One of the greatest days ever...

" 'Are you a princess?' I said and she said 'I'm much more than a princess, but you don't have a name for it yet here on earth.' "   -Brian Andreas

This is how I feel about my girls. They aren't princesses...They are so much more than that to me. Although I don't have a 'favorite' between my kids, I can't help but be a little partial to Kennedy (my oldest) in some respects. She is my first. She has been with me the longest. Even though I met Bryan before she was even 2-years-old, I still feel like it was Kennedy and me against the world for a while. That's a bond that can't be broken.

Since Kennedy is more than a princess to me, I had to find someone VERY special to take on the role of her Daddy. Of course I wanted someone that was going to treat me good, someone who was attractive, and someone who made me laugh, but the most important thing to me was to have someone who wanted to be there for Kennedy. I was willing to be with a personality-less troll, as long as he was good for Kennedy.

Cue: God's answer to all my prayers. Not only did God send Bryan to me...Bryan who is handsome, kind, funny, caring, CLEAN, wonderful and super encouraging, but He sent a Daddy to Kennedy...a Daddy who takes care of her financially and emotionally, who plays with her, who cuddles with her, and who has been known to read to her at night and be a little silly (at least when no one else is around).

Kennedy's biological father was an alcoholic. He was a doer of drugs. Although I had done some of these things myself, I became so much more responsible when I found out that I was pregnant with Kennedy. He was a user, an abuser, and he hurt me. He hurt me emotionally and physically. But he was her father...so I tried to tough it out. Fast forward to February 2004. Kennedy was 14 months old, my divorce from her father was finalized, and that was the last time she would lay eyes on him.

I wasn't looking for a new daddy for Kennedy when I met Bryan. I just wanted to have fun...I wanted to have fun for me. But God had something else in mind. I fell in love with Bryan, and he fell in love with us. He's such an amazing man. He sees Kennedy as his own flesh and blood. He adopted her last week, and now she has his last name. That was one of the best days of my life. And I know that was one of the single most important days in Kennedy's life as well. I thank God every day for bringing Bryan into our lives. I love you babe...