Some of you out there know that I detest keeping a blog. I'm not good at it and I don't really enjoy it, but I feel strongly that I should do it for the kids and their grandparents. And since their grandparents are the only ones who really read this I decided to post something personal. I asked Joel to write some "love letters" to the kids on Valentines Day and they really loved them. We had a special
FHE on love and Joel told them about our courtship and how we met and then we gave them each a special letter. They really loved hearing about our story and laughed and laughed and then Morgan kept asking about all the times we kissed. Go figure.
So here are our letters.....
Seth,
Happy
Valentine's Day! You are a incredible boy. From the moment you were born you have never ceased to amaze us. You were the perfect baby. People in our wards, who did not have children, wanted children after holding you. You love everyone and seemed to have no fear of people. If someone wanted to hold you, you would let them and would be perfectly content. Aunt Candy and Uncle Bob loved you. When Adam came around you were a perfect big brother. I remember one time we were at a school field trip and I was helping to
chaperon, when a parent came up to me and asked, "How does your son do that?" I responded, "Do what?" She answered, "He is so nice to his little brother. He makes sure that he is taken are of and that he is safe, even before he plays with is friends. I wish my two boys would do that."
You are also a wonderful brother to your sister Morgan. You loved to hold her and it made you very upset that when she was little she preferred Adam to you because you were at school all day long. I love how you are willing to try your best no matter how difficult the situation. You are a good student, a good piano player and a good athlete. You are good friend.
I want you to know how proud we are of you. We could not ask for a better son. We love you!
Mom and Dad
Adam,
You have always been a miracle from the moment you were born. Everything about you is perfect. I know that you were sent because your daddy needed a buddy. When you were little you were the most mischievous little boy ever. You drew on walls with make-up. You poured expensive make-up down the drain. You made messes faster than we could pick them up. But, no matter how bad you were that day, you always made up for it by your
never ending hugs and all the times you wanted to cuddle. You preferred our bed to yours.
I love how you cuddle Lilly everywhere you go. You can tell you love Lilly. You are also a great artist and a wonderful writer. We love your stories. You are also a great football player. You are able to make amazing catches.
When you were four years old, you taught yourself how to ride a bike. I am so amazed by that event. I remember how shocked I was that you needed no help After you did this amazing thing, you put your bike down and looked at me like it was no big deal. Not only had you taught yourself how to ride, you did it at a very young age. This describes you perfectly. If you want to do something, you can do things often better and faster than anyone else.
What we love most about you Adam is how you love hugs and cuddles. We hope you never outgrow wanting to give and receive hugs. We love you!
Mom and Dad
Morgan,
Happy Valentines Day! When we drove to the doctor fort he ultrasound and Mommy found out she was having a little girl, she was so excited. And you are a little girl in every sense of the word. You love dresses, jewelry and make-up. What scares me the most is that you will also love shopping! You make our family complete. You have two stinky brothers and we now have our sweet little girl.
When you were a little girl, your hair grew in very slow. You looked so funny because your hair stood up straight in the air! Now you have beautiful
blonde hair to go with your hazel eyes.
You also have the most nick-names of any girl in the world. You are a
loopie-
lou, a
tatta, a
choopie-
lou,
choopie-
choo, a
choocha, and most importantly you are a PRINCESS!!! You have so many nicknames because you are so pretty that one word cannot describe how beautiful you are.
You are such a wonderful piano player. You are very smart. You are going to do so well in kindergarten. You love to cuddle. And you love any bed as long as it is not your own. Mom was so lonely with all boys and no girls. Now she
has her little angel that she can play with and put dresses and make-up on.
We love you,
Mom and Dad
I asked Seth if he wanted to use our rotten bananas and make banana bread. I was helping Adam with his piano practice while he was busy in the kitchen. I opened the oven after only five minutes of cooking and his creation was exploding everywhere!
He was devastated and buried his head in the couch.
He usually does an amazing job so I couldn't figure out what happened. He said he followed all the instructions carefully. Well... we started up another batch (lemon bread this time) and we found the culprit: baking powder. He used 1 1/2 c in stead of 1 1/2 tsp! Hilarious! We laughed so hard!
The lemon bread turned out beautifully and Seth is a much happier cook! Practice makes perfect I always say!
