"Life Is Lemons": Happy 30th Birthday George!

Monday, December 1, 2008

Happy 30th Birthday George!

George turned the big 30 on Friday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE!

The kids wanted to take him bowling so we invited the rest of the family too as a little surprise. I joke about not wanting to be seen in a bowling alley but the truth is...we love it and always say we should do it more whenever we go.

The kids wrote the top 30 things they love about George on a poster for him...here are a few of the highlights:

1. We love his bones
2. We love his HUGE muscles
3. We love his fancy pants
4. He has nice shirts
5. He wrestles with us
6. He loves us
7. Pajama elevator
8. Spider man flights
9. He reads to us
10. He always puts us first

We love you daddy!

3 comments:

katie said...: your brother is so tall and so big!

so much fun and HAPPY BIRTHDAY! welcome to the big 3 0 !!!; December 4, 2008 at 7:48 PM
Tam said...: Okay, so I cant resist! I've come back a couple time to check to see if you've updated your blog and each time I want to make an inappropriate comment (especially because I have never even met George) about the big set of balls he's holding. There, I somewhat alluded to what my comment would be and I feel a little bit better! Char - forgive me!; December 9, 2008 at 9:47 PM
Teisha said...: Hey Char, I finally got our blog up and going. Looks like you guys are doing great!
Teisha; December 10, 2008 at 8:55 AM

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Tender Mercies

Everyone has a story: life experiences that have either strengthened us or made us weaker and have defined who we really are. Our story is no different; George and I were both married previously to very wonderful people who changed our lives and helped us become who we are. We each suffered a tremendous loss when our spouses (Joel and Summer) died of cancer leaving us with an unfinished story of the lives we had imagined. Through the grief, loneliness, suffering, and pain we both realized that our stories were being revised and that Summer and Joel were helping in that process.

George and I met in March of 2007. We dated for a year and it was a wonderful year full of compassion, empathy, healing, and love. My dad often talks about the tender mercies of the Lord and we both know that our lives have been touched by these tender mercies in ways we never dreamed possible.

We were married on March 1, 2008 in the Salt Lake Temple. The new revisions in our story may seem complicated but to us it's rather simple. Our kids know how much we love each other and are so happy to be a complete famiy again. They also know that "daddy Joel" and "mommy Summer" are a big part of our lives and that families are eternal and we will see them again someday. George and I often joke that "we are blessed....we think!," but the truth is we have been blessed beyond measure. We've had our trials and there are still sad days but we have each other to lean on. We now have someone to share things with--it feels so good to love again!