MACKEY MOO WE LOVE YOU!!!!

7 years ago today...


this little man entered our hearts....

And as all mom's say---where has the time gone????

Max is our little tender-hearted boy. He is soooo caring and concerned for others.
He's a fantastic friend- always trying to include everyone, and befriend those left out. His preschool teacher told me many stories that touched her heart about Max making a little "outcast" boy in her class feel like a million bucks on one or more occasion- he warms my soul.
I am grateful for a husband who teaches my son to be a sweet boy- to care, and to help and to love-

Crazy is definitely a word that describes our boy. He has, from the very start, loved to laugh and play; and play LOUD. He definitely takes after me in the "needing to be around people" dept. He LOVES having his friends around, and he loves entertaining them....something he may or may not have gotten from me also.....(Janet? did we produce and perform plays from the womb????)
I am grateful for his friendship.
He LOVES his family and can't wait when one of them are coming to visit, or when we get to go visit them. He loves going to visit his Mana's and Papa and getting babysat by his awesome uncles and aunts!!!!
THANK YOU FOR LOVING HIM!!!

He loves singing and dancing- seriously- you should see the kids moves- it's insane
i am grateful that he will cut a rug with me any time/anywhere.
He loves school- the bus, the lunch, the learning, the friends, the recess, the reading....all of it.
I am grateful for his love of learning and hope it never ceases.
and for allowing his sister- who idolizes him- to experience his special moments with him.

He loves the gospel:
During the dress rehearsal for our ward Primary Program 2 years ago, the children were singing "I Know that My Redeemer Lives"
I was the pianist at the time and his class was sitting in the perfect spot for me to keep an eye on him- mid-song, he stops, and puts his head down. I watched his teacher go over and whisper to him, then look up at me with a tear in her eye- afterwards, he told me that he felt the spirit and it made him cry so much he couldn't sing any more.
I am grateful to have him forever.
He loves all things water. He's a fish. He taught himself to swim when he was 3 and has been going ever since.
I am grateful for a child that won't complain when i want to go to the pool again.

He loves his Daddy. And boy did he luck out! He would do anything if it guaranteed him some time with his dad. He can not wait to be old enough to join Brent on fishing trips and he craves playing catch and messing around with him- they are such buds!
I am grateful that Brent has a son to share moments with.

He loves all sports. He's dabbled in most and did well at all of them! It will be so fun to see where he goes with it as he gets older and really starts caring!!!
I am grateful for his health and his strong body.

How lucky our baby girls are to have this boy as their older brother. I always wanted an older brother- not just for the perk of older brothers friends- but for the protection, and the love he'd give me. These girls have it all. They LOVE to play with him and lucky for them, he's not too cool to still play with them. He is SUCH a helper-most of the time- and loves to make them laugh, loves to color with them and watch movies with them, make plays with them, dance with them, have sleepovers with them...he's fantastic.
I am grateful they have him as an example.

I can't say enough about this boy of mine- I love him so much. I know he came into my life for a reason and I'll be forever grateful to my father in heaven for trusting me with his sweet spirit.

Love you boy. Hope your day is the best ever!!!