Lots of Love
Monday, March 26, 2012
Sweet Daily Gift from PawPop!
So my sweet Dad or PawPop as my kiddos call him, has been sending a sweet little creative gift everyday! Here is what he has been sending....
They light up everytime they see themselves as a different character. We have had the best conversations about each one, each day! The only thing better than having my incredible Dad is that my kids get him as their PawPop!!
Lots of Love
Lots of Love
Friday, March 9, 2012
I appreciate my mom so much and would like to say I always did, which would not really be true. From about 14-16 years old I thought both her and my Dad had marbles in their heads. They probably thought the same about me. Yet, they loved me through it!
Look at those two! They are fabulous they were not clueless. Just the older I got the smarter they got. So I thought! Now, though more than ever, I see things that my mom and Dad did that were intentional and I look back with so much respect and adoration for them. It is probably why we have such a fabulous relationship now!
One of things my mom always insisted on was family dinner everynight and I never really grasped the magnitude of what it did in my life until I became a parent and started my own family.
Last Mother's day I got my brother and Dad together and said instead of brunch or lunch for Mom's day let's do family dinner! I wanted to set a beautiful table with a table cloth. She always insisted on a table cloth even if we were having pizza. We made her dinner and I read her this letter.......
Setting a table felt right to honor you, My mother, on your Mother's Day... Not a breakfast, brunch or lunch table but a Dinner table!
I feel as though this is the place where you truly got to know your children..growing up it was a rare occasion that we didn't share a meal together whether it was shake and bake chicken or a gourmet meal you made a point that we sit down to eat together EVERYday!
I feel this is where we shared our hopes and dreams, disappointments, new loves, debated rap music, faith, politics, and reminisced.
This is the place you challenged us to be the best version of who we are and made us sit in the dark until the last bite of squash was gone. Even if we pretended it made us gag!!
I treasure those moments now and remember being a teeneager and you persistently trying to have meaningful conversation which often resulted in you asking questions and us giving you one word answers or grunting back and you kept sitting us back down, laying out a table cloth and engaging us.
I have come back to this table as a married woman telling you our dreams of life with my love. I have come to this table when we had $30 for the next two weeks and needed a free meal and I was finally willing to eat all the free squash without gagging and enjoy laughter and good conversation.
Now my children join us at this table and I feel grateful that they too can come to your table to be heard and loved and nourished!!
I am sure my kids won't fully understand or appreciate the enormous job of being a parent and the unending love until they are 30 as well, with kids of their own. But, I will know then that all the challenges, thankless moments, and fun, loving, wonderful moments will have all been worth it!
Look at those two! They are fabulous they were not clueless. Just the older I got the smarter they got. So I thought! Now, though more than ever, I see things that my mom and Dad did that were intentional and I look back with so much respect and adoration for them. It is probably why we have such a fabulous relationship now!
One of things my mom always insisted on was family dinner everynight and I never really grasped the magnitude of what it did in my life until I became a parent and started my own family.
Last Mother's day I got my brother and Dad together and said instead of brunch or lunch for Mom's day let's do family dinner! I wanted to set a beautiful table with a table cloth. She always insisted on a table cloth even if we were having pizza. We made her dinner and I read her this letter.......
Setting a table felt right to honor you, My mother, on your Mother's Day... Not a breakfast, brunch or lunch table but a Dinner table!
I feel as though this is the place where you truly got to know your children..growing up it was a rare occasion that we didn't share a meal together whether it was shake and bake chicken or a gourmet meal you made a point that we sit down to eat together EVERYday!
I feel this is where we shared our hopes and dreams, disappointments, new loves, debated rap music, faith, politics, and reminisced.
This is the place you challenged us to be the best version of who we are and made us sit in the dark until the last bite of squash was gone. Even if we pretended it made us gag!!
I treasure those moments now and remember being a teeneager and you persistently trying to have meaningful conversation which often resulted in you asking questions and us giving you one word answers or grunting back and you kept sitting us back down, laying out a table cloth and engaging us.
I have come back to this table as a married woman telling you our dreams of life with my love. I have come to this table when we had $30 for the next two weeks and needed a free meal and I was finally willing to eat all the free squash without gagging and enjoy laughter and good conversation.
Now my children join us at this table and I feel grateful that they too can come to your table to be heard and loved and nourished!!
I am sure my kids won't fully understand or appreciate the enormous job of being a parent and the unending love until they are 30 as well, with kids of their own. But, I will know then that all the challenges, thankless moments, and fun, loving, wonderful moments will have all been worth it!
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