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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Father's Day 2010

I just love Father's Day!
Funny thing to love, I know, but I love to celebrate all the men in my life. This year was extra special and meaningful for me, because of all my dad's health problems that have come out of nowhere. I wanted to show all 3 men in my life just how much they mean to me, so out came my craftiness, and here is what I came up with...
For the FIL
I made him a lazy susan art piece. It has a bunch of photos of him when he was younger and a bunch of him in our life with us and our kids. He really does "make our world go round." He's been there ALWAYS for us and our crazy bunch. So what better way to tell him how much we love him.
Now for my dad the kids wanted to get in on the gift making so this is what we came up with...
A one-of-a-kind shirt, just for him. This is what the front looks like...
and here is the backside of the shirt...
I also gave him a basket full of his favorite treats along with a new card game that we introduced him to on his birthday. It's called Monopoly Deal, and he loved playing it. He loved it so much, he told our long-time family friends about it and they wanted to borrow it to play. Gotta love when you surprise your Daddy with just what he wants.

We spoiled the hubs and he LOVED it! The kids all made cards in their classes at school and primary and then we got him a bunch of his favorites. I helped the kids pick out something really funny... a gargoyle statue.
It's been a long, funny, joke between the hubs and me. He has always wanted one for the garden, but we have never gotten one. Well now he has one! And he absolutely couldn't be any happier with it. It tells him secrets, you know.

All he really wanted from me was some homemade lemonade, which he is enjoying in this pic, and chocolate chip cookies. He can never get enough of these two things. They are his fav. We also got him a black U of U shirt, along with a lunch tote filled with a few of his favorite treats for game time, or movie time. Whatever floats his boat. I think he really enjoyed being showered upon. We might need to do it a little more often, just so he knows just how much we love him and appreciate all that he does for us. Times have been hard and stressful, but he has always kept us laughing and smilin. We love him soooooo much!

And in tradition, I made him a card for Father's Day just to let him know in words just how MUCH I love and adore him! Hope everyone else had a wonderful Father's Day and took the time to let their men know how much they mean to them.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Happy Mother's Day 2010!

I love and hate this holiday. It's bittersweet with the missing one of my children and loving what my other children come up with for their mommy presents. I love getting their cute handmade gifts and love seeing them sing in church, but I always brace myself for tears due to music that always seems to touch me. All in all I only broke down once during church this year and smiled the rest of the day at my lovely little darlings. I am amazed by all my children and am very proud to be their mom.My kiddos handmade gifts for me from school. We as a family decided to give Eric's mom a handmade, heart-felt, gift this year too. We made a love jar for her and filled it with thoughts, thanks, and love for her. We decorated a small mason jar and then I asked all the kids what they liked about grandma. I typed them all up and cut them into strips and filled the "love" jar. Eric and I put a bunch of thanks, thoughts, and things we love about mom in the "love" jar too. I really appreciate my MIL and I'm glad she has stepped into the role of "mom" for me as well. I don't have a relationship with my own mom, but my MIL is the greatest. She makes up for what I lack in my life and I look forward to the month of May to show her my appreciation and love for her.
Our "love" jar

We made a butterfly bookmark for Eric's grandma to go with the butterfly card we made for her for Mother's day. Our card had our family's picture on it as well as Christian's on the back. We love all the mothers in our life and our very glad we have them to lead us, love us and guide us.

My lovely little family also gave me flowers for Mother's Day. They are the best kind, they will last a long time because they are perennials that were planted in our front yard in our new butterfly/hummingbird garden that we just planted this weekend. I love the thought of what the garden is going to look like in a couple of months when the plants grow. I am a loved mommy and wife and love my kids and hubby.

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day and showered the mothers in your life!