Eternal Families

We had the opportunity to go to the temple yesterday and witness the sealing of an awesome family in our ward.  They are great friends and have a wonderful story.  They have six children.  It was a great testimony builder of eternal families.  I think that we take for granted sometimes the fact that we are sealed as a family when we are married in the temple and opportunities like these help us to remember this great gift and blessing.  It was very heartwarming to watch this sealing take place and when they brought the children in to be sealed to their parents the spirit was very strong.  The kids were all smiles and very very grateful that this was happening.  I don't think there was a dry eye in the room.  They are so beautiful.

As I was looking at our blog and the pictures of our beautiful children I was overcome with gratitude that we will have them forever if we live faithfully.  I am so grateful that we have been blessed with such sweet spirits in our lives.

Matthew is such an amazing little boy.  So smart and so helpful.  Yes, we say he is probably our biggest challenge, but he is such a great blessing!  I don't think that when we say he is our biggest challenge we realize that he isn't that bad.  He really isn't, he is a very very good boy.  He comes home from primary and tells me the things that he learns.  He quoted a scripture to us last week and I was floored.  He is so happy when he accomplishes something and make sure we know it.  He keeps us laughing by quoting lines from all the kids movies that we watch.  And believe me, he is good at it.  I can't believe how fast he is growing up.  He walked in to the bathroom tonight when I was getting a bath ready for Kaydee and I was shocked when I looked up and saw how tall he is getting.  My little boy is growing up!!! We love him so much and are grateful for his personality and spirit in our family!

 Mason...oh Mason.  He is a sweet and gentle spirit.  So fun and kind.  He is a most generous little boy.  If he has something, he makes sure everyone else has some of it too.  Like candy.  He gets some and asks, "You want some?"  to everyone he sees.  Mason is like our peace maker, because he is so calm, but when he gets mad or is being beat up upon he sure can defend himself.  He is a big joker too along with Matthew.

Kaydee Belle is our bright spot of sunshine.  She is always ready to give everyone a smile.  She is the happiest in the morning time.  When I walk in to pick her up she lights up and gives me the greatest grin ever.  She has started laughing a lot and is very ticklish.  It was funny the other day we went to the library and I layed her on the floor while looking at some books.  Yeah, she started her happy screaming and being really loud...in the especially quiet part of the library.  Oh well.  It was funny and cute.  What a blessing she is in our lives. 

We are so blessed to have three absolutely wonderful children in our family and so grateful we can have the opportunity to be with them forever.!!!