Sad News

It has been a wonderful holiday season but right before Christmas we received the sad news that my Great Grandma Jolly passed away at the age of 102. I felt very lucky to have gotten to see her at Thanksgiving and that Hayden had a chance to meet her. As my relatives know she sure loves the little ones. She left a large posterity behind and we will miss her greatly. Her posterity includes 11 children, 62 grandchildren, 225 great-grandchildren, and 175 great-great grandchildren.
It is peaceful to know that families can be together forever and that she had a great Christmas reunion with those that had gone before her.

Here is a link to a cute article about her life.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7832331?source=email

I also went down to the funeral and enjoyed hearing the great stories about her. I have so many great ladies to look up to in my life.

He is Listening.

Sometimes I feel like Hayden really isn't listening to me or he doesn't understand what I'm asking him to do or not do. Well on Tuesday we were finishing up on all our Christmas decorations and I had put out Hayden's nativity scene which is the FisherPrice version he can play with. His favorite part of this nativity set so far is the donkey with the cart.
Well it was time to put Hayden to bed and I was walking down the hall and saw the little cart laying there. I turned to Hayden and said "Hayden will you go put this back by your Baby Jesus please". He took the cart and went toward the living room. I went to his room thinking I would find the cart in the middle of the living room floor. He came to his room and we read books and said prayers and he went to bed.
Tyler and I went back out to the living room to finish up with the decorating and this is what I found. Look closely. . .

He had put the cart back by Baby Jesus. Not the Baby Jesus I was thinking of (the FisherPrice version) but he did put it by Baby Jesus.

I just started laughing. It was a great reminder that he is listening and understanding the things I say to him. I guess he just has selective hearing. ;) He makes me smile and laugh and keeps me on my toes.