"Mom Award"

With school starting in a few short weeks, I am realizing that Summer is just about over, so I wanted to make this morning different then other mornings...

...See, the kids will get up and get breakfast for themselves allowing me to sleep in; which they enjoy, having full rein of the kitchen, I thought I would be "mom" for one morning and take the kids by surprise.

I fixed them Pancakes!

BUT with these pancakes came no rules except for having fun...

...I brought out the whipping cream, sprinkles, syrup, and the powdered sugar and let the kids make their perfect yummy pancakes.

There were NO RULES but LOTS of SMILES.

Who would have known that a simple "chore" and being a "mom" would make the kids so happy. I could have gotten the kids to do anything after that breakfast...

...in fact, when the batter was gone and their tummys were full, the kids wanted more. They wanted me to "make more tomorrow" and went on some cleaning frenzy.

Carson came up to me while everyone was cleaning and said, "Mom you are the best and your pancakes made me happy. You should get an award."

Who knew that something I actually made in the kitchen would turn out to be a positive thing and not get people sick, maybe I will try "surprising" the kids more often. ;) especially if I get them to clean afterwards.

Being a mom has it's rewards!