Saturday, October 30, 2010

Thankful for Mandy and Sam

Mandy,

I’m so thankful for so, so many things about you and your family! 

I’m so thankful that you had a baby cousin just 4 1/2 months before baby Zac was born!  And for all the “baby/prego” advice you have given me!  I love that you got to experience this all just before me and I can ask you for questions and advice about my new baby!

I love that I feel like we have become closer, as sisters, since we have gotten married, and had babies, and just “matured”.  haha

I am so thankful that you live in Kanab!  I LOVE coming to visit so much!  Kanab is one of my favorite places, and I’m sure much of that has to do with what a great hostess you are!  I love four-wheeling, and hiking, and so-far-unsuccessfully searching for arrowheads.  I know one day we will find one together!

I love baby Quinny!  I love her as her, as a turtle, as a cousin, as a niece, as a baby, as everything!  I love being her Aunt Nick!

I love that you are so happy as a wife, as a sister, as a daughter, and as an aunt!  Our babies sure have fun, sweet, cute cousins!  I love that each of us have one “baby”!  Even if Avrie is a little afraid of losing the attention as the only grandbaby, I know she loves her baby cousins and will be the best cousin/big babysitter ever!

I love that I can share my experiences with Jesus with you and you are so welcoming!  I love that you ask questions and want to experience Zac’s baby dedication when we do it!  I am so thankful for your open heart!  I love that we are all able to experience a close relationship with Jesus if we just ask for it!  We have such a forgiving, awesome God!

I am so thankful that I get to see you as such a sweet, sweet mommy to your baby girl!  I love all the fun pictures you send me of little Quinn!  She is such a happy baby girl!

I am so thankful for the technology that we have in our lives that we get to share our experiences instantly through text, and email!   How awesome is that!

I’m thankful for Sam, for being such an amazing husband to you!  For sharing so much of this world with you through all of your travels, and that you are able to share that with all of us!  We could all be envious, which would do us no good, but we can all make goals to do that for ourselves, or be thankful for what we have experienced ourselves!  Thank you Sam!

I am thankful for what great parents you and Sam are to Quinny.  You can see how happy she is even as a sweet baby girl!  Obviously, she has seen so much and loves you both so much!  She is one lucky baby!  I can’t wait to see what she has in store for her throughout her life and also, for your future babies!  Your family is so blessed!  Thank God!

I love you so much Mandy, Sam, and Quinn!  I thank God for you every day!  I love you!

2 comments:

Sam and Mandy Noel said...

Thanks Nicki! I love this idea and I loved everything you had to say about us. You are a great sister and mean so much to me. Thank you so much! LOVE YOU and Zacky and Lukey.

Sam and Mandy Noel said...

I am thankful that you have always been a great older sister to me. You always took care of me so well. I remember you used to always pay for me to get treats or drive me all around in high school.
I am thankful that you have found a happiness in your life that really shines through now.

I am thankful too that I feel like we have a closer relationship as we have gotten older and maturer.

I am thankful that you had a sweet little baby boy for Quinny to play with and that we have gotten to share all of our experiences with each other as we are going through them.

I am so grateful that even though we live so far away, we still talk quite often and stay in touch really well.

I am grateful for all the sweet pictures that I get of Zac that brighten up my day.

I am grateful that you were born with such a healthy and happy baby and that you are able to be a mom because I know this is what you have always wanted. And you are such a natural at it!

I am grateful that you are such a supportive wife, friend, sister, aunt, daughter, etc. You are always full of love and support. Thank you.

I am grateful that you are always trying to better yourself and thinking of ideas to make your life full. You inspire me.

I am grateful that you are always so willing to give and think of others.

I am grateful that you always make a point to come visit me when I am up there or come down to Kanab to visit me. I really appreciate it.

I am grateful for our Costa Vida dinners together. I love them.

I am grateful that you are always so much fun to just hang out with.

I am grateful so much for you and am so glad you are my sister. LOVE YOU!