My sweet boy

I had 2 wonderful experiences this past week that made me a proud Mama.
First, last Saturday, we were practicing with the Primary for the Primary program. I heard the Primary President tell Bradley to stand up because everyone else had stood up to sing a song. I looked over at Brad and he was crying. So I walked over and sat next to him and asked what was wrong. He told me he was feeling the spirit so strongly and it was overwhelming for him. It's not uncommon for him to become emotional.

So the next morning, Brad and I were alone and I asked him again why he had been crying.

Let's backtrack a little.

This is Brad's part for the Primary program: Our family is so grateful for the blessings of the Temple. 4 years ago, my parents brought my brother home from another country. He’d been born to another family, but it was part of Heavenly Father’s plan for him to be a part of our family. Because we had him sealed to us in the Mesa Temple, he will be part of our family for all eternity. I know my parents love me and are so happy to know that we will be together forever.

He told me he was thinking about what life would be life without Jared. It was the sweetest thing. They fight like brothers, but they do love each other.

Then, the other night I at a PTO meeting at the boys' school. A mom of one of the boys in Brad's class came up to me. Her son is new this year to the school, but knows Brad from baseball last season. She told me that her son had gotten his lunch and was headed to a seat in the cafeteria. At his usual table, all the seats were filled, so he ended up sitting at a table with a bunch of girls. Brad went over to him and told him he could come sit with him. So Brad and this boy walked over to Brad's table but there wasn't an open seat for this boy. Brad and this boy shared Brad's seat that they could sit together.

I told Brad that I was so proud of him. I told him that our Heavenly Father and Jesus were also very proud of him.

Happy 7th Birthday Jared!

Of course, Jared corrected me over the weekend, this is his 8th birthday, if you count the day he was born.

This is our family on the day Jared was sealed to us forever in the Mesa, AZ TEmple.



This is us in the airport, the day we brought Jared home.

First family of 4 photo, in the airport

Jared was 2 yrs old when we brought him home. Isn't he a cutie!

3 yrs old~



4 yrs old~



5 yrs old~



6 yrs old~



This morning, 7 yrs old~



Jared is in the 1st grade. He is learning to love to read and is currently reading a Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. He is a great swimmer and loves being in the water. His best friend is Max Burr, even though he only sees him once a year, at his birthday party. He loves to play video games, Bey Blades and Legos. He's really good at making people laugh and loves to act silly. Jared is a ball of energy and loves to dance, wiggle, and do karate (self taught after watching the movies Kung Fu Panda and Karate Kid).
5 years ago, Jared answered our prayers by becoming a member of our family. We wouldn't be complete without him. We're so blessed to have him in our lives.

1st day of preschool

Jack had his very first day of preschool today. He's been very excited about this and has been asking and asking when he was going to go to school since his older brothers started a month ago! He wore his backpack all morning, so he'd be ready. We were a little worried about how he'd do when I dropped him off, since he won't go to Sunbeams without me, but he did great. He wouldn't let me take a picture of him with his teacher, but that's okay, we can do that another time. As we were walking to the front door, he said, "Bye Mom!" I was the baby, I said, "Hold on a minute, I'll walk you in."
My baby's growing up so fast. Jack is very excited to enter the world of "big boy" status. He was happy when I picked him up and had a great time. He can't wait to go back on Thursday.