, step-dad and sister visited that day too, so they could hear him sing! So it was just a big family fest!

After church, we had picture time with the mamas....here I am with mine {and the flowers/Dayspring vase we gave her for Mother's Day}.

 And Ryan with his mama...and her flowers/Dayspring vase.

 Mothers/sons/daughters/mothers-in-law/sons-in-law/daughters-in-law/you get the idea. :)

 After church, Nita gave me my birthday present...which I loved just a little bit. {A Keurig for my office.}

 After church, we went back to my parents' house for lunch. Mom made pot roast because I love it so...and then she broke out the ice cream cake, which she dubbed the ugliest cake she'd ever seen. {She was not a fan of the varying shades of purple or the skill of the handwriting.} It may have been ugly, but it sure was tasty!!!

 Then she gave me my birthday present!!!

 Okay that really wasn't the present, but I got worried when she said, "Oh let me get your gift" and then handed me that!!

My real gift was tucked inside this card that she didn't sign.

 A Cato gift card!! I burned that bad boy the next day - on the pretty yellow dress I wore on my birthday and a really cute turquoise shirt!

So that was Mother's Day, Shafferland style!! A belated bloggy Happy Mother's Day to my mom and my mother-in-law!