Sunday Snapshot [My Amazing Man]

With this Snapshot Sunday, I can’t help but think just how fortunate I am to have such a good husband. I just found this picture on my Mom’s camera this week-end – and it made me smile. I look at Matthew’s smile on his face looking down at Chris, totally trusting his Daddy to catch him. And, I realize that Chris catches me too, on my happiest and my most difficult days….(and I must add that Chris gave up a week-end at my Mom's house hanging out and stayed back and did all of the yardwork, shampooed carpets, and finished crazy things on his to-do list!!!)

Chris and I met at Camp Can Do, an oncology camp for kids, and our life together since then has always been an adventure. He was my handsome sailor in the Navy, and I will admit – I fell for him hard J We got married in a huge snow storm, but boy was it a fun and memorable day filled with so much love and happiness.

Making people laugh is one of Chris’s best features….he LOVES to talk, and have a good time. But, Chris also gives the best hugs in the world…..and has supported me through the sudden death of my Dad, my Mom’s sudden illness, my surgeries for endometriosis, and in everyday life. Having him as my life partner and sharing our faith also has strengthened us so much as we rode the roller coaster after coming home with Matthew and learning of all of the obstacles that we needed to overcome. But, I always trusted Chris to be there for me, and I love waking up near him every morning – sometimes now with a very cute little boy between us.

Watching Chris become a Dad has been the best thing in the entire world. It warms my heart to see and hear the excitement in Matthew’s eyes and voice when he sees his Daddy’s vehicle pull in the driveway, or when we meet at a store and Matthew doesn’t expect to see him there! He sure loves his Daddy – and as you can see in this picture, he trusts his Daddy to keep him safe. The two of them can go from rough housing to snuggled up together on the couch sleeping together – their relationship is so very special.

What I am most excited about right now is getting ready to see Chris become a Daddy to TWO children!!! That’s right – the envelope that Matthew was holding taking to the mailbox was our application for another adoption from the special waiting program in China. We are anxiously awaiting a call from the agency approving us so that we can start our dossier again and get things going. We have never been more ready than now to grow our family, and we know Matthew is going to love having a sibling. We are so excited, and we will have to share our story of how we came to this decision again, but for today – I celebrate my husband, and I thank him for being the courageous, strong-willed, wonderful man that he is!!! I am so lucky to share life with him and Matthew and I can’t WAIT until we are a family of FOUR!