Did everyone get their tickets?....

 ...... to the "GUN SHOW" ?!?

Haaahhahaha! 

So, as part of a LONG RUNNING joke between the Jared and his mom, this was the photo inside her Mother's Day card yesterday. But this year we kicked it up a notch by getting all the Himes boys in on the joke. (Graham couldn't really be bothered to participate... but at least he's in there. I mean, 3 out of 4? Trying?  In one photo? I'll take it.)

 

And even though we couldn't all be together with my own mom on her special day, maybe for half a second it felt like it.. since we were all together on her card. We all snapped a photo of ourselves and spelled out M-O-M for the front of her card this year...

 

(And on a completely related note: I HATE that I never get to see my sister. And I miss her more than I can even explain.)

And then as for my own Mother's Day... well, to be quite honest, the first part of the day felt pretty much doomed... and I would have much preferred to return these heathen children to their REAL mother (she's gotta be hiding somewhere, right?)...  :/  

...BUT... 

After the minor disasters that were the morning, church, lunch, and nap time... I got to see MY mom. And I cried. And she hugged me. And we drank Sangria. And my boys were GOOD for a few hours. And Jared gave me a really really sweet homemade card and completely surprised me with a brand new iPhone.

And then it was bedtime. And it was quiet. And I got to just sit down. 

And I was happy.

 

So even though it started off rocky, at the end of the day, we were all still together. And we all still hugged. And smiled. And high-fived.

And I think that's pretty much the only thing that really matters in the end.

Silly Daddy caught us all off guard :)

My Reason. My Purpose. My Life.