FHE for March 10:

We are going to discuss the Resurrection of the Savior, in preparation for Easter.

We'd like to also congratulate the Brimley's as they have their big day coming up this week! We are here for you any way we can be!

CONGRATULATIONS to our newly expecting cousins: Mandi, Hayley, and Deric (and of course their spouses)! Please let us know if we can help at all.

Sitting here with grandma and ALee.

THE EV HAS ROLLED OVER!!!

Everett has rolled over, now. We can no longer just leave him on the bed or the couch while cleaning or cooking.

FORDY had his first dentist appointmant today & did very well! He even got his pic on the "Cavity Free Wall." the Dr was very impressed with him.

CHARITY ANNOUNCEMENT:

In October, we plan on hosting a large-scale fundraiser for one or more charities. This will be done with the Brimley's, Megan Burrell, and possibly the team at EchoTech Wireless. We aim to organize an event that will include organizations, entities and personalities resulting in enough funds to donate substantial amounts of money to one or more charities.

Some of the charities we've bounced around have been the MDA, Aid to Military Families (unofficial name of organization), and the Christmas Box House. Please provide any ideas you may have for groups or charities to be beneficiaries of our fundraiser.

Potty Points...

Fordy is really doing a great job of getting potty trained. The turn around from yesterday to today has been very impressive. He loves standing at the top of the stairs and yelling: "Mommy or Daddy... I have to go potty! I have to go pottyyy!!!" Although we have a photo, or two, to prove his success, I will abstain from publishing them.

Oh, the other thing I feel is worth sharing is that he only likes to have his underwear on backwards. He can't see the picture of Diego and the Lemur when they are on his posterior. So he is walking around in backward underwear. The idea of the fly is still a little advanced for him.

Everett's Blessing

We are grateful for the support we received from family and friends this last weekend at Everett's blessing. We had a lot of loved ones there who made the event even more special than it otherwise would have been. The actual blessing was indeed unique and the "after party" was enjoyable.

There was something special about the entire day. In his blessing, Everett was blessed to be a leader for his generation--although they will not always follow. He was endowed with the strength to be an individual of character and to resist temptation. In his blessing, he was also given organizational skills and any other skills he will need to ensure his success throughout life. Taking his middle name from Krystal's paternal grandfather, Everett Swede was also blessed with the spirit of volunteerism that Grandpa Littlewood had; seeing to the safety, comfort and well-being of those around him. Additionally, he was given the gift of academic ambition, both secular and spiritual.

I thought it was interesting that I was prompted to bless him with specific skills. Never before have I heard of a baby blessing including organizational skills. The blessing also counseled Everett to be prepared for more rapid deterioration of the status of the Earth than has been seen in previous generations.

Krystal and I discussed later that there was no mention of "serving an honorable mission" or "being married in the temple." I don't sense that the spirit led me away from including those two common phrases, but rather they were contained in the whole of all the other blessings he was given. Even though we can't seem to remember all of the words, we definitely know that Everett's blessing was one of a kind.