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My Ducklings: Mother's Day 2021


Mother's Day 2021!
all together
Lucy came home to be with us:)
And she made the most delicious rolls!
Instead of a traditional cinnamon roll, it was a lemon zested roll.
Probably my new favorite treat :)
my babies
(just enlarged)
I rummaged through some old photos and laughed at these moments.
This was taken after I helped Lucy pull a tooth out...
then DROPPED IT IN THE BACK OF HER THROAT 
haha
I got it out
phew!  
how I could never sleep and to this day I still have "visitors"
 
how he would get in the bath clothed and I just would give up and laugh and take a picture
same with this one...I walked in and tweedle dee and tweedle dum pulled out strawberries and paper towels  and spilled water everywhere :)
I just took a picture to remember these kinds of days...
this is what most of them looked like
 Bill, my father in law, once said the children  followed me like little ducklings :)

proof right here that indeed they did!
Nowadays looks different.
They want to carve their own path.
A lot of women use the term "mama bear" but I was thinking how I have never really connected with that and I think I might be more of a 
Mama Duck.
I'll squabble when I need to protect you.
  But I am more concerned with getting you on the right path :)
Happy Mother's Day 💜

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