Surprise Gift

I woke up this morning when Venice ran into the bedroom and gave me a big hug. She said, "you are the best mom in the whole world." She ran back out saying she and Xander were getting something ready for me. A few minutes later, she and Xander came back into my room with a wrapped gift. I opened it up and it was a homemade bookmark and some floss from the dentist all decorated with stickers. Pretty nice way to wake up to the morning!

Xander's Gift to Daddy

At breakfast, we discussed as a family, "What can we get Daddy for his birthday, today?" Xander was quiet during the conversation. Venice came up with some great ideas of painted pottery, coffee, and other items, and then was off to school. About an hour later, Xander walked in with his own stuffed "Jelly Belly" animal and said, "Daddy likes jelly beans, I'm going to give him this." He then walked into Chris' office and gave him this present. How sweet is that? He remembered that Daddy likes jelly beans (jelly bellys really) and gave him something of his own. So generous and thoughtful.