Happy Mother's Day!!!

We spent Mother's Day at my Grandpa and Grandma Sonnenberg's house.
The boys love all the attention they get from their Great-Grandparents!
Grandpa got down on the floor to play pat-a-cake with Bridger.

Bridger giggled the whole time,

and was all smiles for Grandpa!

Saxon played the pirate game with Grandpa,

and cracked up when it was Grandpa's sword that made the pirate pop out of the barrel.

Then he made pizza and birthday cake with Grandma and kept trying to get Grandpa to take a bite.

I love this face!

This is Grandpa playing pat-a-cake with Bridger. I don't think he knew I was recording, but I thought it was priceless. I don't think many kids have Great-Grandparents that spend this much time with them and are this active. My kids are really lucky! We love you Grandpa and Grandma. Thanks for having us over tonight!

"What makes a mother all that they are?
You might as well ask, 'What makes a star?'
Ask your heart to tell you her worth,
Your heart will say, 'Heaven on Earth'
Another word for divine
Your mother and mine."
Your Mother and Mine - Disney's Peter Pan

At dinner today, my Grandpa asked each of us to tell about a memorable experience with our mothers. It made me think how grateful I am for my mom, who is Super-Woman! I love her!!! She has taught me so much and is my best friend.

Grandpa talked about his mom, Oma, who I never knew. He said that his favorite thing about her was how protective she was of her children. He said one time, when he was young, during the depression, his mom sent him to the store for bread. His dad, Opa, wanted bread with dinner and his mom forgot to get some earlier. But, he had a hole in his pocket, and on the way to the store, lost the dime. He had to go home without the money, and without the bread. He said that Opa was a "strict German man" and was going to spank him for losing the money, because during the depression, a dime was a lot of money. But, Oma intervened and told him that she had earned an extra tip that day at work and gave him another dime. He went to the store and bought the bread. Oma praised him and thanked him for being willing to make two trips to the store. Grandpa talked about how loving she was, and how she always took care of her children, and that she had a photographic memory. Grandp said he gets his friendliness and his memory from Oma.

Grandma talked about her mom and how she lived near a rabbit farm, where they raised rabbits for meat. She talked about how she would make the best fried rabbit and serve it to people because it "tastes just like chicken." The first time Grandpa came over to meet Grandma's family, Grandma's mom served him fried rabbit. She said her mom would always say, "I wish I had a million dollars so I could help..." She never had much but she always wished she did so that she could help the people that she knew and loved.

Aunt Clair talked about her memories of Grandma and how she always took care of everyone. Grandma would have to make dinner for her 7 kids and take care of them, then go over to Opa's house and make dinner for him. Grandma said that when she first met Opa, he didn't like her...but by the end, he couldn't live without her. She took care of him right along with everyone else!

Grandpa also told a story about them when they were in Tonga. He said for the Tongan King's 70th birthday, they invited him to the church for a presentation. The King's daughter was a member of the church. They had a red carpet layed out for him and a large throne for him to sit on (large because Grandpa said he weighed about 450 lbs.) After the presentation, he walked by Grandma, who was sitting in the front. He stopped to tell her what a beautiful woman she was, before he left. Grandpa showed us some pictures of Grandma when they were in Tonga. She was beautiful! Grandpa showed us a picture of Grandma when she was 60, with Miss America, who was 20. Grandpa said they looked like sisters because Grandma has always been so young and beautiful!

I love hearing stories from them, so it was fun to spend the day with them. I wanted to write everything down so I would remember...
I hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day!