Lily

Today's post is dedicated to someone special. She is her mother's only daughter, and will more than likely cause her more stress than happiness on Mother's Day. These days it seems that the tears outweigh the smiles on a regular basis, but she is only 3 and quite a handful, headstrong and very smart for such a small child.

I know this may sound self-pitying, but Lily is lucky that she has a mom to share Mother's Day with. This will be my and her mom's second without our mother. I think of all the special moments my mom has missed since she passed away so suddenly, her first great-grandchild, a daughter's wedding, another daughter's milestone birthday, all those occasions where family descends upon each other to celebrate, laugh, fight, remember.

And I have no doubt that as the years pass Lily and her mom will forget most of the tears and build memories of love and happiness and family and their own special moments to cherish when the years go by.

Here is Lily attending her first circus! (She really was excited, trust me. This is her "another picture, seriously?" look. The price you pay of being too cute for words sweetie pie...)

Now she wants a pony and an elephant and a tiger and a horse ... 

Happy Mother's Day!!!