Dear Mom,You are the Best MoM i’d ever have you gave

me brothers and sisters you Bake good food liketomales, enciladas, tacos and chiken nuggets. Iglad you meet Daddy so I can have older cousinsbecause of you. I’d Love you ver best Mom.

Love, Ramon

Dear Mom,The reason I love my mom because... she

cleans my room. She takes care of me. To me sheis a angel from heaven. And I ask her and theanswer is always yes.

Love, Destiny

My mom is special to me because she lets medo stuff that my dad does not let me do eventhough I askmy dad first and he says no so I go askmy mom and she says yes and mom I want to letyou know I love you so much.

Love, Dylan

Dear Mom,My mom is very special and I am very luckey

to have her and she doesn’t get mad if I do some-thing wrong. SHe is very loving and she buy’s meanything I want. She is very special and that iswhy I love her.

Lucas

My mom is special to me because she take’scare of me, pay’s the bills, she buy’s my clothes,buy’s my food and takes care of me when I am sickshe also helps me clean my room. She also boughtour dog. My mom is the best mom and I love her.

Love, Kelsey

My mom is awesome because I know she lovesme, even if I’m bad and am mean to her. Even ifshe doesn’t see it I still love her. SHe takes me outto eat and out for ice cream. She let me be in Choircause I wanted to. She’s an angel for heaven. Shehere to protect me Forever. I love my mom.

From, Kenzie

My mom is the best mom because...She loves me more than she loves herself even

though I make her angry eveyday. She doesn’t tellto do the laundry, wash dishes, don’t go outside, doher bed. I know she loves me alot but I love herthan anybody else in the whole wide world.

Love, Sunny

Dear Mom,I love you because you love me. I haven’t

showed how much I love you because I love youthat much. I know I have to do the dishes, my lan-drey, folding my own landrey, watching the baby,and more! But the thing is I love to clean, becauseyou alone taught me to enjoy me. I know that youtry to spend time with me but it’s hard becauseyou ahve four kids, one girl witch is me, and threeboys.

I love you, Acacia

My mom special because she helps me do thedishes and she does my laundry and she somtimesshe helps me with my Homework. She loves meand I love her back and when I am sick she triesher best to cure me. And when we go to the storeshe lets me get something that doesn’t cost thatmuch that why she is a special mom.

Love, Luis

Dear Mom,My mom is so special to me because when I

feel sad she cheers me up. She buy sanything Iwant if I be good. I love you mom thank you.

Love, Jonathan

Dear mom,Your the most loving, caring, special, amazing

mom in the whole wide world. When I’m not themost friendly person in the morning you still loveme. I want to tell you how much I love you but it’sto much to say.

Love, Isabel

Dear Mom,I love what you do for me you love and I love

you forever you have taken care of me since I wasjust a little baby you make my supper and lunchyou beleive in me and love me when im mad sandand every thing. I just want to say that I love youforever and ever!

Sincerely, Cole

My mom is special because: You do all my choresand helps my with my homework and took me toAdventerland. She is the best mom ever.

by, Miguel

My mom is the best because,She does my laundry, and sometimes she

cleans my room. I think she is the best alsobecause she gives me food and I have a house.Theres lots of other reasons why but it would taketo long to wright them all. That’s why I think mymoms the best and I love her!

Love, Raeann

Dear Mom,My mom is special because she plays all kinds

of sports, she likes to play basket ball and videogames. SHe always beats me but I love her any-ways. She cooks for me and tries to help me whenI need her. She works very hard at work and thatswhat special.

Love, Teontae

Dear Mom,My mom is the best cause she makes sure my

bellys fulls and makes sure I’m warm and night.Mymom is an angle cause when other people needhelp she never says no and shes the nicest personin the world! We go get are nails done togetherand like to shop. I love my mom as much as everypiece of grass chopped up in the world ad more!

I love you, Sydnee

Dear Mom,My mom is special because she alwys buys me

stuff I want like a Baby Kitten. Even becausewhen I say to my mom if I wanted a trampolineshe will also buy it for me. I love mymom becauseof all she did for me. I also love my mom becauseshe make’s food for me. She also bought me a bedfor me to sleep in and stuff to play with. I alwayslove my mom.

Love, Nancy

Dear Mom,My mom is special because you gave b irth to

me and my brother if you didn’t I would have noone to play with and thank you for loving me andbuying me a wii and the games like star wars 3and donkey kong and the russian dwarf hamstersthat had babies thank you for what you did yourthe best mom ever.

Love Martin

Dear Mom,You are the best because you make me lunch

and dinner. You gave me birth and fed me when Iwas a baby. You bot me some toys. You are awe-some and cool. You helpedme read with big wordsand now I know most of the words and now I readchapter books. I like origami. I hope you like it to.It is awesome.

By Blake

Dear mom,I think you are special because... you help me

with my hoemwork, you make good food and domy laundry, you let me go to the neighbors housethats why your special.

from, Nick

Dear Mom,You are the best because you cook and clean

and you love me. You like to watch my gymasticsmeet and soccer games. I love being your daugh-ter because you love me so much. Thank you forall you do.

Love, Morgan

Dear Mom,My mom is awsome because she always reads

with me and helps me practice softball with me.She cooks with me and bakes cake for me. Eventhough I have to clean it’s worth it.

From, Addie

HEY MOM!Thanks for all the things you do for me. (Even

though you could be better!) I love how you buyme stuff and help me. Even though I don’t likeyou on the outside (sometimes! I’m talking a boutwhen I don’t like you on the outside!) I always loveyou deep down! I love you!

Signed, Anthony

Why My Mom is SpecialMy mom is special because she wors hard so shecan afford supper for my family.My mom is so special because pays utilities (andmy dad) so my family can take showers and watchTV.My mom is so so special because she lets me havesleepovers with friends.My mom is so so so special because she lets mewatch TV at night.My mom is so so so so special because she and mydad will never be apart.My mom is so so so so so special because she lovesme and my familyThat is why Mom is special.Love from Elle!

Dear MOM,You are the Best Mom because you buy stuff

that I want but did not now that I would get it. Youare the best because you cook the meals everynight. You buy cloths and you take care of me andyou feed me and stuff you buy me video game’sand last but least I love you.

by, Brooklyn

Dear Mom,This letter is about the best mother. SHe is

always very helpful around the house. She alsomakes good food alot of the time and she alsoplays games with us and she also helps us withreally hard stuff that is really easy but we justdon’t see the mistakes. She also makes us veryahppy when she help us make cool things. SHe isalso O.K. with us having candy alot and playingcomputer games alot that is why she is the bestmom ever!

From Kory

Happy Mothers Day!Happy Mothers Day from me to you the one I

love very much with a very big smile I say HeyHappyMothers Day with Big hug I say good morn-ing. I knwo this is not flowers or a box of choco-lates but its a note to you I very much love you!

Love your yongest son, Tim

Mom you are the best your cool your an amazingmom and I love you so much your the coolest. Ilove you mom you cool and amazing. If I couldpick between friends or you I’d pick you. I loveyou mom your cool mama love you

Grace S.

Dear Mom,I love you you do everthing for me. You cook

you pay for or shelter. You are very helpful to ourhole family. Y ou are fun to be around all the time.I hope you will always be there for me. You are avery fun mom. You are very smart and very kind.You are the best mom ever. I love you mom!!!

Love Isaacto mom

Happy Mothers DayShemakesme super that I like and she let’s me

play on the wii with my friends! She works hardso our house is ready for super. She helps me withmy homework and makes sure that every thing isright. She usually let’s me play with my friends.

by Casey

Dear Mom,You are to grat for words and every know if

some people don’t get along with you I will alwaysbe on your side and agee with you. I love youmorethan from the grond to the moon and a millintimes back and farth.

Taylor

Happy Mother’s Day!Dear Mom,

Thank you for being nice and caring so muchabout me and giving me food and clothes you arealways there for me and you are always helpingme with my homework and reading. I do likebeing your daughter. I also enjoy what you buymeand what you give me for my birthday. and gettingme some stuff I want. Thanks for being the bestmom.

Your daughter, Brittany Alvarez

Dear Mom,Mom ou are a good mom thase why I love you

mom. I now you love me to mom sow I love youvary very vary much.

Joseph Clark

Happy Mothers DayThank you Mom so much for being there for

me for basketball and gymnastics. It’s is fun to doboth! of them and I know that you are very busyduring basketball season with teaching and coach-ing basketball sometimes I miss you, When youare coaching. And thank you for helping me withmy homework. And for my birthday gifts. Andmy nook color. I love reading on it! THANK YOUMOM.

Love, Elyse Hebring

Happy mothers day!Dear Mom,

I miss you so much and I love you. I am doinggood in school and I am learning how to speak inEnglish. I want to be with you.

Your son, Jose

Happy Mothers DayThank you for cooking for me your the best

mom you get my clothing and care about me ifI’m sad you know what to do you play gaes playtoys and you buy me stuff. Thank you for mybirthday you and dad get me presents.Thank you so so so much.

To my motherLove your son Carter

Happy mothers dayHappymothers day first of all you been a great

parent and you did so much for me and cloey, youare always fun and I love you and I love what youdo for me and cloey and everyone loves youexpeionlyme. I love how you loveme and cloey, welove you really good and we will never leave you ifyou go somewhere we go with you all the time wewill always love you always.

To: youfrom Ellie

Mymom is the best because she is very helpfuland faithful. My mom is my favorite out of thefamily. My mom’s first name is Alisha so all Iwant to say now is Happy Mother’s Day.Awesome, Love, Is Kind, Sweet, Helpful, Alwaysthere for me.

Joslyn Peck

I lovemymom because she does everything forme. She helps me she makes me things and buysthings for me she does every thing for my family!That is why I love my mom.

Thanks Mom I love youLove Emma

Mymom is really nice. Mymom is kind. Mymomis awesome because she cleans the house. I lovemy mom because she lets me have a stareo. Shesneat, cool, awesom, kind, nice, my mom is a lot ofthings. I really love my mom because shes neat,cool, awesome, kind, nice. My mom is the bestmom in the hole universe. My mom is really coolbecause she dosent care if I’m too loud. And that’swhy I love my momMageret!!!!!! I love my mom!!!!!

Michael Mittelstendt

Happy Mothers Day!Dear Mom,

Did you know howmuch I love you? I love youmore than all the way to the moon and back.Sometimes I think how lonely some people arethat don’t know there mothers. But I am so gladthat I have you mom! I bet if you were in a contestfor who the #1 Mom is you would win! Thanks forall the times when I got hurt or when I was sad andyou would just talk it through with me and giveme a giant HUG! I am sorry for all the times whenyou would get frusterated because I would dosomething wrong. But, I know you still love meand I still and always will love you! Did you knowyou make the best special K bars. You are a greatcook! Thanks for supporting me through every-thing. I lvoe you for that too. I love you for every-thing you do for me. I hope you have the bestMothers Day Ever!

With lots of love (your favorite daughter)Maria

Your the best mom because you care for me. Ilove you and you love me back. We watch TVtogether, we drink coffee together, we sit downtogether. WE love when it’s peaceful. All of ourhearts are full of each other. We can’t stop lovingeach other. We can’t stop looking at each other.We can’t stop leaving each other. We can’t stopleaving the house from each other that’s why I lovemy mom!

I love my mom with all my hart she helps mewith my homework and she is the best mom Icould have she is the best mom in the world she ismy mom, Tresa.

Lane Meyer

My Mom Val is very sweat. My mom helpesme with my homework. My mom is very helpfulwith me and my family. My mom is very faithful.My mom is very unique because she has a ful timejob and then she comes home and clean till it istime to eat. Mymom dose somuch for us. She stillhas time to love us after she cleans.

From, Jeanna Moldenhauer

My mom is important to me because she buysme shoes. She also gave birth to me. She is also socaring and loveable. I love her so much. She is thebest mom in the world! Also my mom’s name isDeb Edge.

Jayden Edge.

Jill my mom cares about me. SHe lets me havealot of friends over. She lets me sleep over at peo-ples houses. SHe is a very good cook. She is aunique mom. She helps me with my homework.She lets me stay on the computer for a long time.She is independent at everything. She never has abad attitude.

Noah Douglas Wollershim

Dear Mom,I love the way you cook for me. I love the way

you care. I love the way you give me things. I lovethe way your here.

David

My mom is the best because she helps me withhomework. She dose cook for her family. She getstoys for us and there a lot of fun. She’s carring,helpful and loving. SHe funny she love’s to jokearound. She makes great food for her family sometimes she take’s us out for dinner. She cleans areclothes for us. She is the best mom ever to me.

Love, Yessenia Olivarez

Dear Mom,I think you are beatiful and pretty. I think you

are independent. I think you are good at makingtomales. I think you are very special to me andimportant. You are always there for me when Ineed you to be there for me mom. You are thenicest mom I ever had in the world.

Sincerely, Hector Morales Coastoneda

My mom is confident. She loves everyone inour family. She is always there for me. My momsname is Heidi. She helps me with my homework.SHe is the best mom ever. She is very helpful tome. The important thing is I love her.

Sophia Kvam

My mom Guadalupe is really good at cookingmexican food. I like the food she cooks especiallyTAMALES! The tamales my mom makes are verygood! I sometimes help my mom make tamales...and it’s easy to make. I’m glad my mom gave me avery special and beautiful little baby sister. Myfavorite thing about my mom is that she is faith-ful. She even teaches me how to read spanishbooks. The first spanish book my Mom showedme to read was called The Little Red Rooster. Thatis my #1 favorite book at home. My favorite bookat school is The Years of Miss Agnes.

Noelia Sandoval

My mom is nice to me and my brother. Shecares about my brother and me. She is kind to me.SHe is special to me. She lives in a helpful life.Her favorite color is pink. My mom’s name isJennifer Arrback. Her favorite animal are cats,dogs.

Love, Katie Thorson

Special to mehas a big heartenergeticrespectfulresponsibleyousful to the family

Andy Chesak

My mom is amazing! She care’s for me, feedsme, she never spanks. She is one of a kind, andspecial. She is German and Irish. She is alwaysthere for me. Her name is Russian (sonja). I loveher soo much. She is the best mom anyone couldever have! She is very beautiful. Her mom anddad who live in Florida, come and visit each yearin the summer. She plays with me a lot and I willalways love her,

Mckenzie Pirmantgen

My mom is fun, my mom is nice. She buys methings for a high price. My mom is fun, my momis cool. She likes to listen, to the songs at school.My mom is great. SHe knows when to stop. She’svery faithful, when she pop’s. My mom is inter-esting. My mom is the best. She’s very helpfulwhen she has guests’s. My mom is special. Mymom is important. My mom is my favorite evenwhen she’s Independant.

Ashton Ree

My mom is really cool. She is always helpingout. My mom likes animals and so do I. She isalways helping with the dogs. But its hard for herbecause she has Reumatoid Arthritis which iswhere her body attacks her joints. We bought anachorage and we had goats for the summer and weall had fun with them and one goat had a big cutand my mom healed it and she got medicine andstuff. Again she and I just love helping animals.That’s one of the things I love about mymom. Sheis a wonderful mom and really nice.

Trey Myers

Mom you are so cool and nice to me. You getme stuff like that new box. When you brought meto the wilderness that was the best.

Love, Seth Hansen

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My mom does everything for me. She drivesme everywhere. She cleans the house for us. Shecooks food for us. She is very helpful to others.She is very confident. She is the most importantone in the house. She has faith in me all the time.My mom Karena Tufte is all of that. My momhelps me when I got b it by a cat. She was with mewhen I got shots in my arm becase when I got bitby that cat. When I need help my mom is there forme all the time. I love my mom so much.

Sally Tufte

My mom is great cause she takes me placesand helps me with my homework a lot. My momis very important and very special. My mom islike the best mom in the world. Mymom’s name isDawn Schaefer. My mom cook’s all my food forme. My mom is very nice to me. She is very kind.She loves me very much. She buys me all myclothes and very thing.

Madison Morse

Why is my mom the best in the world to me?My mom thinks I am very unique. Naomi gets megreat birthday gifts and she tries to help me withmy homework. She plays games and watchesmovies with me. She also makes me great pan-cakes on Sundays for breakfast. My mom is myfavorite because she loves me, feeds me, gives me abed, and she takes care of me!

Morgan Ariana Thompson

Mom you are so good to me. You are caringand loving. You always listen to me when I needhelp. You are nice that buy that candy for me. Youare so unique. You are also beautiful. I love itwhen you make a special meal for me at breakfast.I am very faithful in you. You are very inteligent.I love your name. Since you always sing to mehere is a song for you. You are caring and nice.You always helpmewithmywork and I appreciatethat.

Love Eli Johnson

My mom is unique because she makes monyby making jewlry. Her name is Sara, she is 29years old. She is a farm she loves mincherdonkys. She is really really nice. She is respectfulto. And I love her very much because she feeds me,loves me, and bys my toys and stuff like that.

by Mason Silbaugh

My mom,She is helpful, her name is Heidi. She is one of

my favorite people. Her favorite animal is a dog.She is good at being a mom. She is unique. Sheabsolutely loves ice cream and her family. She hasto watch 4 wild kids, me, Andrew, Anna, Natalieand Jackson. Andrew is 9, Anna is 7, Natalie is 5,and Jackson is 2. My mom says every kid is spe-cial ... She does love tomalies. SHe likes to stayhome.

Sincerely, Andrew Neitzell

My mom is so special because she is special.She helps me with my homework. She is so beau-tiful her name is Dianna or you can call her Anna.She help me clean my room. She keeps me safe soI don’t get stolen. She makes me laugh. She teachme how to take care of Babys. She teach me howto cook. My mom is an artist. Her talent issinging. Mymom sing like her sister. Dianna wasborn at Thailand. My mom favorite animal is abutterfly. Her favorite color is black.

Sincerely, Ashley Khaoon

My mom is so special to me because she doesevery thing she can for her four girls. My momgives us everything we can possibly need. We havea roof over our head and clothes on our body. Ifyou ever meet Chris, my mom, you will think sheis the most sweet hearted mom you will ever meet.Some of the words to describe my mom are sweethearted, considerate, unique and my favoriteINSPIREING to me and my sister that is why mymom is the best mom ever.

Johanna Geannakoum

My grandma is the best grandma in the wholeworld because she got me a dsi one weekend. Shetakes me to fun placs. My grandma gives me food.She helps me with my homework and tries to getoff work to spend time with us. She buys me food.My grandma does not lie to me. My grandmakeeps me safe. SHe does things just for me some-times. My grandma buys me a skate board andtoys. She takes me to hockey and karate. Shehelps me study for my karate tests.

from Christian

I am writing this piece to show you why my momis the best mom in the whole world.

I have the best mom because she does a lot ofthings for me. She makes my meals since I do notknow how to cook. She also buys me food since Idon’t have a full time job to pay for everything thatI get.

Mathew Rembao

My mom is the best because she takes me todance. She provides me with a clean home to livein. She saves money for vacations. If I do some-thing bad she grounds me so I can lean and be abetter person. She makes me supper and volun-teers for my field trips. She gives me more than Ineed and that is not a bad thing. So that is whymymom is the best.

By, Kaitlyn

My mom is very sweet. She will always helpme with my homework and when I’m sad and hav-ing a bad day she always cheers me up. I think mymom is very unique. My mom is very importantto me I couldn’t live without her.

By, Kaylyn Rose HuinkerPS: my moms name is Linda

I’m writing about how my mom is the bestbecause she makes me supper everyday and she isthe nicest mom in the world. She sometimes letsme play on her cellphone. She always cleans ourhouse and helps me with my homework. She lovesit when I tell her all my jokes. My mom is so spe-cial to me because she never grounds me or she isnever mean. SHe’s just a nice mom.

From: Jonathan

My mom and grandma are the best becausethey support me in all my sports I’m in. That whythere are the best to me. My mom and grandmaare always their for me and Devin. My gramaalways wants us out at her place.

by Tyrell Weige

Dear Mom,You are the best mom in the whole world. You

can do awsome things like no one else can do forexample helping me with my homework eventhough Dancing with the Stars is on you try yourbest. Bad things happen to my but you help me soI feel much better.

My mom works at Sacred Heart Care Center.Sometimes after school she lets me come and helpher. It’s really fun and hard workd but after I getto eat the best food. Sometimes after I get to go toMcDonald’s to get a ice cream cone. On my birth-day she does a surprise party for me. I wake up inmy PJ’s and all of a sudden I see a whole bunch ofpeople and I freak out. Thanks for reading my sto-rie.

Sincerely, Julia

My MomMy mom is the best mom in the world. She

loves me and feeds my family. She helps me cleanmy room. She bought me an xbox360 and games.She pays for my school. She is the nicest mom inthe world and univerce.

Yours truly, Drew

My mom is the best mom in the world. Shetakes my sister and I to my sports. She takes mysister to dance and to her performances. Shetakes me to my baseball games, football games,and basketball tournaments. She buys our foodfor our family. She buys toys for my sister and I.She is the only one in my family and prepareslunch and supper. My mom pays for my schoollunch. She makes sacerfices to pay for my sister’ssports and my sports even if she doesn’t haveanough money. That is why my Mom is the bestMom a family could have.

Yours Truly, John May

My mom is the best mom because she gets meto were I need to go like school and soccer. Shecooks for me and gets the things I need likeclothes. Somedays she gets tired. I help outbecause she is the best.

Alex Hamlin

My mom is the greatest mom ever because sheis always there for me. She stays when I am hav-ing a hard time. She cleans my room for me. Andshe makes us food. She is the greatest mom everbecause I love her, she is family, and the reasonwhy I love her is because she is the most dearestthing to my heart. I love you mom.

Sincerely, Logan

My Mom by Anna DiazMy mom is the best because she helps me

when I am sick. SHe signed me up for dance andshe pays money for it. She plays with me some-times. On my birthday she gives me presents andon Christmas. She helps me with my homeworkand spelling. My mom will cuddle with me andwatch shows with me. She buys toys for me andplays games with me like Uno, J enga, Monopoly,Playdough, Sandart, Scrabble, and plays on theXBOX with me. SHe helps me build puzzles anddoes crafts with me like braclets, neclaces, andjewelry, earings. I think my mom is the best andshe cooks great food and make good snacks.Sometimes mymom comes and has lunch with meat school. That is why mymom is the best mom inthe whole world.

Sincerely, Anna Diaz

The best mom ever!I can not remember that day but it was a good

one. It was the day I would get my puppy. I told myfriends “I’m going to get a puppy today, he is socute!” My mom got the toys, his bed and the food.She even bought him. My mom is always think-ing about me. Such as on my brithday she will getup very early and make me ice cream with a cher-ry on top. She gets me presents, she would not getjust any old time I asked. My mom is the bestever!!

Yours truly, Gracen

My mom is the best because...She helps me get to dance and helps me when I

get sick. She gives me food so I don’t starve. Shehelps me when I need help. My mom is the bestbecause... she tells me when I need to go out to thebus so I don’t forget. She helps me get protein inmy body in the morning and afternoon. My momis the best because she makes sure that I don’t getbullied by others. She helps me pay for my danceand I lend her somemoney if she doesn’t have anyto pay for my dance. The end.

Sincerely, Darbee Novak

Mymom is the best because she is their for mewhen I have bad dreams. SHe tells me its all right.When I get sick she takes care of me. My mom isthe best and I love her so much. SHe lvoes me forme and I think the same of her. Before I go I wantto say four more words and that is: I LOVE YOUMOM!

Yours truly, Ariella MacIntosh

I am writting this letter because my momHolly Camerer is the best mom in the whole world.Why my mom is the best mom in the whole worldis because she is very special, and loves me morethan any other mom could love her daughter. If Iever have a problem with my anxieotey, she isthere to talk to me. She gives me hugs and kissesall of the time and always tells me she loves me.She lets me attend dance and show my talents ofdancing and singing to the world. She has a greatpersonality and has a way with children whenever I get a compliment saying how much peoplelike my mom. I feel like I’m the luckiest personalive. My mom makes me so very proud.

Chloey Camerer

My moms the best!I’mwriting this letter because I thinkmymom

is the best mom in the world. Mymom is very sup-portive of everything I do. In hockey my mom iswilling to drive were ever I have to go. My momtrys to come to every hockey game I have it does-n’t matter if it’s Northern Minnesota, Iowa,Wisconsin, or anywhere else. My mom is willingto give up time and money just so I can do thesethings I like, but most of all my mom loves me.

Yours truly, Nicholas J. Dunlap

Mymom is the best because she is the one whoalways by me clothes and she makes food so Iwon’t starve. SHe is amazing at math. She alwayshelps me in math if I need help. She is reallysmart. She is a roll motel to me she makes me abetter reader and good kid. Shemakes me the bestbirthday’s and gives me the best gifts. AtChristmas she gave me the gift I wanted it was aKindle. My mom is very cool. She took our fami-ly to texas and we had a very good time. I don’tnow what I would without my mom.

Love, Aaliyah

Dear Mom,You are the best in the world because you help

me with my homework and you let me play myvideo games at the time I want to and let me go tothe park or ride my bike. You are cool!

From, Angel

My mom is the best momMymom is the best mom becausemymom can

cook really good. I love her food. She can makesoup, chicken, tacos, taco in a bag, burgers, frys. Ilove my mom. She is good at taking care of me.She supports me with lot of stuff. She buys mecloths, games, and with what I need. She is alwaysthere when I need her. She takesme to school. Shetakesme to the doctor when I’m sick or hurt. I liketo be with my mom. She takes me places like,Iowa, Texas, Mexico, Washington. My mom is thebest, her birthdate is July 4, 1980, Edingbird,Texas.

Sincerely, Steven Ambriz JR

Dear mom,You are the best mom in the world. You mean

a lot to me. When I behave good and you buy mefood after school and bought me a phone and youbought me a DSi3D and t hat’s why you are thebest mom in the world.

Sincerely, Ezeaviel

I’m writing this piece to tell you that my momis the best mom ever. My mom is the best momever because she does all my laundry and makesall of my food. She also buys me pretty muchwhatever I want. She lets me have a lot of sleep-overs. She goes out of her way for me if I wantsomething he’ll either buy it for or somehow getme it. Now you know why my mom is the bestmom ever.

Trevor Baldus

I am writing this letter to let you know mymom is the best mom ever! I have the best mombecause she make sme breakfast in the morningand supper in the evening. Also because she letsme sleep-in, in the morning, then drops me off atschool so I’m not late. My mom helps out at myschool. She goes to PTC meetings after school andtells me the news first. Mymom encourages me tosing, dance and do my best at whatever it may be.My mom will try to make it to all of my dancecompetions no matter where they are, things mayget in the way but she’ll try. My mom gets days offfrom work, but all she does is clean the house. ILOVE MYMOM VERY MUCH, SHE IS THE BESTMOM EVER!!

Madison Herrick

Dear Mom,You are so nice to me. You take me out to eat

once in a while and you let me go play at the parkand go to my friends house once in a while. I don’tlisten to you that much but I still love you. Andyou wash my clothes, and do the dishes. Thankyou for everything you do for me. And you buyclothes, toys and alot of other stuff and thank youfor taking care of me. Thank you for signing meup for sports. I like it when you take us to dairyqueen. I like it when we go on vacations to col-orado and up north. I like it when you take me tomy grandma and grandpa’s house to visit them.And I like it when you let me go on bike rides withyou.

Love, Jacob

My mom is the best mom ever. Because she sendsme off to school in the morning she gives mebreakfast. If I have to be up early she will get upearly. My mom is the best mom ever. She lets mego to friends houses in the afternoon she goes tothe store and buy food so I can eat. My mom is thebest mom in the world because she gives me super.She takes and picks me up from dance and sendsme to bed.

Mackai Hughson

Dear Mom,My mom is the best mom in the world. She

cares for me and help me learn new things. Shemakes sure I’m paying attention in school and get-ting my homework done. SHe help me with newbooks that I may not know to read cuse of the hardwords in it.

Sincerely, Jaedyn

querida mama,gracias por todo lo que as echo por nosotros y

feliz oñio de mama y tanbien qiero que seas felizen el dia de las madres y gracias por todo lo que asecho por toda la familia y tanbien que tengus unafeliz dia de las madres gracias por todo mama.

te quiere: Brenda

Dear Mom,Thanks mom for all your help, love, and care.

You do so much for me. I am so thankful for that. Ican’t thank you enough. I don’t know how torepay you but all I want to say is Happy MothersDay.

To: MomFrom: Daushai

Dear Mom,Thank you for helping me for helping me for

two years and now I know that when I am sad Iknow that you will cheer me up. Thank you helpme and give me thing that I want or that I need.Thank you have been there a lot for me.

Love, Gwyneth

Dear Mom,You are good tome. You are always nice to me,

treat me with respect. You can be mean to me butno matter what I still love you. You always makefun trips even funner like in Wisconsin, Ohio,South Dakota and Chicago. You always treat menice and with respect and always trust me. Youalways make me smile and be happy.

Sincerely, Noah

Dear Mom,You are the best mom I know. Also the best

mom in the world. Plus I give you the BEST MOMCirtifacate. I’m sorry for the finger incident (ifyour the right mom you’ll now what it is. If therewas a contest for the best mom in the world youwould win first place. Grand prize a disount toKenneys. Your the best mom in the universe.Your the best.

From Jacob Grove

Dear Mom,Thanks for everything! It really means a lot of

what you have done. You are amazing. You havedone all the cooking and cleaning and laundry.You are very helpful with everything you do. Youshould definitely get a reward. I know withyou’re job as a 2nd grade teacher at Nevln getshard with all the meeting. I know you work really.I hope when I get to middle school you will do agood job of getting me to school and that stuff. Ihope that we moving didn’t make a difference inour family. You’re the BEST!

Love, Kiley

Dear Mom thank you and dad. Mom you help meto find my sock my missing game. Dad you workand help us live this makes us stay helthey. I hopeyou have a good time. PS cane you bring me togame stop. :)

from Collins

Dear Mom,Mom thank you for being good to me you are

only mother I ever had and sorry I don’t have pres-ent sorry a bouth that happy good mothers day o ihave a flower with color you like yellow, red, pink,or yellowred color.

Bye, Ryan

Dear Mom, you are the best person I know. Youare caring, respectful, responsible, and very verycool... Thank you so much for being there for meevery second you can. You have helped me inrough times and you have helped me celebrate.Thank you mom for always being there when Ilook back.

Always, Maddie Bartlett

Dear Mom,Thank you for everything you have done me,

my brother, and my sisters to be able to live a goodlife. I also want to thank you for being a good par-ent to me and having a lot of kids for my exampleto be a good kid. Thank you for being there whenI neaded help. So hear is my thank you.

Sincerely, Matthew

Dear Mom, you work so hard in work at HomarlFood. Cook the food at home. Foold the lander.

Your son, Manuel

Dear Mom,Thank you for everything you do a lot for our

family. What you do for us means a lot to us.Thank you for helping me when I need it. You’vetaught me a lot over the years. You are the best!

Love, Victoria Hansen

Dear Mom, Happy Mothers Day. Thank you foreverything you do for me. I love you mom fortaken me to the park and maeking me food andsinging to me and givin me hugs and kisses.

Your dear Patty

Letters to Mom4 FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012 A special supplement to the AUSTIN DAILY HERALD

Querida Mami,Grasias por todo lo que as echo

para mi. Des de que nasi asta hora.Te quiero mucho. Eres la mejormama del mundo. Me gusta quan-do me ases reir. Eres muy bonita.Y tambien me gusta que nos prote-jes mucho. Dos quidas quandoestamos enfermamos. Grasias portodo, te quierro mucho y Feliz DiaDe Las Madres!

De: Sarai

Dear Mom,You are the best thing that ever

happend to me. You were therewhen I was hurt and needed you.There is know one such like youthat is why you get a present. I justcan’t say anymore because you areso awesome and it to much.Remember you are the best in theworld.

Sincerely, Zach your lovly son.

Dear Mom,I’m so happy that the baby came

out early onMay 1. I thought that itwas supposed to be in May 4 butnever mine let the baby come out ifhe want to. He is so chubby andcute. I’m so happy that he came outalready. I’m happy to see him whenI’m done with school. He look likeT.J. when T.J was a baby. Now youhave four kids. WOW. I think thatEthan is going to look lik T.J.

Love, Laila

Dear Mom,One reason is that I love you is

because everytime I get mad isbecause I do something wrong andbecause you are the one that mesometimes mad too. But then youmake me smile agen. and that’s justone reason I love you. And theonly thing that makes me happy isYOU. and have the second reasonand every time in my life I will loveyou.

love Dulce

Dear Mom,You are the best cause you take

good care of me so so much careand all the love you gave me.

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Dear Mom:Thank you for everything you

do. Thank you for putting food onthe table, buying me the things Ineed and most of all thak you formy brother. Diego he’s the bestthing that happened to me and I’mtry to say I love you so so much.But thank you for everything I’mtrying to say Happy Mother’s day Ilove you mom.Love: Sema

Dear Mom,My mom cares for me. She

tried the best she can for me. Eventhoe she’s living somewhere elseand I still live in Minnesota. Butshe still calls me. I live withmy dadwhen she calls ehe asked how it mydad she said how is it living withhim. I say it’s okay. Evn thoughmymom and dad broek up when I awsonly four years old. Right after sheleft me and my brothers and sister.My two little brothers went toMexico with my step dad and mybig brother Victor lives with me.And my to big sisters are livingwith my Grandma. Even thoe it’sstill hard without my mom causewe lived with her for a long time. Ihaven’t seen my dad for a while.My dad came back for me when mymom left me. I love my mom somuch.

Love, Nicky

Dear Mom,You are so nice to me and you

give me food, toys and a lot of otherstuf. YOu let me play vido gameswen ever I want to and watch T.V.most of the time.

Sincerely, Cade

Dear Mom,You mean a lot to me because

you are the best mom ever you arereally nice. I hope you have a nicemother’s day.

By Luis