THANKFUL

I JUST WANTED TO DO A QUICK POST. I AM FEELING REALLY THANKFUL TODAY. I HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING FAMILY AND GROUP OF FRIENDS (BLOGGER BUDDIES INCLUDED).

• KEVIN, YOU ARE THE BEST! YOU WORK SO HARD EVERYDAY. YOU ARE AN AMAZING HUSBAND AND FATHER. I KNOW IT SOUNDS CLICHE BUT KEVIN IS MY BEST FRIEND. WE ARE MORE IN LOVE EACH DAY AND GET ALONG SO WELL.

• CALEB, EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A BOY AS MY FIRST CHILD. YOU LIGHT UP MY WORLD EVERYDAY. YOU HAVE THE SWEETEST DEMENOR. YOU ARE FULL OF SO MUCH LOVE. MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE DAY ARE WHEN YOU RUN UP TO ME AND YELL "MOMMA!", THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND ME AND GIVE ME KISSES. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAR YOU'VE COME. ONE DAY WE WILL SIT BACK AND LAUGH TOGETHER ABOUT EVERY TIME YOU ATE, YOU THREW UP. BUT NOW, YOU ARE EATING OATMEAL, PB&J, GRILLED CHEESE, PIZZA AND SPAGHETTI O's. YOU HAVE MADE SO MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

• CAITLYN, MY ANGEL PRINCESS. I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE RELATIONSHIP I HAVE WITH YOUR NANA. WE PRAYED A LONG TIME FOR YOU. MY FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY WITH YOU IS IN THE EVENING. YOU ARE WIDE AWAKE WHEN YOUR DADDY GETS HOME AND JUST LOVE TO CUDDLE WITH HIM. I AM IN AWE WHEN I STARE AT YOU. I AM SO ANXIOUS TO SEE YOU TURN IN TO A LITTLE GIRL.

• MOM, WORDS CAN NOT EVEN EXPRESS THE LOVE, GRATITUDE, AND RESPECT I HAVE FOR YOU. I KNOW I GAVE YOU A RUN FOR YOUR MONEY WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, BUT BECAUSE OF YOU; I HAVE BECOME THE WOMAN I AM TODAY. I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE ARE FRIENDS, BEST FRIENDS, AND CAN SHARE ANYTHING WITH EACH OTHER. I PRAY THAT I INSTILL THE LIFE LESSONS THAT YOU GAVE AND STILL GIVE ME INTO MY CHILDREN.

• PAT (MEMAW, KEVIN'S MOM), IT'S BEEN A LONG, TOUGH ROAD TO GET WHERE WE ARE TODAY. YOU HAVE RAISED SUCH AN INCREDIBLE MAN. I AM PROUD TO NOT ONLY CALL YOU MY MOTHER-IN-LAW BUT MY FRIEND.

• FRIENDS, SO MANY OF YOU I HAVE NEVER MET, BUT YET I FEEL SO CLOSE TO. I HAVE RECEIVED AT TIMES MORE SUPPORT FROM YOU THAN THOSE I PERSONALLY KNOW AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. THOSE THAT HAVE ADOPTED CAN ONLY TRULY UNDERSTAND THE BOND WE ALL SHARE. YOU CAN TRULY UNDERSTAND THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR OUR CHILDREN. IF I HAVE NEVER SAID IT, DON'T SAY IT ENOUGH, OR DON'T GET THE TIME TO COMMENT ON ALL YOUR BLOGS ( I really do read all the blogs on my side bar) THANK YOU ALL AND I REALLY DO HAVE DEEP LOVE AND RESPECT FOR ALL OF YOU.