By Sarah Cook

The Natchez Democrat

NATCHEZ — Jacob Ellis simply loves his mother’s smell.

It’s fragrant, magical and comforting, and on this Mother’s Day, Ellis and his twin brother Joseph couldn’t be more in love with their mother.

“She is like a flower that smells so good,” 8-year-old Jacob Ellis said. “She is also like an angel.”

Ellis surely won’t be alone today when it comes to laying it on thick for mom, just ask a few other local mom-lovers.

Jaidyn White’s mom can make a great grilled cheese sandwich.

But according to White, that’s not her only talent.

“If she wanted to, she could probably save the world and humanity,” said 7-year-old White, who is in the first grade at Frazier Elementary School.

Mom’s simply deserve that kind of praise, right?

“My mother is so sweet, she could get a million bucks,” said 8-year-old Kensleigh Powers, who is in the second grade at Delta Charter.

In 7-year-old Brayleen Turner’s opinion, his mom and Wonder Woman are probably the same person. But, his mother has a super power Wonder Woman can’t touch.

“If she had a super power, she would turn everything into polka dots,” said Turner, a first-grader at Frazier. “She just loves polka dots.”

Turner’s classmate, Dayveeon Baker, said his mother’s special power is style. She likes to frequently change her hairstyle, he said, and it always looks flawless.

“Sometimes she perms her hair, and it’s really pretty,” said 7-year-old Baker, adding that his mother is also a great driver. “She took me all the way to Minnesota once to see my aunty.”

Six-year-old Elvyahn Ivory is convinced her mom makes the best red beans and rice in town.

According to Ivory, her mother also never hesitates when it comes to making impromptu water park trips.

“She’s kind of the best,” Ivory said.

Most importantly, though, students said their mothers’ unfailing love is what makes them so special.

“I would rather have my momma than any other thing in the world,” said 8-year-old MaKayla Hale. “She is more special to me than gold.”

Eight-year-old Alyssa Case pointed out that her mother’s worth expands beyond simple, motherly duties like taking her to school and buying her clothes.

“I don’t just love her because she gave birth to me,” Case said. “I love her because she loves me.”