Evan's Blessing

We blessed our sweet little Evan today. It was a special experience for us & we had a lot of friends and family come (thanks everyone!) It being fast Sunday I wanted to bear my testimony but couldn't put into words what I really wanted to say. So I ended up going up at the last second and saying only bits and pieces of what I wanted to. I am so blessed by my family. I have three beautiful boys and a wonderful husband. It is an extraordinary feeling to have little boys that think you are the greatest person on Earth. Even the days that they destroy the house or are contrary, I still love them more than anything on earth (except Gary!) Daniel is such a sweet heart. He is asserting his independence but still loves to help me. He is so cute with Evan. When he comes in to say goodnight to me he always gives Evan a kiss on the head. He is a good big brother. He constantly amazes us with his intelligence. He picks things up so fast and remembers them forever. I can't wait to see what he accomplished in this life. Jackson is a live wire. He keeps us entertained with his antics, even though he stretches our patience. He is so mischievous, but at the same time is a Mama's boy. He will cry when I leave him even if it is only for a minute or two. He is so full of energy and I am sure that he will continue to be a challenge and a joy in our lives. Evan is a sweet baby. He loves to be held but will also be happy in his cradle or crib for periods of time, just looking around to watching his mobile. He is already enamored with his brothers. Jack came over to see Evan the other day when I was feeding him and Evan craned his head back to watch Jack. We are anxiously awaiting the day he starts smiling on purpose & are enjoying ever day with out dark-haired boy. Marriage has turned out to be better than I had expected. Gary and I get along so well. We truly are each others better halves. He does so much to help me. He puts the boys to bed almost every night - reads them a story, gets them water and puts them to bed. And he does it without complaint. He is so cute with Evan whether he is trying to get him to smile, or just holding him while Evan sleeps in his arms. He is a hard worker and his diligence at work allows me to stay home with our "cowboys." Not a day passes that he doesn't let me know that he loves me, and tells me I'm beautiful. I would take the daily little things over roses most any day. How amazing it is to know that we belong to each other for eternity. I can't imagine anyone else waiting for me (or me waiting for him) when we reach the other side. I love you Gary! I am sad to be leaving our ward here in Salt Lake. It is such a great ward family. There is a great mix of old and young and we all get along for the most part. We have made good friends here and so have the boys. I wish we could take the ward along with us out to Magna. I have learned so much through my callings here, reluctant as I was to take them at first. Who would have thought I would learn to enjoy teaching Gospel Doctrine? I hope that the friendships we have made here do follow us where ever we may go. When I walked into the chapel on Sunday I was taken back by how many of our friends and family came. We had friends and family that came from as far away as Idaho, Logan and Alpine. Evan had the largest blessing circle of any of our boys. We are so blessed to have such supporting and loving family and friends. All in all I must say that we have a pretty good life. I can't say that we lack for anything. We have an abundance of love and happiness. Hopefully we can share that with those around us in the coming years.