Favorite Things (Part 3)

This is the last night of my favorite things. It's been fun and I have more things, but maybe I'll share those at a later time.

This wedding picture hangs in our living room. Jacob's dad bought this frame and had the picture made to fit in it. It's something that I will always treasure.

My Precious Moments. I can't even remember when I got my first one. I've always loved them though. I don't think I've ever bought one for myself. They're mostly gifts from my mom and grandma, but other people have given them to me over the years. I can't pick a favorite. Some do have more meaning to me than others. I do especially love the wedding one though. My mom had a wedding one and it's something I always looked forward to getting. I've almost run out of room and will probably stop collecting them, but I sure love them!

This one is a silly one. I always enjoy funny cards for my birthday. I busted out laughing when Jacob handed me an envelope bigger than my head on my first birthday when we were together. Of course it's Simpson's too.

My Matryoshka dolls. I didn't buy a lot while I was in Ukraine because I use my pictures more as souvenirs. I did buy a few things though and this was my favorite purchase. I bought these almost right before I got poured on at the outdoor market. I can't remember how much I paid. The vendors are all set up and will try to haggle you. I remember I really loved these ones (They're all uniquely painted), but the man kept giving me some high price. I gave him a lower price and he said no.  I started to walk away...so then of course he decided that my offer wasn't so bad after all!

The next 3 are gifts given to me from people at daycare I've worked at in the past. The first one is from a family that I cared for for several years. They have a little girl (not so little anymore), Madison and then they had twin girls, Megan and Meredith. I took care of the twins for about 6 months before I left that job and they were all sad I was leaving. They made me a photo album of the girls and I still have it.

Another mom made me a scrapbook of all the kids I cared for while her son was in my care. Terrible picture of me on the front...but it made me cry when she gave it to me!

My coworker, Jennifer gave this to me on my last day at 5 Seasons. All the babies in my care before I left to move to Illinois. She made this collage for me online.

I feel very loved to have all of these wonderful things because nearly everything I posted were gifts to me. Not everything, but there was quite a bit. I'm just thankful to have these memories.