He said..."Honey, have you seen my shorts?"

As we (Dave and me and the boys) drove home tonight after a long day out at a friend's "New Beginnings" celebration and then to the Sugar Land Town Square to top off the night...I reflected for a moment on my Happy Thought for today and shared it with Dave on the way home to put our little people to bed. As we were holding hands in the Durango, I shared with him that my favorite Happy Thought for the day was when he asked me earlier in the day..."Honey, have you seen my shorts?". And he then asked me why was that my Happy Thought, and I told him that when he asked me that simple question, I remembered the days when I was still single and how I longed for my husband to ask me those types of questions. The question he asked me was a dream come true for me and I thanked him for it. Thank you Dave for being the fullfilment of my dreams come true. You truly are my "Wow God!"...and keep asking me the simple questions. I love you! - Michelle

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Another Happy Thought for 5/22/08

Another happy thought for today, there have been so many,...I don't think I can just write one down...so here are a few of my Happy Thoughts....waking up next to my sweet baby boy, Dash, and then being joined by Dave and Caeden for some family snuggle time in bed this moring before we began our day, a kiss from my husband as he went off to "work" and then getting a phone call from him later in the day just to say hi and check in, to Dash wanting to be held a lot or just giving me a big smile when he is sitting in his high chair eating blueberries and then falling asleep in my arms for his morning nap, not getting dressed today until 1:00 p.m., spending a few minutes with my mom talking at the kitchen table or in the bathroom while I'm putting my make-up on, spending a couple of hours with a friend this afternoon helping her create the life and love she is meant to live, to sitting down together at the dinner table for a few minutes to eat a good meal, to testing out a new duck umbrella with Caeden under the neighbor's sprinklers, to taking an evening stroll to the park with Dave and the boys and then coming home and putting them to bed, to lying next to Dash as he falls asleep, to lying next to Caeden reading him a few books before he falls asleep, to sitting next to my husband right now in the office and just being in the same room with him and knowing that I can kiss him just because whenever I want to, to taking a moment to actually write in my blog,...there have been a lot of happy thoughts about my day. Thank you God for the great abundance in my life. Thank you for the breath I breathe and for the life I get to live, I cherish every moment. Until tomorrow...to be continued...

Spiderman says "I love you!"

Wow! I never saw it or realized it, but our 2 1/2 year old, Caeden discovered it today, and boy was it a cool thing for him and for us. Today, Caeden was playing with one of his puzzles, it's a Spiderman puzzle with various pictures of action shots. So, as he was putting it together he saw it, Spiderman was holding up his hand and in sign language saying "I love you!" And he came running to the kitchen to show me. And he was right, Spiderman was saying "I love you!" I showed Dave and we both smiled when we saw the picture. In our "grown-up" way of seeing it, Spiderman was just throwing a spiderweb from his wrists, but to our little person's way of seeing it, he only saw an "I love you!" And, how did he know it was the sign language for "I love you", because we use it all the time in our house and he knows how to do it. He was truly amazed and loved that Spiderman was saying "I love you!", and who knows maybe he really is and is just casting out a web of love. Thanks Spiderman! Thanks Caeden for your discovery. I love you! Love, Mom

My Dash - 1st Birthday

It is written that life is not about the day you were born, or about the day you die, but what you make of the "dash" between those dates...

And in honor of Dash's 1st birthday, I want to reflect on his first year...WOW! What a year!

Let me tell you about my Dash...he was born at 3:27 a.m. on 4/27/07 at 14007 Kathi Lynn Lane, Sugar Land, Texas 77478 in our bedroom...weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces and 21 inches long. He was born with his Dad's dimples and the blondest hair and bluest of eyes. He was and is a beautiful baby.

My dearest Dash Nicholas on your first year,

It's amazing to see how big you are now, when did you get so big? Where did this past year go? You have the most amazing and infectious grin. Your dimples are absolutely scrumptious. I love everything about you. You are my sweet baby boy! I love you so. Just to think of you I smile.

This past year has been a big year for you, for me and your dad and brother, but this is about you....

Some of your milestones...you already have 8 teeth, and are cutting a bunch of molars at the same time...and you like to bite the back of my legs or my arm or your brother when they are hurting you. We've gotten good and moving quickly when you come at us with your mouth wide open. You've been walking for almost a month now and are doing great! I love to watch you waddle down the hallway. You probably need a haircut, but I haven't had the heart to cut your hair yet because you have the sweetest curls and waves in it. You love being outside and sometimes that's the only thing we can do, is to take you outside, to calm you if you get upset for some reason. I love to watch you walk or crawl through the grass and explore all the nature for the first time. You have such a look of awe and wonder about everything.

I love to watch you interact with your brother, Caeden. You can tell you love him and like to be with him. He loves you too, so much, and he tells you all the time, he says, "I love you baby, so much." and then he hugs and kisses you, and just holds you for the longest of time and tells you again about how much he loves you. When daddy comes in the room you really light up. You love him so much and he loves you so. And when you see your grandmas you always give them a big smile, you mean everything to them.

You can wave bye-bye, and you like to point your finger, you like to clap your hands, and you are an easy tickle and laugh, you can say momma and dadda, and you talk all the time, you are a happy baby, rarely do you get upset unless you get hurt or your brother is laying on top of you and won't get off. You really like to eat frozen organic blueberries. It doesn't matter if you are done with eating everything else, there is always room for blueberries...and then you turn into my little blue boy. You like to chew on almost everything that fits into your mouth and right now you don't like to be in a room that I'm not in. You still sleep with me and daddy every night and you are the sweetest little cuddle-bug. You really love to take a bath and splash in the water....oh so many things you can do now.

It's so fun to just watch you and I love being with you. I love holding you, especially as you fall asleep in my arms or laying next to me when you are nursing. You are your own person, and I delight in you...as does your daddy. Thank you for being in our family, thank you for helping to complete our family. Thank you for teaching me to be a better mom, woman and person. Thank you for your gift of great love. I appreciate and value the moment and space we are in right now this present moment...and because of your greatness, you give me courage to want to have another baby. I love your life and your spirit and all that you are. I accept you as the gift you are in my life, you are a great inspiration to me. Thank you for being my son.

Happy Birthday Dash!

And look out world Dash is on the move!

Love, Mommy

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