Saturday, February 14, 2009

Meet Our Family

Kendra's comments: I am so blessed to be a stepmother to 4 wonderful children. Travis (23) moved in with us when he was 16. Don and I had just returned home from our honeymoon and we were so excited to have him with us. He is such a loving son. So full of spirit and adventure. He has taught me so much about unconditional love and I am so grateful for him and the love he shows me. Chrisanne (21) is the sweetest daughter. She is so thoughtful of others and so beautiful inside and out. She is an amazing teacher and will be an incredible sister to your baby girl. She has nothing but love to share. Ty (19) is the entrepreneur of the family. He has his dad's demeanor and shares his adventure for life. He loves to snowboard and wakeboard and is always up to experience any other extreme sport. He is also so loving and such a happy go lucky spirit. Trey (turning 17) is so kind hearted and loving. He lives with his mom so we don't get to see him as much as we'd like. He has his dads work ethic as well as his love of adventure. In fact Don is taking his boys to climb Mt. Rainer this summer.

Don's Comments: They say that being a step-parent is one of the hardest parent skills to learn. As with many of the other things that Kendra has set her mind to be successful at, she made up her mind early in our marriage to be a successful step mom. It hasn't always been easy but I have to say I think she has done it! So much of our relationships with our children come to us as they grow up in a home with the parents. Kendra did not have that relationship from that time together so she took the time to build it with each child from scratch. She was immediately a soccer mom, a wrestling mom, a Scout mom and a Cheerleading mom. She learned what they liked to eat and what they did. She learned how they liked to dress and she learned about their beliefs in God and family. She took the time and energy to plan trips for us so we could spend time together. We took pictures of everything and she helped document their lives by make special scrapbook pages for all of them. She gave them advice through their tough times, encouraged them when they were down and always made time to laugh and have fun together. And in many situations, I think she helped them to understand me better, because no one knows me better than she does. They say the family that plays together stays together. Well this family is going to last forever because we not only play, but we laugh and eat and celebrate and vacation and pray and do about everything else there is to do, together.

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