Thank you all for your sweet comments and encouragement regarding my struggle that i mentioned earlier.
I do feel better.
I know it's not about the amount of money or things you buy your kids that make them happy, but I do truly enjoy giving them fun memories. ... things they can look back on and remember good times, happy things or the way they felt at a cerain time.
Bekah's birthday party was great.
All of the girls had an awesome time and i really hope that someday, they will remember the limo ride as they recollect on fun times as a child.
When the limo pulled up in front of our house, Bekah started crying. It was a sweet moment, because i think she was embarrassed, excited and overwhelmed all at the same time. It didn't take her long to warm up to the idea and hop in :)
We rode to McDonald's, where all of the kiddos got happy meals to eat on the way there. We arrived at the pottery shop right on time and had a wonderful party there. Each of the kids got to paint their own piece of pottery (which i will pick up next week) and they really did a great job of hosting the birthday party. I was completely impressed.
All in all - the birthday party was a success. And I feel like i'm not so bad of a mom; not because she had a really cool birthday party, but moreso because i helped create a fun memory.
And for those of us with kids that are still too tiny to realize what the world is, you have no idea how helpful reading about your experiences are. You're a real person with will joys and frustrations. (Not to mention fabulous ideas!!)
ReplyDeleteI loved looking through the pictures this morning and feeling like I was there. So fun! (And I even recognized some of the girls that went!)