These pictures of my squishy faced boys makes me smile.
Which I need right now. I need to see them for the cute little human beings that they are. I need to remember and bask in how incredibly amazing they are. Because they are.
I won't lie. It's been hard to be a single mom...especially this week. Really hard.
I want to give a big tight hug to all of you who are alone. I want to tell you that you are loved, that you are strong, that you are doing a great job. I am grateful that this period of my life is temporary and that I get to see my husband at least a couple of times per month. All you single moms...you deserve the world and back this Mother's Day!
With my emotional and physical reserves being low this year, I wanted to involve my kids in a gift for the grandmas but I didn't want it to be time consuming or messy. Which left...photography!
Which we used to make some quick, easy, fun cards.
Here's what we did:
*I had my boys take 2 minutes to kiss our dirty back window (should have cleaned if first... bah). I had the boys kissing the window from the outside while I snapped pictures from inside.
My boys LOVED this...as you can tell. :)
8 1/2 x 11 size and added text. If you don't size the pictures/collages, then parts of the image may get cropped funny during printing, so don't skip this step.
I left some space at the bottom for us to write a message.
*I printed the pictures up (double sided so it would be a card) on glossy card stock at my favorite copy shop. Ask for picture quality black and white if you can. It will cost more but will be worth it.
* I added a thoughtful gift card personalized to each grandmas' interests.
And Mother's Day is made.
Dear Grandmas...we wish we could hug and kiss you in person! Happy Mother's Day!
Though...hopefully you're reading this after Mother's Day...right? :)
And to all of you too! Hope you have a good one.
8 comments:
Oh my gosh those are just too darn cute. they are going to love them
I like these cute and funny cards. Good idea! Your grandmothers are going to be very happy to receive them!
Have a happy Mother's Day too and be happy! You're certaintly doing a great job!
Hugs and kisses to you!
You have the best photo ideas, Delia! I remember that adorable bookmark you made too. So cute! Love this card as well. Sorry you're on your own so much. I wish you were closer so I could come hang out with you!
Cheri
Such a cute idea! Your kids are adorable. Being a single mom is DANG hard. I did it for SEVEN long years and I would never ever go back. You can do this Delia! You are amazing!
how cute... and such a wonderful idea.. ill remember this one :D
This is a wonderful idea, I love it!! Such a good way to get boys this age to pose. :) I was too late to include them in our Mothers day cards, but I did take these pics, post them on facebook and tag the grandmas with a message. I put them on the blog today as well.
Thanks for such a fun idea!!
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Good luck with the rest of the week, glad you get to see your hubby again soon!!
those are so cool! Fun idea Delia
Thanks for the post. These are simply the best photo ideas for Mother's Day. I can't wait for it to come again so I can do this with my girls!
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