On January 28th we celebrated Arthur's birthday! He ordered Steak Gorgonzola for dinner, and I must say, it turned out really delicious. On our list of reasons we love Daddy: He's good at fixing stuff, he makes us happy when we're having a hard day, he tickles and hugs us, he works hard, takes us skiing, and we love when he comes home from work. We are so glad this guy was born 37 years ago!
We had Harvey and Rebecca Carter over to celebrate, which was extra special, but sad too, because the next morning they moved to Arizona.
Harvey and Rebecca have been adopted grandparents to our children. They have watched them during Stake Choir rehearsals for the past several years, have come spent the night with our kids when I was at the hospital having babies, have taken them on special outings, remembered their birthdays, and have given their wounded hearts a place of refuge. (Daphne ran away to their house during a particularly rough homeschooling day a couple years ago.) They are such special people who are so good at seeing a need and filling it. After the ward change, they would sit with me in church to help me with the kids while Arthur was on the stand, and wrestled with Bennett when I was teaching Gospel Doctrine.
We love them dearly and miss them so much! My heart broke this past Sunday when we were getting ready for church and Sydney excitedly said, "And we will sit with the Carter's at church!" They were such a happy part of our lives, and we are so very grateful for their good influence in our children's lives. Definitely on my top 10 list of people I want to be like when I grow up.
Thank you for loving our family, Carters! We love you back and miss you tons!
3 comments:
Aw we love those guys! The babysat for us last summer so we could have a date night! Good luck Carters!
Aw we love those guys! The babysat for us last summer so we could have a date night! Good luck Carters!
Happy Birthday Arthur!
Makes me so sad Harvey and Rebecca are gone! What wonderful people!
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