I should start out by saying that Mother’s Day isn’t a big deal to me. I don’t expect gifts or cards or fancy things. I usually like to get some time to myself. This was the first Mother’s Day in the 4 years I’ve been a mother that Matt has had off so time alone doesn’t really happen often.
There is one thing I do want to keep doing.
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Every year for Mother’s Day I have the girls work on a project for me. I sit them down at the kitchen table with a sheet of paper and some crayons and have them draw me a picture. They can draw whatever they want but I only give them about 10 minutes. Any longer and the girls just start to overfill the page with color.
![Every year on Mother's Day, I give a gift to myself. I have our children work on this project which is becoming an amazing keepsake I will have forever.](https://39788f.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/198-1-300x225.jpg)
![Every year on Mother's Day, I give a gift to myself. I have our children work on this project which is becoming an amazing keepsake I will have forever.](https://39788f.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/199-1-300x225.jpg)
I keep the pages in sheet protectors and add them to a cute binder every year. I make sure to put their name and the date at the top of the page. This way I can see the progression of their development. It’s already amazing to see how different Kate’s picture is from last year.
This was Rebecca’s first time using crayons.
![Every year on Mother's Day, I give a gift to myself. I have our children work on this project which is becoming an amazing keepsake I will have forever.](https://39788f.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/200-1-300x225.jpg)
And as you can see…
![Every year on Mother's Day, I give a gift to myself. I have our children work on this project which is becoming an amazing keepsake I will have forever.](https://39788f.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/201-1-300x225.jpg)
She thought they were more tasty than useful.
Here is their final work:
![Every year on Mother's Day, I give a gift to myself. I have our children work on this project which is becoming an amazing keepsake I will have forever.](https://39788f.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/202-1-300x225.jpg)
Have a happy Mother’s Day!
xoxo
–k
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