family perception

Yesterday in Primary Sam created a family picture.

I don't know about you, but I think I did pretty good for myself.

I'm a little exploring-librarian-ish.... but to get a man THAT suave and debonair.... wow. Good job me! And then to produce a completely green Diego-look-alike.... the brilliance continues. :)

Well, to be completely honest, I think Sam has a good idea of what his dad is. Jason IS suave and debonair, he is tall and gorgeous, he is charismatic and charming. But he is also kind and gentle, he is loving and patient, he is smart and hardworking, he is fatherly and husbandly! HE IS THE MAN OF MY DREAMS.... and my dreams came true.

(I mean that literally, a dream I had over six years ago had a big part in our history.)

And then.... 6 years ago today.... I saw him again. And after I got over the embarrassment of why-did-he-never-call-me-again thoughts, and he got over the why-did-I-never-call-her-again thoughts, he asked me what I was doing at 5:30 and if I liked Cafe Rio because he wanted to take me there.
(aaaahhhh, and the heart starts to sigh.)

And he did. And it was the best first date I ever had! (And the only one where the guy joked about eloping..... but was it really a joke?)

Basically, what I am saying is that I am one lucky girl.

And Jason, thank you for finally 'calling me back' that day when I saw you at the MTC, because it changed my life... and made it so much better than I ever thought possible.

Happy First Date Anniversary, Jason. I love you.
You make my heart smile.

bunny prayers

Last Thursday we found an empty rabbit cage. A dog had ripped a few holes in it allowing Berdi and Benji to escape. We looked and looked. Then we helped Sam say a prayer. Within moments we went to the spot where the black one was hiding. (and it wasn't that close to the house either.) Then a short while later we found the other one.

It was a good opportunity to teach Sam about the importance of faith and prayer and that God will always answer our prayers. But I think I learned more from it than he did! Some day I hope to have the faith of a little child again!

For a more complete story, check out Sam's blog.

Sam's 4th birthday party

Sorry this is so late in coming! For a more complete post of his party, check out Sam's blog.

We started out the day giving him a few presents from us. Here Jason is trying to help him ride his new bike.
We invited several friends over for a superhero party. My mom helped me sew 20 little capes for party favors. (Thanks Mom!!) Here I am explaining to them that there are lots of bad guys in the back yard that they need to find and capture them. (They were 100 army guys that I had thrown all over. The green ones had some hardcore camouflage in that grass, so they really had to work for those!)



Even Livia had fun and kept her cape on all day.

Then they had to slay the dragon to get the treats inside.

Sam got lots of cool stuff from his friends! Thanks everyone!

To see all the pictures from the day check out my Facebook album.

Happy Birthday Sam!!