Countdown!!!!!!

I am counting the days till we are joined by another little "love bug". I'm getting sooo excited to see what's being sent to us, what they will look like, how Mr. M will like his new playmate and then of course there's all the pregnancy things I just want over, since I remember too vividly how we have to get these angels here. YIKES

GRATITUDE!!!!!!!

My top 10 list of things I'm grateful for

1. My Premium Romanian

2. My lovebugs

3. My amazing family, all of them 

4.  My faith...church, lessons,fellowship this is my way of life, the peace, encouragement, guidance it gives me.  Especially now as we raise our little family, and build a Christ-centered home where my hope is that our children will learn and feel our Saviours love because of how we love them.  I am so looking forward to the day were we are sealed as a family for "time and all eternity"

5.  Our beautiful home 

( front yard)

6.  Vehicles (since I'm a traveler at heart) 

7.  Daily adventures, parks, swimming pools, walks

8.  That I can walk, I have the use of all my limbs, that my body can carry babies
and that I can see, hear and speak

I just whipped this collage up:) the one picture is me with babes inside, the next is with each one of you one the outside... In order of course. Mason, Daniela and Abbie you are my greatest achievements.  

9.  Nature, I love being outside and want to instill in you a love and appreciation for the world around us

10. This life. It is oh so good!

Mr. M turns 1, Mother's Day and countdown of 9 weeks till round 2 starts

Does the time really fly this fast! Mr. M turned 1 in April and with that a whole flood of emotions came along with it. I can't believe where my life is at this moment, I love it and am so blessed! I have a great husband who is kind, handsome, hard worker (so I have the opportunity to stay at home, some days I'm grateful lets be honest) is a great father and so stinkin funny. There has been so many times that I look at him and think this is why I married you. Just one little example that meant a lot, we had a argument actually lets call it a disagreement I was so sad,annoyed that I picked up Mr. M and went into his bedroom closed the door and started crying (out of frustration) Thinking how wrong this day had gone, how bad I felt for losing my cool, not even 5 minutes later this wonderful man walks in and we both apologized at the same time. We both felt bad and gave each other a group hug with little Mr. M in the middle. A kiss and hug later our perfect life resumes. Small things, but in my mind and heart this was a huge blessing. That we can fix our problems and continue on. I love this man so much!!!!!!

Now to Mr. M I look at him and think really are kids made this cute! His big blue eyes, his white blond curly locks (in the back) his contagious giggle, he is such a little boy he loves wheels, trucks, trains and destroying everything in his path. Example of his boyish charm, we went to a friend house for a play date with the cutest little girl he looks at her little stroller with a doll it, quickly dumps the doll out turns the stroller over and plays with the wheels.

Hawaii

I'll throw in a few more pictures of Hawaii here as well as this is where you took your first steps.  Turtle Bay Resort, amazing family holiday

 Vancouver airport on our way! WOOT WOOT

 Early morning stroll while dad snoozed

 Mason fell asleep head buried in my chest

 Aren't they handsome

 My favorite accesory

 Ladies man already

 Pineapple plantation

 Polynesian Cultural Center...AMAZING (baby #2 making an appearance)

 Our tour guide

Mothers Day! I had waited soooooooo long to be a mom and I am so grateful to be a mom. That's not saying that it's an easy job it's the hardest, most demanding, tiring, job I've ever had and the paychecks a lot different than the dental field but as I watch Mr.M discover things everyday, want to be picked up, give me a hug around the neck and a huge kiss ( not for the faint of heart as sometimes it's quite wet and interesting) I am so thankful to be his mom and to be welcoming another little one in 9 more weeks. I'm scared but excited to see how they react together and to have an addition to our family. I was treated to breakfast and flowers(gorgeous) and now my two men are taking a nap. Sheer bliss:)

Dad

I was so excited for my parents to finally meet Mr. M. It's one of those things where you want them to see him, give him a hug and a kiss and tell me what a good job I'm doing. Since this is a family blog and we all know what are family has been going through and what they will be going through in the future, I would be amiss if I didn't extend my gratitude to my parents and all they have done for us. As they struggle through the trials they have been given, amongst the hundreds of prayers that have been said on their behalf I want them to both know that I think of them daily and there isn't a day that goes by that I'm not thankful for the family I grew up in. (That's not saying that a trip to Disneyland would have been nice:) The things I hope Mason will learn are to be kind to everyone, accept people as they are, be thoughtful, have a good sense of humor and enjoy life. So mom congratulations on finishing up and dad keep your chin up and "cowboy up"

Mr. M's Blessing

July 25,2010 We had Mr. M blessed, my dad gave the blessing and William and Duncan stood in the circle. He was blessed to "always be mindful of others around him, to respect his parents, to help others" and of course many more things. I am sooooo thankful for my parents and Alin's parents and how each of them have had to overcome and are still overcoming hardships of all kinds to give us the best childhoods, youth and preparing us for having families of our own. My prayer is that Mason is kind, gentle, considerate and when "he faces life's demands that he take a valiant stand" I love this little boy and I'm truly grateful that Heavenly Father has sent him to our home.

After the blessing at the family dinner

Grampa Waldie and Mason

 My little man on his blessing day.  I was so proud that I made the onsie with the tie on it.

 Grama and Grama Waldie and Mason

Alin and Mason