Happy Birthday Baylee!

A poem for cute little Baylee on her 3rd birthday.

“What Is A Little Girl!”
She's a bundle of sweetness,
brightness & fun
The beauty of springtime,
the warmth of the sun
She's Innocence covered with mud,
sand, & soot
She's Motherhood dragging
a doll by the foot...

She's a composite picture of
giggles & tears
Of tantrums, excitement,
amusement & fears
A bundle of mischief
and often a tease
A creature of moods
not easy to please...

Who'll capture your heart
with her pixie-like grin
Or chatter and beg till your
patience wears thin
But obedient, naughty,
mischievous or coy
She's Mom's little Darling &
Dad's Pride & Joy.

Happy Birthday Baylee! We hope you have a fun Day!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Now that you are away roaming the North American continent, I'm not sure when you'll see this. We just wanted to make sure you knew we were thinking about you, and hope you had a wonderful birthday.

Thanks for being a great dad! You've always been such a great strength to our family.

We love you!

Matt, Becky, Zack & Ty

Happy Birthday Josh Blasdell!

Happy Birthday to the first Josh to join our family. You sure are a trend setter!

I remember hearing a conversation about Josh before I had even met him. We were at the Maw's for a family dinner and Holly asked Nikki how "the boyfriend" was to which Nikki got all googlie eyed and shyly said good. That's when we knew he was something special.

We don't see Josh and Nikki very often but they sure are a lot of fun when we do get to hang out with them. We hope you have a great birthday and take a break from work and school to do something fun! Kiss that cute baby for us and we hope to see you soon!

College is not all about the books! 2 am hair dying parties!

Happy Birthday Greg!

Do you like this picture, Greg? It was from a long time ago...in a land not too far away...

I like to recall some memory of those who have birthdays. I just remember that you were the super athletic one as we grew up. I really couldn't compete against you in most things, but I do remember that me and my friends played against you and Jon Reese in rollerblade hockey there in the church parking lot behind our house. For the first time ever, I was able to beat you at something. I got a glimps at your competitiveness because you never quit, no matter how frustrated you got with trying to skate around.

Anyway, we wish you a very happy birthday!

-Matt and family

J. Willard

I just thought I would let everyone know that J. Willard does have Down's Syndrome. We are not sure what implications this will have, but we are not worried. We are grateful to have a healthy, beautiful boy, and know that Heavenly Father has a plan for our little family. We are so excited to be J. Willard's parents and can feel his strong spirit. He is a joy in our lives. We love you all and thank you for your prayers and love.

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Happy Birthday Dain!

Dain has always been a fun nephew. I have tons of fun memories of babysitting Dain when he was just a young one. The first diaper I ever changed was on Dain, and I remember that after I finished changing it...it was on sideways! Brenda had a good laugh about that one.

I remember when Dain was about 4 years old, and he was running around the house singing his own version of "Walk Like An Egyptian", althought his lyrics sounded more like "Walk like Ma-DIP-shun". There was no way of convincing him that he wasn't singing it right!

I also had a good laugh one time when Brenda was trying to discipline Dain when he was about 3 or 4 years old. Brenda told him to do something, but he wouldn't do it, so Brenda started counting, "One!"... "Two!"...and before she could say the next one we heard a very tentative whisper come from Dain, "three?" Brenda couldn't keep a straight face after that!

We love you Dain! Have a wonderful birthday!

-Matt

Happy Birthday Holly!

Holly is the most optimistic person I know! When things are hard and life stinks she seems to be able to hold it all together and go forward with a positive attitude. She just radiates positiveness.

I want to share what Elder Holland said in the September '09 Ensign.

"When lonely, cold hard times come, we have to endure, we have to continue, we have to persist. That was the Savior's message...Keep knocking on that door. Keep pleading. In the meantime, we know that God hears your cries and knows your distress. He is your Father, and you are His child."

This passage has stayed with me ever since I read it. I just love it! Remember Holly you are amazing, keep knocking on that door!

Happy Birthday!