Recent pages in the Mathews' History

So I know Charlie turned one months ago, but I just now got around to making these and think they turned out pretty good. It was JUST the FUNNEST little party and he really got into the cake thing as you can see!
I "scraplifted" this idea from a Brenda Carpenter at Paper Posies. Love how it turned out.
Here again, Charlie LOVING his very own birthday cake. The poem is author unknown (I got it from 2peas in a bucket website) and it fits PERFECTLY!

Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake Baker's man
Play with my cake? Mom says I can!
I blew out my candle, I made my first wish
Won't someone please help me and hand me a dish?
Frosting on fingers and cake between toes
is the best way to eat it as everyone knows!
Don't try to wash me before I'm quite done.
It's not every day that I get to turn ONE!
Smeared kisses and cake crumbs will all wash away,
but never the memory of my own first birthday!

This one's a pretty bad scan . . . oh well. The pics are of play group at the park last fall. Dillon and Shawn and Brynn were like 3 little MONKEYS! They always have so much fun! Thanks for looking! : )

My Mother's Day

The poem here reads:
I'm happy when you're happy,
I'm sorry when you're sad.
And even though it may not show,
I LOVE YOU when you're bad.
I love to hear you laughing
I love to watch you play.
I love to see you deep in thought
And dancing in the rain.
I love you on your very best. . .
and very worst of days.
And though I'm sure
you'll never know
I LOVE YOU more each day.
















Charlie's hair is sooooo white and thin, but it grows really long (we have to cut it monthly) and stands straight up, no matter what we do!

SO, I can't really say that I love Mother's Day. It seems I either end up feeling like a no-good mom, or I feel like all I want to do to celebrate it is to go far far away and NOT be a mom! (you can smirk or think that was a horrible thing to say, i don't care!) I LOVE being a mom, but on Mother's day it just seems harder.

A friend did share an awesome poem that put it into perspective for me. Click this link to read it.


On mother's day I spent a few hours doing what I love - preserving memories and creating papercrafts. I did pages to help myself celebrate motherhood and remind myself how blessed I really am.

Sometimes when God tries to tell me something he has to scream. I get it already!! I'm not supposed to travel with the kids by myself, and for that matter, I could use some time off from traveling at all. It just seems that it’s always too full of DRAMA!

We did have an awfully nice time at Huntington Beach last week. These pics were taken in the evening as we watched the tide rise and the sun set. It was beautiful. The last time we visited the ocean, Dillon was afraid of it and only played in the sand! This time, though the water was very cold, he insisted on getting his feet wet. That lasted 10 seconds and he was DRENCHED! Charlie was a sand MONSTER!!! He liked burying things in the sand, especially Mommy's feet!

I would add this last thing to this entry and that is how proud I am of my little brothers. Each of them has or is facing life and it's challenges with honor and courage and the process is really beginning to amount to their success. I'm inspired by them. Also, my dear husband who is always so motivated to be good. His goodness is my strength. MUSHY!! I know.