Nearer April than Feb

I think Philippa enjoyed her Mother's Day (her first as a parent of two!)
There were flowers, there were cards, and there was a rather clumsy attempt at breakfast in bed where Mathew ended up ingesting more jam than he managed to spread on the toast.
It was lovely, because Mathew really seemed to understand it was a special day for his mum and paid her lots of attention. Rian just kind of laid there and gurgled and didn't help much, but he was only born in November so I guess we should forgive him.

I want to make it clear that we do this sort of thing way more often than once a year. I'm not really a fan of these 'Events' that have been created by card companies as yet another guilt-causing, money-grabbing capitalistic opportunity, even when they benefit myself. If we can't show people how much we love them every single day, then an overpriced bit of card with a flower on it isn't going to remedy that. But it's hard not to get swept up in it all, and you do wonder how people would react if you were the only family in Britain NOT to make an effort, so make an effort we did.

RC 20-3-23