Happy Birthday love Mimi and Grandpa

Happy 4^th Birthday

to you, Nolan!

It’s hard to believe that you are only 4 because you keep up so well with the “big” kids. It’s easy to think of you as 6 or 7 which you often claim you are, silly boy! We love the pure joy and happiness you add to our family.

This past year has been a wonderful one and we were excited to get to come to visit all of you in Tennessee for Christmas and Clark’s baby blessing.  Suddenly, you were the BIG brother!  We had a great time at Christmas playing games, reading books, doing puzzles, opening presents, singing songs, and celebrating the birth of our Savior together.  You and Elijah slept in Maddie’s room while we visited and Grandpa and I were just next door.  Sometimes, you three had a hard time going to sleep…you giggled too much!  One night we kept yelling down the stairs, “Go to sleep or we will come down there!”  You three kept goofing around so I came down the stairs stomping my feet a bit so you would be warned.  You three immediately quieted down and pretended to be asleep.  So, I just sat quietly in the family room.  After a few minutes of quiet I heard you say, “Wow, that was a close call!”

I started to laugh!  You can be so funny that it’s hard to stay mad at you!  You have a great sense of humor.  And you are so smart, you know just when to make a joke!

We didn’t expect to see you until summer time but our dear Grandma Adamson passed away in March 2018.  Your whole family decided to come out for the funeral.  We were so glad that you did so you could say good bye to our sweet Grandma.  You, along with all the other members of our family, sang, “Love Is Spoken Here” at the funeral.  It was a good description of the kind of home Grandma and Grandpa Adamson had which was a blessing to all of us.  We all spent some time at Grandma’s home visiting with the family before and after the funeral.  We decided we needed to pick some lemons one last time and make lemonade in honor of Grandma Adamson. You may not have many memories of her as you grow up but she loved you a lot and enjoyed every visit you and your family made to see her and Grandpa.  She was proud of all of her children, grandchildren, and GREAT grandchildren and especially YOU!

Summer is our favorite time of year because you and your family come to California to visit us.  We look forward to having so much fun.  This past month you arrived.  We had fun swimming at our neighbor’s pool and going to the Ward Barbecue where you rode horses, jumped in a bounce house, went down the water slides, and ate lots of yummy food.  We also watched Paw Patrol and Wild Kratts, played Candy Land and Guess Who, read books, did puzzles, took walks, made treasure boxes, and had campfires where we made s’mores.  But our favorite thing was going to the beach.  You were so brave this year and spent most of the time boogie boarding with Elijah. Grandpa and Bryant helped you boys and you caught a lot of waves.  After a big wave caused you to wipe out, you got up and said, “Now I am a real surfer dude!  We always have wipeouts!” 

So, a very Happy Birthday

 to our Surfer Dude!

We love you so much, Nolan LeGrand Adamson.  You are one of a kind!                                                   

                          Love, Mimi and Grandpa   August 18, 2018    

Nolan turns 4

It's hard to believe you are 4 years old today and not 14 years old! You are trying to grow up too fast! You are upset you don't go to school everyday! And on the days you do go, you want to walk yourself to your classroom even though we have to sign you in. I had to let you go down and get in class and walk down after to sign you in.  You feel left out a lot when Elijah and Madelynn get to participate in things and you don't. We let you play spring soccer but you would only play for a few minutes before you were "too tired" and needed a break. We decided not to sign you up this spring and you've been pretty disappointed in us. But we did put you in gymnastics and you are loving it! I love how you look over at me when you are doing your thing and you give me the cutest smile!

You are the funniest kid we know. You say the darnest things and make us laugh at least once a day.....and many days much more than that. You have great comedic timing. I hope you never lose your silliness or your wit!
You also are very adventurous. This summer we went jet skiing with our Idaho cousins and you were loving it. At one point Michael and James were trying to convince you not to go, the big kids were gonna go on the tube, so they started saying how fast they were gonna go and how whoever was on the tube would definitely fly off. Instead of deterring you, it made you want to go even more. You proclaimed, you love to go fast! While I love you being adventurous, I also hope you are wise.This summer you also got to boogie board at the beach while we visited Mimi and Grandpa.
You currently love Paw Patrol, playing Star Wars, building magnets, reading, and playing outside. You could stay outdoors all day! Elijah has convinced you to be an animal activist just like him. You loved going to Junior Ranger camp this summer and seeing/touching the snakes and birds. You were actually too young to go but you HAD to participate so we asked and they let you as long as we paid and mommy stayed. I was a little miserable but you were loving it so it made it easier for me.
Nolan, I love seeing the person you are becoming. You are super sweet, a little stubborn, a great little brother, a great big brother, and just overall one of our favorite people. And not just ours, lots of people think you are the greatest. Thank you for 4 years of joy and laughs. I can't wait to see the person (or dragon since that is what you currently want to be when you grow up) you become.
Always remember how much mommy and daddy love you and want the best for you. I know you'll get mad at us, you already do, but know you can always count on us. And even more than us, your Heavenly Parents. I've learned I can always pray to my Heavenly Father. He is always there for you! ALWAYS! And because of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we can return to live with our Heavenly Father again. Never lose sight of the end goal. We plan to be together for forever! I couldn't imagine anything less. We are an eternal family.
Make sure you work as hard as you play but love the work that you do. That's really important in life. I wish I had some great wisdom to tell you right now. But the truth of the matter is, I'm still learning too. And while I try to be patient with you, please try to be patient with me. You would think I would have it all figured out by kid 3, but I'm constantly learning. Not to mention you aren't Elijah or Madelynn, you are you. You need things different from them.
I wish words could express how much I love you. They can't! You stole a piece of my heart 4 years ago. And I couldn't be happier to have you as part of my everyday. When I say I love you, you respond with I love you Saturday and I say I love you Sunday. And we both just know that is big. I LOVE YOU SUNDAY! I LOVE YOU MONDAY! I LOVE YOU TUESDAY! I LOVE YOU WEDNESDAY! I LOVE YOU THURSDAY! I LOVE YOU FRIDAY. I LOVE YOU SATURDAY!