ONCE THE OLDEST...ALWAYS THE THIRD PARENT!!

JER IS AN AMAZING FATHER, HUSBAND, AND PROVIDER.  HE HAS WORKED SO HARD SO THAT THE BOYS CAN HAVE A STAY AT HOME MOM AND WANTS HIS FAMILY TO BE A FOREVER FAMILY.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR OLDEST AND OTHER PARENT!  WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW.

JER HAS COACHED ALL FOUR BOYS IN BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL AND SUPPORTS EVERY ACTIVITY...INCLUDING ALWAYS KNOWING HOW THEY ARE DOING IN SCHOOL.  HE LIKE TO KEEP THINGS ORGANIZED AND THE BOYS ON TASK AT HOME.  HE SUPPORTS ALL OF THE WARD ACTIVITIES....EVEN THOUGH HE HAS A LITTLE OF ME IN HIM AND WOULD RATHER STAY HOME.  HE IS AN AMAZING ELDER'S QUORUM PRES.  HE IS AN OVERACHIEVER FOR SURE.  HE LIKES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOYS GET TO SEE ALL OF THE PLACES THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO TAKE HIM AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR HIM!

HE HAS WORKED SO HARD AND THEY HAVE WAITED TOO

WE HAVE WATCHED HIM COACH JAKE, WILL,TY AND BO IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL.  HEAVENLY FATHER IS FAIR SO I'M SURE HE STILL HAS A LOT OF GAMES LEFT TO COACH FOR BEN.  AT PAUL THOMAS' FUNERAL IT WAS MENTIONED THAT PAUL AND DICK DE ARMITT WERE PROBABLY ALREADY PLANNING A BASEBALL TOURNEMENT.........JER AND HIS BOY'S LOVE IT...HE'LL HAVE A CHANCE!

LONG....WE ARE SO HAPPY THAT THEIR DREAM HOME WILL SOON BE READY FOR THEM TO MOVE IN!!!!

HE MAKES SURE THAT HIS BOYS KNOW THEIR COUSINS, AND I IS HARDER FOR HIM BECAUSE HE LIVES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.  HE CHECKS ON THE KID'S AND KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THEIR MANY ACTIVITIES.  HE CALLS THEM ON THE PHONE.....LET'S JUST SAY THEY ARE ALL BLESSED TO HAVE AN UNCLE LIKE HIM, BUT I THINK I AM THE BLESSED THE MOST TO CALL HIM SON!  LOVE YOU JER.  HOPE YOU CAN HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH ALL OF YOUR CORPORATE PRESENTATIONS COMING UP.......LOVE YOU FOREVER!!!!

BEING THE OTHER PARENT....I THINK JER LOVES WHEN WE CAN ALL BE TOGETHER AS MUCH AS WE DO!!  AS THE KIDDOS ARE GETTING OLDER, AND SO INVOLVED IN SO MANY ACTIVITIES,,,,THOSE TIMES ARE BECOMING SO RARE.  I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WHEN EVERYONE WAS TOGETHER.  AS JER, ANDREA, AND THEIR FAMILY CONTINUE TO MISS BEN.....WE ALL DO ALSO.  WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WAY JER AND HIS FAMILY LIVE THEIR LIVES SO THAT WE CAN ,,, I THINK IN THE NEAR FUTURE.....BE TOGETHER FOREVER AND EVER.  I AM GETTING THIS POST READY AFTER WATCHING 2 DAYS OF GENERAL CONFERENCE AND I LOST TRACK OF THE TIMES THE SECOND COMING WAS 
REFERRED TOO. 

 IT WILL SOON BE LIKE THIS AGAIN.....ALL SMILES......LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!