Three things I love about... my home.

1. It was our first home that we bought together and its brand new!
Thomas and I never thought in a million years that we would ever be able to afford a new home at this age. But we just happened to come across the bill board in the small town where Tom works and where he lived most of his childhood years. We were looking at house after house for a couple of months. And they were going to require a lot of tender loving care, and for more money then what this house was. So we bought it just by seeing the floor plans. There was no model to look at and to top it off we bought over a year in advance. But it worked out perfectly.

2.I love my kitchen
For those of you who know me. know that I love, love, love to cook and entertain. I have LOTS of kitchen appliances and gadgets etc. So when we moved here. Tom got an extra addition to the kitchen. my pantry. Which I am So very grateful for. All of my cupboards and large square pub style table is a maghoney color. Which I adore. And my counter space is divine. This is my favorite room in the house. I am so honest when I say this. I was in the kitchen baking pies, cookies etc. every day for the first few months. I was addicted to my new kitchen. It was the first room we painted and Thomas did a back splash too. He is SO a keeper!!!

3. The size of our basement. We have an almost 1500 sq ft. home. So you can imagine the size of the downstairs. We are in the process of finishing it and there is plenty of room. with lots of storage and a kids playroom. Can't wait to entertain in it.

Three things I love about... Chloe

1. She has such a sweet personality She says hi to EVERYONE! including the manikins in the store front windows. She is more then willing to give a high five a hug, and even kisses. She does not have a shy bone in her body. She is so full of smiles and giggles. She makes me laugh daily. And brightens my spirits. My little Boo.

2. I love that she is built from the inside out to be a momma. She loves, loves, loves babies and dolls. and cooking and cleaning. It is so cute. She grabs her diaper change mat, diaper cream and diaper and does the whole routine with her babies. SO cute. I can't wait to see her be a mom one day.
3. I love my little red head full of bouncy curls. She is ready to dance and clap and sing. She loves to cuddle in the rocking chair and pretend that she is snoring. She loves palying hide and seek with her brother. So far...she is the coolest 2 year old I know.

Three things I love about... Jacob

1. I love that he is active. He loves to run, we entered a 1km race last Summer when he was 3. It was so cute to see that he never stopped once for a break. He ran last spring with me all the time. He loves sports and yes like a typical boy, loves to jump, climb and be rough and tumble. He loves to be outside and playing. I am just thankful that is not addicted to video games or the computer or t.v ( yet )

2. I love his curve for learning. He loves to do "homework" read and color and create. He loves learning his letters and numbers. He loves school and is doing VERY well. We were worried, As pre school did not go so well. but So far. Jacob has a love to learn. We do school work almost everyday with him and he thrives of off it. He is smart, and is creative.

3. That he is competitive. Now I do love this about him, but it is also a huge challenge for us. Thomas and I are also very competitive. We are actually trying to tone it down with Jacob. I hate to admit this. But sometimes I cheat at a game because I want him to learn that it is o.k to loose. But he loves to win. He has a goal to do well and finish and finish first. I like seeing passion in his eyes. But as I said we do need to work on it being o.k to not win everything. I guess it is a hard concept to get.

Three things I love about... Thomas

1. His sleflessness- Thomas does everything in his will power to put his family needs before his own. From getting up every morning @ 4:30 a.m to go for his daily run. So he can be back in time to be up with the kids at 6, and let me sleep in till 7:30. He cleans ALL the time, he has taken on the kitchen as his "thing" polish the stove,fridge,dishwasher. He will play with the kids when he tired. He will rub my neck everynight, to ensure my comfort. Sometimes to fault he thinks of us more often then himself.
2. His Determination- He loves running and is amazing at it. He runs 7 days a week. No if's and's or buts. Unless of course I am sick then he misses. But will run twice in one day to catch up. He runs in the winter even if you can't see outside. I thankful for his new grip shoes. So he does not fall anymore. :-) He is bound and determined to improve his health so he is around longer. he has lost around 50lbs. ( I won't mention that he has the same waist as me.)
3. His love for children-He always says that he loves them. And cuddles and hugs and kisses them. He plays with them. He sings to them. He prays with them. He puts his kids first. He is patient and kind with them. And seeing them run to him every night yelling "daddy" and wrapping their little arms around his legs. Shows they value him as well. He does NOT put work in front of his kids. He come home for lunches and is here for dinner. Family is so important to Thomas and I am forever grateful.