Dear Stacy,

Happy Mothers Day!

The kids had a few things to say about you. After reading their letters (typed exactly as I heard them) the randomness inspired another idea that was too good to pass up. We love you and appreciate everything you do around here. Thank you so much for being a great mother. We are so proud that you are in our family. Well, I can't put it any better than the kids did, so I'll let their words say the rest.

Love,
Charlie

P.S. See if you can find the strikingly similar theme from last year in one of Lily's statements. It gave me a good laugh.

Dear Mommy,

"Hi!"

Love,

Elsie

Dear Mommy,

Happy Mother's Day! Thank you for giving me hugs and kisses all the time. I really like playing with you. I love when you move your hands like a shark. You are the best Mommy because you are sweet, and love hugging you. I like kissing you. I love loving on you. Elsie and Mommy are the good girls and I am too and Katie invites me to play with her and I like playing and invite myself to tea parties. They are fun when Mommy invites me. When I come home from daycare I am happy to play at home with Mommy. Even when I be naughty, I still love you.

Love,
Lily

Dear Mommy,

Happy Mother's Day! Thank you for being the best mom in the whole wide world. You're nice, sweet, and are a good cook. I love that you play with me. I am proud that you are running a marathon. Maybe someday I will run a marathon with you. Even though sometimes I'm naughty I still want to be good because you're nice, I don't want to hurt your feelings, and I want to be just like you someday.

Love,
Katie

25 Random Things About Mommy

1. Mommy doesn’t laugh at burps and toots (Katie).
2. She doesn’t smell my stinky feet (Lily).
3. She can’t sleep after birthday or Christmas shopping for others because she puts so much effort into clever gift ideas (Charlie).
4. She isn’t ticklish (Katie).
5. She likes to go Idaho to visit her family (Lily).
6. She gives us hugs and kisses anytime we want them (Katie).
7. She is a fast runner and has cool running glasses (Both).
8. She makes Elsie laugh by playing peek-a-boo, patty cake, and tickling her (All three).
9. Ko-ko-ko-ko, Hi! (That was from Elsie)
10. She tries cooking new recipes a lot and makes spaghetti and meatballs (Charlie and Lily).
11. She’s super duper pretty (Katie).
12. She shows me howda work things and I saw da sky. (Lily)
13. She folds our laundry (Katie).
14. Mom likes to see me play on the computer and Elsie watches me play on the computer and Mom lets me play the computer (Lily).
15. Mommy says, “I’m losing my patience with you, now go to your room” when she gets mad, which isn’t very often (both)
16. Mommy is really good at clipping toenails (Lily).
17. Mommy is better than me at drawing (Katie).
18. Mommy is good at everything (Katie).
19. Mommy is bad at putting on doorknobs (Lily).
20. Joijoiuoij (Elsie typed that one).
21. She makes me laugh when she plays “Simon Says” (Lily) and “20 Questions” (Katie).
22. She is a great super duper (duper duper) great Mom. (Both—Lily added the duper duper)
23. She cooks perfect (Katie).
24. She makes her husband proud at how she can excel in her career and still be the greatest mom three girls could have (Charlie).
25. Her three girls love her too much, so much that "we’re gonna explode" (Katie and Lily). "Hi!" (Elsie)