Sweet Mother's Day Gifts from My Son

I was brought to tears when I picked up my son at school on Thursday. And this time it wasn’t because his teacher had to tell me about his bad behavior. On this day, it was happy tears. I was the lucky recipient of the cutest Mother’s Day crafts and card.

And on the back was this sweet poem (that I’ve seen before, but it still gets me every time).

Sometimes I might upset you
Just because I’m small
By leaving fingerprints of mine
On a table, chair or wall.

But every day I grow a bit
And I’ll be big one day
When all my tiny fingerprints
Have long been cleaned away.

So keep these prints of my two hands
To help you to recall
Just how big my fingers were
That time when I was small.

In addition, because of the thoughtfulness of one mama, I have a sweet photo of my little guy making his handprint craft. Yes, one awesome mom spent her morning in the classroom taking pictures of all the kids making their cards so she could print them and making little cards for the other moms. I aspire to be that thoughtful.

And then just when I was feeling sentimental I got a few laughs from the “interview” with my son about me. It was put together in a little book that included his interpretation of “Mommy & Me” (which I’m pretty sure his teacher actually did because it was stick people and he only scribbles) and another special telltale scribble drawing just for me.

Here’s the interview {with my reaction}:

How old is your Mommy? “22 – I really don’t know.”
{Why thank you, darling!}

What color is her hair? “Silver.”
{What! I thought I was doing a good job of plucking those random grays.}

What color are her eyes? “Blue.”
{Have you ever looked at me, son?}

What is her favorite thing to eat and drink? “Pizza; water and coke, too.”
{Got me there.}

What is your favorite thing your mom cooks for you? “For lunch she cooks me grilled cheese – I like that!”
{I totally owe you not saying Pop-Tarts or Tinkerbell Fruit Snacks.}

What is your favorite thing to do with your mom? “Sometimes I help her cook.”
{That answer makes all your “help” totally worth it.}

How do you know your mom loves you? “She gives me hugs and kisses.”
{And then the happy tears returned.}

Happy early Mother’s Day! I hope you receive something that makes your day.