29 June 2013 Sammy's Birthday

Happy Birthday Samuel!  14 years old!

We had a nice drive today away from the city to a little placed called Los Cocos to visit a 14-year-old boy also named Samuel.  

Here's the little street where Samuel lives.














Here's their cute little casa.  That's a mango tree in their yard....yum!

Samuel was happy to see a picture of a new friend Samuel in the United States.

This Sam is a little bit taller than our Sam.

He like the game we gave him...Spanish Parcheesi.

He'll play it with the Elders for sure and his mother and grandmother.  His mother has been less active for a while and is preparing to come back to church.  

Samuel is going to be baptized on July 13th.  He is very excited about that!

We shared some brownies and had a very nice visit with Samuel's family.  He's a great young man who's looking forward to receiving the Priesthood.

Thank you Sammy for your sweet words about what the Priesthood means to you, and for sharing your birthday with another Sammy from the Dominican Republic.

Watch for videos in drop box!

20 June 2013 Brigham's Birthday

Happy Birthday Brigham!  Age 1 Year

Thankfully little Brig is too young to realize that Grandpa and Grandma knew his birthday was coming soon, it was marked on the calendar, we talked about it before it came then then whoops!  It came and went without us!  We hope he won't be too maladjusted because of us!  But if he is, we will happily take the blame! (That's what grandparents are for, right?)  Here's a little blurb about Brigham from his mommy.

Brig is crawling and climbing. He's climbing the stairs and has just about figured out how to go down the stairs. He finally broke through 2 teeth about a month ago and is currently working on two more. He'll be transferred to a toddler bed before the end of the week and hopefully soon will actually get to celebrate his birthday. Details on party/celebration to come. Thanks to an email from my sister I actually remembered his birthday. :) Brigham is a sweet and happy boy. He loves his siblings and will definitely be spoiled because we have to make up for all the things he didn't/doesn't get because he is he youngest. :)  Happy Birthday Brigham!!