THese Two Baby's

I have had so much trouble starting this blog thing but, playing around with this RoutanBabymaker has inspired me tonight. I got so tickled making these two baby's and those sweet little faces touches my heart, how could it not right?

I was never fortunate enough to have children and I am finally, ok with it. I have such love for children and have always enjoyed being around my family's little one's until they got all fussy; I found a reason to leave, all of a sudden. No joke, I do love little one's and our family has been blessed with William and Suzie's two precious children; I can't wait until they bless us with a few more.

I want to share what I did find to do for Lana's children when they reached the age of 5, take them Christmas shopping for their Mom and Dad, one another and grandparents. The time that I was allowed to take the children and plan the day of shopping, eating and watching them wrap their treasures, meant so much to me because it helped fill a deep void in my heart of not having any children of my own; Christmas is/was so very difficult for me without children of my own in this world.

Shannon and Greg made the event so much fun for me, they will never know how much I truly received from our special day each year together. Shoot, here comes the tears, never fails when I think about how special these days were to me. Giv me just a sec please, I need a tissue, be right back.

Ok, let's try this again, sorry about that. Shannon had a tougher time trying to decide on her gifts to give because she always worried that it wouldn't be the right gift and had to make sure it was just right for that person, how precious is that? Shannon took great pride in her gift-giving and shopping with her was always a task in itself but, one that I wouldn't trade or have traded for all the money in the world, spending it with these two.

Greg was a quick-shopper, by this, I mean, he took off for the toy aisle and he picked out his gifts for others in no time flat. He would come back to me and tell me he was done shopping and he wanted to pay for his things and wanting to help Shannon, so we could move on with our day. How funny watching Greg explain to Miss Shannon why he chose toys for everyone on his shopping list and even show her the toy he bought for her. Shannon would lecture him about shopping for himself and not others and send him back to re-think his decisions. The difference in these two always amazed me but, wouldn't have changed them for the world. Afterall, Greg was like his Mother and Shannon was like me, he he he.

Once the two were finished selecting their gifts and let me just add that Greg did re-think his choice of gifts and decided to keep the toys for himself. I surely needed a hot cup of coffee and two cigarettes after leaving the store. Watching these two talk and the excitement in their eyes, as they ate their dinner, was such a gift for me in itself.

We drove back to my place for Shannon and Greg to wrap their gifts, I cut the paper and they did all the work themselves. How excited they were to put their treasures in their own bag to take home and put under their Christmas tree. Care to count the times Greg opened his gifts and played with the toys he bought for himself? Bless his heart, he did wrap them back and put them back under the tree. I will never forget him coming to me and asking if he could please have some tape and keep it at his house. We did this until Shannon turned 12 yrs. old but, Greg was always willing to go shop for Greg.

This past Christmas I had planned to start my tradition with little Megan; it broke my heart that I couldn't keep my plans but, Keith and Lana stepped in and took Megan shopping for me, how sweet is that? Bless your heart, Keith and Lana, I know you never experienced anything like it and never will. Thank You, Jesus for Blessing our Family with these two children.