Watching my kids grow and laugh, seeing them share their radiant smiles and happiness with others. Learning something new from my kids everyday and remembering I can only teach if I keep learning. The most rewarding part is being loved unconditionally and showing unconditional love to little humans who continue to grow into amazing people. I grieve the old version of my kids but I fall in love with the new version, and with each new stage is something more rewarding than the last.

I will never forget the excitement and love all my children have, not just for me but for their family and friends. My core memory for this will always be the way my 4 year old daughter comes upstairs every morning to cuddle and the first thing she says after “good morning” is “where’s my handsome boy” (as she’s looking for her little brother (5 month old). As soon as they lock eyes they both smile and the pure happiness I see will be a memory that is never forgotten.

I would pay off our family debt, so we could put money down for our own family home. Right now we rent and my dream is to be able to buy a home our kids can grow up in and out we never have to leave, it’s amazing building memories, but it’s very hard leaving a rental and the memories there to go to another rental. I’d use this money to make our dream of owning a home happen, so our kids don’t have to move again until they move out and all their memories can be in that home.