Aunt Amy

I was initially going to post about this fun date that David and I went on to Hale Center Theater Orem, but then I remembered we have a separate "Hale Center Theater Plays" post drafted for the year. But when I looked at these pictures I realized that what I actually wanted to blog about was Amy and how wonderful she is. 

Amy gave us tickets for Christmas to go and see a Hale Center Theater play. It was such a kind and thoughtful gift and the best part was that she also volunteered her babysitting services for the date. 

We are so blessed to have Amy in our lives. My kids love it when she comes to babysit. They love to talk to her and play games with her. We were lucky enough to convince her to stay and watch General Conference with us and we had a lovely day with her. 

Here are some things that we love about Aunt Amy:

-She listens. She listens to the kids telling her about the random things they are thinking about. She listens to the things that are important to me. I remember telling her about how I was feeling when considering homeschooling and how well she listened to me without inserting advice or judgment. 

-She likes to play games. We love playing games with Amy. She is an expert Nertz player and any chance to play any kind of card game with her is an excellent way to spend a day. 

-She is kind. She never says unkind things and is always gracious and patient. She knew that I had been struggling with some other extended family relationships and wrote me the most beautiful letter expressing her love and thoughts about me. It is a treasure.  

There are many many more things - like how great she is at taking care of her parents, what a great gift giver she is, how fun she is to talk about what books we are reading together, what a great aunt she is, how kind she is to babysit,  etc... 

We love you Amy and we are grateful for you!