Happy mother's day and Happy birthday to Jason

It is a family tradition now to celebrate both Mothers day and Jason's birthday together because the day he was born always fall on Mother's Day week. In fact, back in 1999, he was born just in time to make me a mother...and this never fails to give me a very special feeling and fond memory of the past.
We spent Mother's Day with a busy schedule. Started with church, then went to the cemetery to my mom's grave, back home for a quick munch so I can start making Jason's special gluten free birthday cake, party started at 5:00 when my sisters and brother came over. Jason was still having a nap when all the actions were happening. After he woke up, I put him on the potty, only to be surrounded later by my sisters who took their turn giving the presents. He definitely looked like the King of the world waiting for offerings from his "followers"....only that the throne turned out to be his good old potty/commode chair.
After dinner, we sang the birthday song and cut the cakes and I can tell he was enjoying the time. Since last year, he no longer cried at the birthday song and cheers from the group, which used to be too overwhelming for his super-sensitive ears. Instead, he gave a gentle smile as if he was really into the loving and fun-filled atmosphere. Yah! This is the kind of response one would expect from a typical kid and I am seeing it happening with my very own Jason. Life is wonderful, isn't it? Thank God for life.