Spoiled!

I am so grateful for wonderful family and friends! On Saturday I received this bouqet of sunshine from my friends who I miss so much! Em, Zac, my baby Shae, and the darling Hardy family. There are some friends that you feel like you have always known and must have been friends in the pre-exsistence, that's how I feel about this darling family. I'm still trying to figure out how one of my babies got sent to them though :)

My kids and Jonathon spoil me to pieces! They are so thoughtful and helpful on my birthday. My mom and dad made me a yummy dessert and got me exactly what I wanted (how did you know?!), and my mother-in-law was so attentive in remembering something I told her I wanted months ago, and surprising me with it. My sweet brothers always remember and spoil me. I love my birthday, it helps me remember how blessed I am to have such thoughtful, wonderful people in my life.

Humility

Last week Bridger had his "un-birthday" at school. His birthday is in the summer so he gets to celebrate on a different day during the school year. He took treats, had Gage and I come eat with him at the birthday table, and all of his class signed a card for him. He brought this huge posterboard card home. I was reading the things all of his classmates wrote to him, when I came across one that is so typical Bridger. In the middle of the page there was a greeting that went like this:

Dear Bridger,

You look good.

From, Bridger

Perhaps on Monday our FHE will be on humility.

All boy!

I thought Gage looked so grown up and cute this Sunday for church. We put a tie on him for the first time. When Bridger was little he wanted to wear a tie to church, he was probably about 18 months. It lasted for a couple weeks and then he didn't want them anymore. So I came across this little tie that was Bridger's, Gage was soooo excited. It was just one of those clip on ties. He stood up on my lap in the pew and waved at his dad on the stand until he looked at him, then he waved his tie all over so dad could see it. When I picked him up in his class after church his tie was in his hand...in pieces. He doesn't know what happened to it! (Ha, Ha!!) So, I guess we're probably done with tie's until he's passing the sacrament.

A New Prophet

This past week I have been so grateful the our Father's house is a house of order. There was no fear in the death of our beloved Prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley. We all knew that we would have another prophet, divinely called, set apart, and ready to take this great work forward. This week, that very thing happened. I am so thankful for President Monson and the extraordinary life he has led, for the example he is to my family, for his kind heart and for his willingness to serve the Lord. We will miss President Hinckley, but look forward to being part of President Monson's dispensation.