Motherhood

Now, I'm with kids ALL the time... Mia and I have even had a few sleepovers... but the key is, I'm always giving them back!! Well, I finally got my first, true glimpse of motherhood!! My friend Nina headed to Costa Rica for a 2 week internship, and her mother was taking care of Amiyah (her 6 yr. old) while she was away. Except her mother had to go to Idaho for one of the weekends, so with Andee's approval... Amiyah was spending the weekend with us!! Now Amiyah and I go WAY back!! I started babysitting her back when she was 2, a little cutie sitting in the back of my car with stickers ALL over her face and her coat upside down... and now she's a beautiful 6 yr. old, answering all the questions in my children's church class!!

So anyway, Friday I picked her up after work and we headed to the house to unload our stuff, put a little food in our belly and then headed off for some adventures at Target!! Hey, Nina said she like to shop... and who doesn't like Target?! Anyway, we stayed up late playing and reading our Bible stories with hopes of sleeping in on Saturday. It sort of worked!


Saturday morning was filled with cartoons and after lunch we headed out to Violet's so Amiyah could play with Mia and Cannon!! Their house is a little more entertaining than Andee and I's!! After spending the afternoon there with all the toys, and after being completely soaked after "helping" Justin water the grass... we headed back to Portland, picked up a movie and McDonalds and it was off to bed early on Saturday so we could get up early for 7:45am service!!


I have to admit, it was a little odd actually dropping a kid off at children's church instead of checking them in for class!! She was a little disappointed when she figured out I wasn't staying to teach, but the separation went well and I was even early for church!! After church we had lunch, watched the movie AGAIN and got ready for Amiyah's soccer game. Her grandpa met us at the game and took her home from there. I was officially off duty.


Well, if I never get married and have kids of my own... atleast I can say I was a soccer mom, even if it was just for a day!! It was a great weekend!! And I'm honored that Nina thought enough of me and our friendship to trust me with her most treasured possession... 'lil Miss Amiyah!