Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Things I love...



...the smell of homemade bread cooking in the oven.
...simple prayers answered.
...talking to my husband about my troubles and thoughts.
...tight hugs and kisses from my kids.
...when my kids show  concern and love for each other.
...falling asleep to my  sweet husband holding me every night.
...making memories for my kids.
...when my husband does something around the house to help without me asking.
...watching the smiles on my kids' and husband's faces.
...homemade granola cereal for breakfast.
...eating  roasted  veggies.
...sunny  fall days.
...when my kids AREN'T sick.
...knowing how our kids' birth parents are doing.
...my babies.
...for my health.
...taking treats to friends.
...adoption.


Monday, March 5, 2012

L.O.V.E.

 Daddy doing his baby girl's hair for church.


And my baby girls curls.

...I could just die from love at the sight of both of these.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Valentine's Day

I have to say that this Valentine's Day was one of the best ever! Mac is just at a fun age to really understand holidays and get excited about them and my Hubs went all out. It just was a really fun day!

So I gave Mac a few options of what he wanted for his V-day cards to take to Preschool. He chose this one and was so cooperative and wanted to help with it all. He LOVED it!! He was so excited to have a party at school and take his Valentines. And he had alot of fun and enjoyed all the treats when he got home.



Oak wasn't quite as cooperative for her Valentines but they still turned out way cute! At first I thought it would be easy to find lip shaped chocolates, but after searching a few stores I realized it was not going to be easy. I then had an epiphany of sorts and remembered the Winco has candy bins. And I about did the happy dance when I actually found them there.

I had got little gifts for the kids and set them out on the table with their little mail boxes full of candy and a love note from Mommy and Daddy. It was so fun and cute to see them get excited about it all in the morning. And I got Hubs a bag of sugar free dove chocolates, which he LOVED! He said he had them eaten before he got to work. I also made cinnamon rolls (Mac's favorite) and made pink frosting.
After preschool and lunch my mom and I also took the kids to the Mall to play at the playground there. And I made Mexican stuffed pasta for dinner, YUM!  

My parents brought me beautiful yellow tulips! Loved having fresh flowers in my house!


And Hubs TOTALLY surprised me with having flowers sent to me. I seriously was shocked and initially didn't think they were from him. I thought that they were from my Dad because my mom (who was staying with us) got a bouquet of flowers also from my Dad. But they were from my sweet, handsome husband. Funny thing was Mac misunderstood my shock for being mad at Daddy. Mac kept on saying, "You better tell daddy that you are mad he sent you flowers!" It was funny! I tried to reassure him that I was SO HAPPY that he did that and that all girls love to get flowers from their boys. Hubs also sent me sweet texts through out the day with things he loves about me. It was so sweet and my favorite Valentine's gift. Then we got to go out to a movie that night.





Sunday, April 10, 2011

it is all about LOVE...

I love adoption with my entire heart and soul!
And to have an open adoption makes it a millions times better than that!
We had an amazing evening tonight. Mac's birth mother C came to visit us! We have not seen her in two years. I can't even begin to explain to you how much my heart burst with joy when this beautiful young lady walked into our house and I was able to give her a hug. This little boy of mine is one lucky little guy to have such an amazing birth mother. And I can't believe how lucky we are to have her too!
I had actually been pretty nervous about seeing her again. I wasn't sure how Mac would act or react. But it all went more than perfect! We had been talking to Mac about her coming to visit all week and he seemed excited. Today when Primary was over he jumped out of his seat and ran to me and asked excitedly if it was time for C to come to our house. When it was just about time for her to arrive he stood at the little window by our front door and waited patiently. And when she finally came he was screaming with excitement and running up and down the hall. He was a little shy at first but quickly warmed up to her and her boyfriend J. He loved every second with C and would have liked to have kept her all to himself in his bedroom. He didn't leave her side! As they were getting ready to leave and C was in the bathroom. Mac asked me where C was because he wanted to say "I love you" to her. I about lost it. He gave her hugs and kisses and I was the happiest Mama at that moment so grateful for the grand blessing it is to be Mac's Mother and to watch him with his beautiful birth mother. As they were getting in the car he kept on saying "Bye C!" over and over and then when they drove off he got really sad and kept on telling us that he didn't want her to leave. I am in tears right now just thinking about it all! I am grateful that we are able to teach Mac about where he came from and who and what C means to us.



This day will definitely make my list of best days of my life!
 


Wednesday, March 16, 2011

TODAY...

  • I will say "no" less.
  • I will say "stop" less.
  • I will not say "later" or "Just a minute."
  • I will NOT get distracted by unimportant things.
  • I will stop and listen to EVERY word that he says.
  • I will sit down and eat every meal with them.
  • We will do more playing and creating.
  • I will let him get messy and be messy.
  • I will sit next to him while he watches his rented movie instead of doing other things.
  • I will hug and kiss them and tell them I love them twice as much.
  • I will beckon to every cry immediately.
  • I will only do housework or other things during nap time.
  • Today I will make sure my kids know that I LOVE BEING THEIR MOMMY!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

To my sweet boy...


You are my I love you

Author: Maryann K Cusimano


I am your parent you are my child

I am your quiet place, you are my wild

I am your calm face, you are my giggle

I am your wait, you are my wiggle

I am your audience, you are my clown

I am your London Bridge, you are my falling down

I am your Carrot Sticks, you are my licorice

I am your dandelion, you are my first wish

I am your water wings, you are my deep

I am your open arms, you are my running leap

I am your way home, you are my new path

I am your dry towel, you are my wet bath

I am your dinner you are my chocolate cake

I am your bedtime, you are my wide awake

I am your finish line, you are my race

I am your praying hands, you are my saving grace

I am your favourite book, you are my new lines

I am your nightlight, you are my sunshine

I am your lullaby, you are my peek-a-boo

I am your kiss goodnight, you are my I love you

Sunday, March 7, 2010

what i am loving today...


01. the sunshine and semi-warm weather we have been having ♥ 02. that it is cadbury mini egg season ♥ 03. for the Temple and my Eternal family ♥ 04. that we have such great neighbors ♥ 05. that we are done with our Adoption homestudy ♥ 06. for a tax return that will greatly help us in paying for our adoption ♥ 07. for the peace of the Sabbath day ♥ 08. for the quality time in small incriments we get with Hubs, it really helps to get through busy season ♥ 09. that I have great medication to take away my migraines ♥ 10. the privilege it is to make dinner for my little family and be able to sit down together to eat ♥

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Have I ever mentioned...

how much I L.O.V.E my two boys!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

moments...

One of my favorite moments of being Mac's Mommy are the moments when I feel such incredible JOY and LOVE for him that I feel like I am literally going to explode and I have the urge to grab him and hold him close forever and never let him go. I am so incredibly grateful that I get to have my sweet boy forever.
Lately when I have had these moments with Mac, I feel that same love growing for our next baby. And I can totally imagine having these same feeling with our next little one. It makes me so anxious to get my baby here to us.
I have some very specific feelings about our baby, and the fact that we feel someone is missing in our home, but at the moment they are too personal to share. For a couple of months I was really struggling with all that goes with preparing ourselves to add to our family again through adoption. But over the month of January, I have had alot of experiences, reminders and comfort that show me all will be well and soon we will have our baby with us (even with all the reminders that Satan is really trying hard to destroy this for us)!
I have enjoyed the opportunity that we have had to ask for love, peace, comfort and guidance for the Birthmother of our baby in our prayers each day. And I love that C (Mac's Birthmother) has told us that she is also praying for her, that gives me great hope.
I have also been reminded at what a spiritual journey adoption is and I am excited to see our next adoption story unfold.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

for my children...

Mac looking at the Christus at the Idaho Falls Temple Visitor Center ~ April 2009


With it being Mother's Day today, I thought it appropriate to share this list that Hubs and I have been compiling for awhile. It is our own guidelines in how we hope to raise our children. These are all things that we have talked about over the years as we watched others raise their children. This list is by no means complete, I am sure that I will always come up with more. And no doubt I will probably fail at a majority of these, but I need the reminder. So my plan is to type this list up in a beautiful way to frame it and put it some where that will allow me to be reminded often.


  • Be an example
  • Teach with love
  • Teach respect, do not demand it
  • Create memories
  • Speak kindly
  • Love unconditionally
  • Be happy, and not negative
  • Set reasonable expectations
  • Always make time for them
  • Build strong relationships
  • Learn from natural and applicable consequences
  • Do not let my own pride get in the way of loving my children
  • Never just say "no". Always give a legit reason for saying no.
  • Teach them that they are Children of God
  • Teach them to be like our Savior
  • Use positive praise when ever possible
  • Help build their self esteem and never put them down
  • Make them feel that it is ok to come to us when they are in trouble or have questions
  • Continually teach them the Gospel
  • Prepare them to have their own eternal family someday

Saturday, April 18, 2009

away...

 ...he is all mine!

Hubs and I went on a little get away to the coast/lake, to celebrate our anniversary and the end of busy season. We stayed at the family lake house that is near the coast, the weather was beautiful. We left Mac with my parents, left him for the first time. We had a great time, and Mac was very well taken care of.
We poked around downtown Florence. We went to our favorite beach, Sunset Bay. We looked at tide pools. We went to a beautiful garden near by. We ate at the Mill Casino. We watched movies. We went to a Historical Museum for the Coos Bay area. We went on a walk. We ate chips and salsa. We took naps and slept in. And called to check on Mac at least 5 times a day, it was only to help keep my sanity.
It was delightful and relaxing!




Tuesday, April 14, 2009

EIGHT years...

This picture looks like it was taken 50 years ago, but really it was just eight.
(sorry for the bad picture, it is a picture of a picture and the only one I could find.)

Ode to Eight Years...
two people, one wedding.
5 years of school: one bachelors in finance and one masters in accounting.
lived in 4 cities and two states: 6 moves, 3 apartments, 3 duplexes, zero houses.
12 different jobs between the two of us: Hubs-8, Me-4
6 Wards, 1 Branch
14 months living away from our family and friends.
4 cars, still have two.
lost two family members very tragically.
7 months of foster-respite care to a sweet, beautiful ,little girl.
6.66 years childless, with millions of tears.
8 months of fertility treatments: one surgery, 2 failed IUIs, thousands of dollars spent.
3 months of paperwork for Adoption: 5 months to be "chosen", 5 months of waiting.
one amazing selfless women, one beautiful miracle baby boy, OUR SON.
16 months of parenthood: one sweet baby that is now one sweet toddler.
millions of tears, smiles, laughs, hugs, kisses and blessings.
one very amazing husband!
...and ETERNITY to go!