Katie's Blessing

We are going to bless Katie on the 29th of November. It will be at our parents ward in St. George at 1:00 p.m. We are going to have a little brunch from 10:30 to 12:00 at The Stuart Home, for all who would like to come. We are excited to see you all and hope that many of you can make it. I realize however that it is short notice and Thanksgiving weekend, but we would love to have you there if you can make it.

The Stuarts
1155 W. Bloomington Dr. S. #6
St. George Utah 84790

Manzanita Chapel
3519 Manzanita Rd.
St. George, Utah 84790

Cutie Kevin

Went to the park today, it was actually quite cool outside hence Kevin in his long sleeved shirt. I am still amazed that we live here in Arizona. Life has sure brought us a lot of surprises this year, but just look at this face and you know everything is All Right!!!

The ZOO

We went to the Zoo on Veterans Day. It was CRAZY, but we had a lot of fun. We went with the cousins Maya and Ella (Tiersa's kids).
Adam and Kevin being silly at the turtle exhibit
Tiersa had been trying to get Katie to smile and while they all went into the Monkey place, I got a lot of HUGE smiles, she is so chunky now and I love that she interacts just a little bit.

Notice that we are wearing summer clothing. I guess even though it is NOVEMBER we just have to get used to the fact that we will never ever ever cool down (although I must say I really hate snow so I am okay with not dealing with all that white stuff).

Our Pumpkin Family

I hope you all don't mind that I am just now posting pictures of our pumpkin night. I find that blogging is about 99th on the list of 100 things to do.

Katie

I have lots of pictures to post, but for now this is for those of you who have been asking for pictures of Katie. I love how alert she is in this picture.

Overwhelmed and Grateful

I almost don't know what to write but I know that I need to get the thoughts out of my head before getting back into bed. I just read here about a friend of mine whose little 5 year old boy passed away. He was and always has been severely handicapped and completely dependent upon his parents and those around him. I used to always think that it would be so hard to have a child like that where you took care of him/her 24/7, but I am telling you, this little boy, Tyson, was amazing. He had curly curly hair and when you would talk to him his eyes would light up. You could see him smile even if his mouth didn't move. His parents loved and adored him. Honestly how could you not. No one knows what trials they will face on this earth or what we will have to overcome, but with the Lord's help we can endure them well and hopefully become like Christ and like little Tyson... humble, meek and full of love. Who can ever complain again about getting up in the middle of the night to feed their baby or console a child... I am so grateful for what I have and will work hard at not begrudging the task at hand. Hopefully I can continue to learn and take whatever I am handed with a grateful heart and an open mind. Tyson is in a better place now free from his mortal body, one day to be resurrected and reunited with his eternal family. Thank goodness for the gospel and the knowledge of God's plan. Life is beautiful.