Thanks Ellory

Little Ellory,

   My life has been forever changed since you came into it. Thank you for being a part of our family. Thank you for teaching me patience and understanding. Thank you for teaching me that not everyone is the same. Thank you for teaching me that we can show love in many ways. Thank you for loving me more than anyone else on the planet. Thank you for thinking that only I can make you feel better or solve any of your problems. Thank you for being so strong. Thank you for loving your big brother with all your heart. Thank you for loving your daddy with all your heart, even though you are sometimes pretty rude to him. Thank you for reading books with me. Thank you for playing picnic with me. Thank you for going on actual picnics with me. Thank you for kinda teaching yourself how to go potty on the toilet! Thank you for going to the library with me. Thank you for all the times you ask me if I'm ok. Thank you for asking me if we can go to Target. Thank you for being patient with me when I do your hair. Thank you for wanting to take selfies on Snapchat with me all the time.
  Thank you for being silly. Thank you for your awesome dance moves. Thank you for your smile and your laugh. Thank you for telling me stories. Thank you for all the silly things you say. Thank you for playing with me. Thank you for missing Kale when he goes to school. Thank you for missing Dad when he goes to work. Thank you for being so good when we moved. Thank you for making my life so much better by having you in it!

I love you sooooooooooooo much baby girl!

Thanks Kale

My dear little Kale,

     I love love love love you and I am so grateful that we were blessed to have you in our family. Thank you for being so happy. Thank you for being a helper. I love how much you always want to help. Just the other day, Ellory had a potty accident and you came running downstairs and asked me if there was anything you could do to help. What 6-year-old does that?! Kale Grant Patterson does. Thank you for being my buddy. Those first few years of your life when it was just the two of us were just the best. You were always willing to play games with me and to try new activities with me. Thank you for going to the park with me. Thank you for all the picnics. Thanks for the living room campouts. Thanks for making cookies with me. Thanks for flying kites with me. Thanks for playing at the beach with me. Thanks for building blanket forts with me. Thank you for playing bubbles and chalk. Thank you for loving the pool as much as I do. Thank you for cuddling with me. Thank you for always wanting to give me kisses and hugs and ugga-muggas. Thank you for being as sad/happy about your first day of Kindergarten as I was. Thank you for wanting to tell me everything and show me everything. Thank you for being the BEST big brother. You are so kind to your little sister and willing to do what she wants. Thank you for never hitting her or pushing her and for always looking out for her. Thank you for trying to make her happy when she's crying or throwing a tantrum. Thank you for all the times when I needed to put her down for a nap and you went and read books by yourself until I was done. Thank you for liking Star Wars with me, and Harry Potter.
    Thank you for your love for church and Jesus Christ. You teach me more about Him and life than I ever think I could without being a mom. Thank you for wanting to go to church and say prayers. Thank you for your beautiful prayers. Thank you for caring for others. Thank you for loving your friends. Thank you for loving your Aunts and Uncles and Grandparents and cousins with all your heart. Thank you for being so good and nice every time that we have moved. Can you believe we have moved every single year of your life?? You are a champion.
  Sometimes I wish you could stay little forever, but I also love watching you grow and learn to do knew things. Thank you for filling my life with laughter and love!