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5 Great Memories of Mother’s Day Tea

I have to admit that I’m usually a skeptic about organized events for children. Whether it’s a birthday party, a visit to Santa Claus, or a play date, I feel like a tourist plopped into a foreign country without a travel guide.

I was equally skeptical about the Mother’s Day Tea that was organized at my children’s kindergarten yesterday.

My skepticism was uncalled for.

Throughout the 90 minutes of the Western-themed event, I tapped my feet, grinned unabashedly, and held back a few tears.

Here are my Top 5 Moments of Mother’s Day Tea:

Preparing for the Mother's Day Whoop-Up


Moment 1: Watching William and Vivian sing

It’s hard to out-cute sixty kindergarten kids dressed in western wear. They stood on risers, little choristers bumping cowboy hats and shifting like they had spurs in their underwear. When they started singing, I was mesmerized. I watched Vivian, the perennial perfectionist, sing seriously, ensuring she got the words right. I watched William, who’s usually stoic, sing joyfully and grin his way through every song, never once taking his eyes off me.

Moment 2: Going on a portrait walk

All kindergartners had completed a cowgirl picture of their mother. Here are my twins’ versions of me.

Vivian's Portrait of Me: Note the Dry Hair
William's Portrait of Me: Note the Lifeless Hair

Moment 3: Hearing them read aloud why they love their mom

William's Ode-to-Mom

Excerpts of William’s letter:

I lik it wen my mom takes me to the librare. My mom takes me to the park. She reads books to me at bed time…My mom is really good at teaching. My mom is best at speling. She can run in the sun…My mom hugs me when I’m sad.

Vivian's Ode-to-Mom

Excerpts of Vivian’s letter:

My mom is perfect…My mom is very good at cooking pancakes. My favourite thing about my mom is that she’s buteful….My mom loves me best when I give her hugs…Mom’s the only one in the family who can cook…I love my mom as much as my dad.

Moment 4: Having Vivian serve me

“Would you like iced tea or fruit punch, Mom?” Vivian asked. I nearly wept. She got me a refill, and even fetched a glass for her brother. Then she cleaned up. It’s the little things.

Moment 5: Finding William

Now that my twins are nearly 6, it’s rare that I lose one. But I lost William amidst the chaos that is found in school hallways at 3:30. I had last seen him trudge toward the boot room. Before we called in search and rescue, he was spotted relaxing on the grass outside the main door.

The cattle rustling was over.

Happy Mother’s Day.

Filed Under: Hilarious Family Moments, Un-Ironic Moments Tagged With: mothers day, twins

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Hi, I'm Natalie. says

    May 7, 2010 at 9:38 am

    My heart just melted. Wowzers.

    Reply
  2. Little Green Mom says

    May 7, 2010 at 10:16 am

    Yee-haw, partner! Nothing ironic in there; just a lovely Mother’s Day 😀 I especially liked the bit about you being the only one in the family who can cook!!

    Reply
  3. Aging Mommy says

    May 7, 2010 at 11:03 am

    Oh wonderful – as you know I am not a lover of kids parties, events and play dates either and also feel I am in a foreign land, but a show like this is something different and I am so glad you enjoyed it. Hmmm….are you a master of disguise because those pictures William and Vivian did of you are completely different. Buteful – I think that is a so much more wonderful way to say it. You are so right also, it is those little everyday things that are the pure magic and wrench your heart when your children do them.

    I hope you are now completely better and I wish you a wonderful, wonderful Mothers Day

    Reply
  4. otter says

    May 7, 2010 at 11:28 am

    What a great Mother’s day gift for you. Hope you have another great day on Sunday.

    Reply
  5. Susan says

    May 8, 2010 at 7:39 am

    Sounds delightful.

    Reply
  6. Motpg says

    May 9, 2010 at 8:25 am

    Lovely! I just got all nostalgic and want to pull out my scap books:)
    Happy Mothers Day!

    Reply
  7. karmavore says

    May 9, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    So gosh darn cute!

    Reply

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