Thank you 🌷

Thank you Christopher for your smile that lights up the room and your endless curiosity and creativity and joy you bring to our lives. Thank you for your adorable and insightful chattering that I want to bottle up and remember forever. 

Thank you Daniel for your quiet and peaceful presence, for being a sturdy rock of unconditional love for my wild and untethered soul and for our beautiful boys, four legged and 2! Thank you for your ability to capture life's special moments on camera like no other, for your courage to play, whether it be the guitar, lego, rough and tumble, basketball, you're a special Dad and a beautiful friend. 

Bluey and all our other furry friends we've loved over the years, there are no words for the kind of love you give. The thought of even the smelliest surprises you occasionally leave on the lounge floor melt away when I see Christopher cuddling you and calling you his little furry brother. 

Thank you Mum for your loving presence in our lives. You're always there looking for ways to make our lives easier and always ready to be of help. Thank you for nourishing us with your incredible food and for being my favourite help at the allotment. I love the time we spend there taking in the view, digging and weeding, nattering about all things big and small and of course the well earned cappuccinos on the bench after! 

Thank you Linda for the joy and warmth you bring to our lives and for the special bond you have with Christopher. Thank you for raising Daniel to be the man he is, the father and husband he is. He has so much of your warmth and humour and you both bring so much lightheartedness to even the most mundane moments. 

Thank you Bazska for being the best brother I ever could have wished for. I just utter a problem and you've already solved it. Christopher adores your craziness and so do we. I'll even keep putting up with you embarrassing me in public because of the charming ways in which you go about it! I also appreciate you not throwing matchbox cars at me anymore or sinking your teeth into my knees! :) 

Thank you for our beautiful big family of adopted Dads, sisters, brothers, nephews and nieces. We are so blessed to have all of your loving presence. 

Last but not least my heart is filled with gratitude for all the crazy, gentle, nourishing, unbelievable friendships I have been gifted with over the years. I hope wholeheartedly that you all recognise yourselves when you read this. You are part of my family and I love you all in so many different ways. Thank you for hearing me, seeing me, accepting my weird and wonderful quirks and for giving a lifetime of sacred moments to cherish. 

N💝