Mother's Day

We went to the Cards game on Friday with my parents, and Nick's parents took the kids up to the camper.  Because there were no kids in the house, I SLEPT IN UNTIL 11 AM!!!!  It was amazing.  Then, again because no kids were around to see me do it, I ate cotton candy for breakfast!  Again, amazing.

But, sigh, it was so good to see my kids again on Saturday afternoon.  How can 24 hours away from them make me miss them so much?  There is just something that makes my heart flutter when Ella looks up and sees me, yells, "MOMMA!" and runs into my arms or when Eli smiles so big his pacifier falls out, and he reaches out with his eyebrows raised up.  They're both so adorable. 

My gift this year (and I hope every year) is quality family time, without any of the work of the family.  I get all the hugs and kisses and enjoyment of being around, but don't have the responsibility of changing diapers, feeding, administering medicine, etc.  The best part is walking away from a tantrum and feeling guilt-free about it.  Because on this one day, I'm not responsible for catching it, nipping it in the bud, and making a teachable moment out of it.  I know that on this one day, Nick will step in before me.  I love it.  I think it is the best gift I mom could ever have (I mean, aside from her children of course).  Nick made me Goosefeathers, an awesome breakfast pastry.  I hope this is a Mother's Day tradition. :)

Ingredients

2 pkgs crescent rolls, room temperature 2 pkgs (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened 1 c. sugar 1 t. vanilla 1 stick butter, melted cinnamon to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread one can of rolls into a 9x13 pan. Do not spray or grease the pan. Cream together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Pour creamed mixture on top of crust.

Use second can of rolls to layer on top of cheese. Just remove from can and lay on top to cover cheese.

Melt butter then pour on top of crescent rolls. Sprinkle cinnamon on top. Bake for 30 minutes. I don't have any pictures from Mother's Day, but I thought I'd just add in a few pictures of my babies who gave me my own holiday.  Ella likes to wear her robe and put an animal in it so there's a  "baby in her belly." Sometimes she even makes us touch it and the baby will kick.  She has quite the imagination. :) I took this pic because when I put him on our bed, he was sitting, playing, and the blankets were pretty far away.  I thought it was ADORABLE that he grabbed his blanket and snuggled with it to go to sleep.  He really had to want it to reach that far for it.