Wo de Mama... Wo ai ni

Wo de Mama! Happy Mothers Day! Wo ai ni... hen duo! You're so great Mom. Ni fei cheng zhenbang! The 12 of us are the luckiest kids on earth. There just isn't another mother out there like you. We are so blessed to have you. Below is a list of 50 things that either I love about you or reasons that I love you. MUAH! I wish I could be there to give you a kiss on the cheek and a massive hug! If I were there, I would give you a foot massage :) You can count on one when I get home.

1) I love the way you talk to your plants to make them grow beautifully. It DOES work :)
2) I love when you play the piano.
2) You and Dad are the best examples of service anyone could ask for. You're so great.
3) I LOVE how much you love your grandkids. You are such a great nana/grandma. I can't wait to have little ones for you to teach, love and spoil :)
4) You always give the best advice, naturally. That's what mothers are for. You remind me to take decisions in my life to my Father in Heaven first, always.
5) You yell and cheer, LOUD at our sporting events :)
6) I love that you celebrate Valentines Day almost as much as any other holiday. You always take opportunities to make sure we know how much you love us.
7) You're a babe. I have the most beautiful mom. This is not debatable.
8) Your permanent and contageous smile.
9) Your incredible, never ending love and concern for those around you... particularly our family.
10) You never let a teaching moment slip away.
11) The way you spontaneously bare testimony to us of the truthfulness of the Gospel.
12) Packages you send. containing delicious foods. :) Cadbury egg delicious, and other great and fun things :)
13) Your example of important righteous traditions in the home such as
14) FHE
15) sabbath worship and observance
16) family prayers
17) fasting
18) family scripture study
19) attending church meetings
20) a home of order
21) attending/watching all sessions of general conference.
22) Your example of frugality and being thrifty and resourceful.
23) Hard work... yours and for teaching us how to do a job and do it right.
24) 'Waste not, want not.'
25) How much you do. You are always doing something for someone.
26) I love conversing with you during foot rubs, even if they are sometimes one sided conversations :)
27) Your love of nature and planting and beauty
28) yours sincere prayers
29) kissing babies bums after changing their diapers
30) The sweet occasional notes you leave for us.
31) A full pantry and refrigerator after you leave our apartment
32) Coming to be there for surgeries. Helping in every possible way
33) Your love and excitement about the things we get excited about. Soccer, music, crushes, you name it :)
34) Your impeccable advice.
35) Your total and complete commitment and love for our growing family.
36) I love watching movies with you. I am so much like you in that sense :)
37) Dairy Queen Root Beer Freeze runs. Mmmmm. I love that you crave them, because conveniently... so do I! :)
38) Road trips with you.... it is ALWAYS a great time.
39) The way you drive... go get em.
40) The way you sing to songs you don't know the words to. :)
41) Messages you leave on my phone while I'm at school or work or soccer. They ALWAYS cheer me up. Simply hearing your voice cheers me up.
42) Your goofy moods when you are just silly and crack us up! I love it.
43) I love laughing with you. I love it when you are laughing so hard that your eyes squint up and it gets hard to breathe. Ah, so great.
44) How you dance with your hands. Ha!
45) Your trust. You trust me. I love that.
46) How much you love Dad
47) Canning peaches together
48) Cooking and learning in the kitchen with you. You're the master.
49) I love our outings together. Girls nights, or days... Lunches, shopping... just spending time with you.
50) I love you for being the incredible mother you have been to the 12 of us kids. For raising us together with Dad in the gospel. For teaching me to love and value what is most important, and never questioning what is most important. For always being the most prime example to me. You are so amazing Mama. In so many ways. I can only hope and pray to be half the mother you are to us... to my children someday.

The list could go on and on. I love you. Happy Mothers Day! And to all the other wonderful mothers in my life. Leah, Anna, Julia, Lisa... I love you. You are such fabulous mothers and examples to me. Have a great mothers day!