Motherhood and the Village

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers, step-mothers, grandmothers, foster moms and caregivers who help raise our children.

 I got to spend the morning with my mom.  We went for a morning walk around the neighborhood.

I was lucky to have my mom around during my childhood.  I thought today about kiddos who don't have moms or who have different female family members or community members raising them.  I think it's an important day to consider and thank all of the "mom's" who are helping raise our children.  We're lucky to have these strong women out there for all for all of the kiddos in need.  

So we did a Mother's Day toast and sipped on our Mimosas.

A bike ride and ice cream with the kiddos was a great way to end the day.

And to quote the African proverb (and Hillary Clinton): 

It takes a village to raise a child.

I couldn't agree more.  Let's all stick together.