Show Your Mom the Love this Mother’s Day!

When is the last time you SHOWED your mom you loved her? It’s easy to tell her, but what action have you taken to actually show her?

My mom lived in Washington state (we lived in Pennsylvania and still do) for a few years after I graduated college and I would bawl and cry every time I left visiting her, or she left visiting us. She came to stay with us when I had our first daughter and I bawled like a baby when she left! There was lots of help and love and support from others, but there was not the kind your mom gives you or to the level she gives it to you. She researched online with me the best way to feed the baby, and we laughed together when we couldn’t figure out the car seat and had to call Ryan since the two of us weren’t figuring it out ourselves! She cooked meals when I was beyond exhausted and built such a bond with our baby (who is now 9).

We went on to have two more babies, and as I gained more confidence in being a mom myself, my mom was still there. She ended up moving closer to Maryland (1.5hr drive) and drove once a week to watch our three babies for YEARS while Ryan and I worked. To this day, she still has such a sacred bond with our crew…she is the snack queen, royal spoiler, best pusher on the swings, and all around great support system four our children. They count down the days until they stay over at her house overnight, and always love looking at past pictures of days and nights at her house crabbing, eagle watching, doing crafts, swimming, playing by the bay, exploring, looking for horseshoe crabs, and eating double chocolate ice cream that we only have when we are there to keep it special.

This Mother’s Day my mom will make that 1.5 drive again to see us. She always brings ME a gift which is so crazy to me, but she knows I’m a mom too and we both get celebrated. I sent her a personalized card this year that I made on the MyPostcard app, so she would receive it before the chaos ensues with the kids on Mother’s Day. I was able to personalize the message and photo inside and have it sent directly to her. I also sent a copy to myself to keep because it was so sweet and really captured how I feel about her! In addition, I went through all of the photos of the kids at her house visiting (cue the crocodile tears) and printed them on little instant camera style prints on the MyPostcard app as well. Under each photo there is a little message of the memory! I clipped them on little fairy string lights for Mom-mom (our kids’ loving name for my mom) for the kids to box up for her. I picture her hanging this work of art in her office where the kids always color and play when they go to visit. When we head to Mom-mom’s house in June I know one of the first things the kids will do is look for those photos and where she hung them!

So, this is one way we will be celebrating Mom/Mom-mom this Mother’s Day. Make sure you SHOW your mom how much she means to you this year. It can be as simple as a heartfelt message, or as creative as photos and messages just about her. In the meantime I’ll just be over here getting sentimental looking through more of the awesome photos we have taken together over the years!

xo,

Allison

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