What A Man!

I still haven't put up my planned Father's Day post. However I wanted to give you an idea about how amazing and wonderful my husband is because the past two days he has gone above and beyond.... As I am typing this I can hear him blowing up a swimming pool for Mikayla's birthday present, he helped me make dinner for friends today, he cleaned the house this week, has been an amazing house spouse for the past two weeks, did all of the laundry, witnessed our son crawl for the first time and noted every detail so that he could tell me about it later, watched the kids so I could go to the temple, helped me study for my tests at school, let me practice my fresh new skills on him, made me mint chocolate chip cookies, and THEN, hold your breath, this last bit is amazing....

He woke up with Mikayla no less than FIVE times last night AND woke up with Rowan no less than THREE.

Apparently my muscle relaxers for my back and neck render me useless and I can actually sleep through my children screaming at the top of their lungs.... This is usually Randy's area of expertise (although if it his turn he takes it and he has never complained) and I get up and take care of things. And to top off that amazing feat Randy still woke up for church, helped get the kids dressed and ready and took care of them so I could teach my lesson for the Young Women.... What a man! I am so grateful to him for all he does for this family. My lesson that I gave today was on service and the more I though about service and what it means the more I thought about Randy and how he serves our family.

I know he worries about us and about providing for our needs and I know that sometimes he feels like it isn't enough. In reality, he does more than is required or even asked of him and he makes our life a truly happy one. I am also very grateful that he honors the gospel and the priesthood. There have been so many times that I have needed a blessing, comfort, and insights or even just a great shoulder to cry on. I know that because he lives righteously he has been able to provide those things for me.

And one last thing- I am so glad that he is mine forever. I absolutely cannot imagine life without him. When we were dating and even first married I did not realize how attached and how in love I could be.... I am so looking forward to eternity with him!