Reasons I love my FAMILY

I know I know ..."Tracie is actually posting on the Lewis girls website" but it's happening so everybody pick your chin up off the ground and be impressed. My little Sis Liz made a list of reasons why she loves mom and it inspired me to list some things that i love about my family.

1. Mom reading her Book of Mormon every day. Without fail even if it's while blow drying her hair in the morning. I relied on her testimony as a child but I always knew her love for the gosepl. She's not a "sunday-Mormon" she lives her religion EVERYDAY and has taught us girls to do the same.
2. Bill "make believe" past life experiences. IE..when he was a black CIA female Agent.
3. Lindsay being the little "craft-Momma." she always has cute little holiday ideas to entertain the kiddies and interact with them. She is SO organized!!!
4. I love being an Aunt so thanks to my sisters for having such cute and wonderfully fun children. I feel so blessed to know that our Heavenly Father intrusted them into our families and thank him everyday for their little faces. We are RICH in blessings.
5. When i come to Utah i try and spend as much time with mom as possible; since we share time with my in-laws, so I love our little "driving-talks" while running errands. it makes me feel like I've spent a lot more time with her on my short trips back home.
6. Jen's love of Animals and Nature. I won't be surprised if she finds a way to have the goat she wants at her apartment. (i don't think you can get a Dr's note for that though. :))
7. Fun road trip with Liz to MA! She is great navigator, map in one hand and her cell phone in the other when we got lost. We had a blast learning about revolutionary war locations and scoping out ivy league colleges.
8. Diet coke with lime runs to dairyann with mom. It still makes me smile when we tried to figure out which one still had the lime in it by looking at the bottom of the styrofoam cup.
9. Mom always keeping the sabbath day holy when we were kids and then running to Smiths at 12:01am on Monday morning for goodies. (IE licorice and chocolate)
10. "WHAT IN THE WORLD!!!!!" Thanks to Bill my son now says "Oh my WORD!!" instead of a new phrase he learned at the babysitters.
11. "Lewis girls take NYC!!!" Prego Jen hanging from the tree branches, liz making friends on the scary subway, mom trying to kiss a pix of Sam Waterson, and Lindsay being told how cute her coat is by every gay passing man. AHHH memories!
12. Still talking on the phone everyday to at least 2 of my 3 sisters. & of course MOM.
13. Bill teaching spencer to wave with his hand under his chin. (he still does that by the way)
14. Comedian husbands who surprisingly get a long with each other. (mostly)
15. Spontaneous movie night with mom to see Mamma Mia and then liz to see Twilight.
16. Loving Grandparents who were always involved in our lives. Especially Grandpa Ole making us wear baseball hats while driving long distances to hide the fact that we were girls in order to keep us safe. And of course him threatening any boy who ever broke our young teenage hearts.
17. You are all so cute with my little Spencer. He loves his Aunts and prays for you often.
18. Parents who encourage education and believing in us when we are at our lowest point.
19. Bill's stories & laugh. I still laugh at the gay taxi story in Hawaii. I love watching movies with Bill that i know he'll think are funny because his laugh is contagious.
20. Memories; whether they be childhood or adult, my home is wherever my sisters and parents are. I love you guys so much and am grateful for you everyday. I am so blessed to know that i can be a part of your life into the Eternities.