Chandler + Mateo
12/17/2006
This is our first family that won the contest. They were nominated by their Grandma Sue, who is such a great person and a long-time friend of Angie. Sue wanted the session to be about the kids since the story is about the family getting back together for Christmas. This story brought so much happiness to our lives and we are just blessed to be a part of it. Here is what was submitted as the story:
“…Once upon a time
there was this young woman
and she fell in love with this young man
And they were happy.
And they had a baby girl,
whom they named Chandler Leigh,
And everyone adored her.
Chandler was the first grandchild
for both the paternal and maternal grandparents.
And they were happy.
This family was so very happy,
And over joyed,
And full of life.
And they were happy.
When their baby daughter was just a few months old
The young couple discovered they were expecting again,
The anticipation of another child so soon was overwhelming,
The young parents were wondering how they could possibly have
two children so close in age,
And they were scared and nervous.
And when their first child was 14 months old,
The young couple had their second child,
A son, whom they named Christian Mateo,
Who was the apple of his parents eyes,
And they were happy.
When their little boy was just a few months old,
The mother had some health issues,
which prevented her from conceiving again,
And they were sad.The mother had some health issue,
Which prevented her from conceiving children again
And they were sad.
Yet at this moment, the young mother who had always thought God was punishing her
By having her two little children so close together in age,
A girl and A boy,
Now realized what a blessing this was to her
And she was happy.
But time went by…
And this young woman and this young man
felt the strains of raising a family,
and having health issues , which now took a toil on their relationship
And they were sad.
Over time…
The communication between parents became stagnated,
A marriage where conversation became infrequent.
And this young woman, and this young man…
grew apart
And they were sad.
And this young woman and this young man
forgot what had brought them together in the first place…
When tragedy struck, problems arose, they had little to hold them together,
and they drifted apart,
And they were sad
This young woman thought her only option was to divorce this young man,
So the young woman moved into her parents place along with her two small children
And everyone was so sad.
Over the course of two years
The divorce was a few weeks from becoming final…
And the young woman and the young man
Found their way back to each other
And finally the young woman and the young man
figured out how to make this family relationship work
And they were happy.
And now this family who have been separated for over two years…
Is back together again.
This will be the first Christmas in over two years that both Chandler and Mateo will be able to spend with both their Mother and Father Together ….
They are a united family again,
And they are happy!
The only thing the kids wanted for their birthday this year was for their mommy and daddy to be back together
Because…
Kids only know Love, they couldn’t figure out why their own two parents couldn’t love each other as much as they loved them.
Finally….This Story Has A Very Happy Ending….
Now Mommy, Daddy, Chandler and Mateo
Are Living Happily Ever After
Love…
Love was the force that brought everyone back together…
Love for each other…
The love they had for their two children
Love is what kept them all together after everything they went through.
So….
This will be their first Christmas together as a family in over two years
And they are happy!!!!
And…..
this is why I am nominating them for this contest….
Not the whole family,
Just the two kids
who can surprise their parents with pictures of themselves for their present to their parents!!!!!”
CHECK OUT THEIR SLIDESHOW HERE!!!
Thanks Guys!!! Merry Christmas!!!
