Meet Northern Virginia's 'Best' Moms

It's Mother's Day weekend, and you know what that means—flowers, chocolates, maybe brunch or breakfast in bed for Mom. Patch wanted to help.

We honored Northern Virginia's Patch moms by encouraging their families to laud their tireless child-raising efforts on our sites.

We asked readers in the Patch coverage area to upload photos of their moms and tell us what was great about the mother figures in their lives.

Wow, there are some amazing moms out there, and we wanted to recognize them with a contest.

After all the uploads were collected, a mom from each county we cover was randomly selected as a $50 gift card winner.

Check out the gallery to see the moms who were nominated.

But it's not too late to share stories and photos about your Mom. Upload photos and videos and tell everyone in the comments why your mom is the best.