Happy Birthday Devan!

I'm a day late in doing this because I spent the day yesterday helping Devan celebrate!

Eleven years ago my life was permanently altered with the birth of our son, Devan. Being a wife and mother had been my life long dream. Our sweet boy had horrific colic for the first several months of his life. My dream quickly turned into a sleep deprived nightmare. Luckily that time passed quickly and he metamorphosed into one of the most loving kids that I have ever known. Being a mom is a tough job, but having a son like Devan makes it completely worth it!




Little known facts about Devan:

1. He loves Herbie! He has since he was 2 and could point at the slug bugs in Provo. He owns every Herbie movie ever released (new and old). He wants a love bug to drive when he gets his license. We've told him that they no longer are making the old ones, so he may have to settle for a used newer version.

2. He is a natural missionary. I don't think Jenn Mouso would remember this. Devan was 7 when we first moved to Marana. Alex Mouso must have been 8 or 9. The kids were playing on the playground. Alex told Devan how old he was and Devan commented how lucky he was that he was old enough to get baptized. Three years later we were able to see Alex and the rest of his family get baptized. Devan was so excited for his friends!

Devan was so excited to be baptized when he turned 8!

3. He is a natural engineer. He must get it from his dad. He loves to build things! Forget video games- He lives for Legos. Several of his teachers figured out quickly that the way to motivate him to get his work done quickly was lego time. The other day he was suggesting ways that we could put an elevator from the garage to his bedroom closet using pulley and rope system. :-)

4. He likes to ride his bike and swim. He's had so much fun this summer swimming in Debbie's pool especially when friends swim with us.

5. He has a strong sense of what is right and what is wrong. It has been a joy for us as his parents to see him trying to choose what is right.

I could go on and on with this list, but my time is short. We feel so blessed to have Devan as a member of our family! We love him so much!

Here are some of my favorite pictures of Devan:

Devan at 9 months!

Devan has always been a great big brother!

Devan Age 4

Devan, Big Brother Twice, at age 5

Turning 7 in Idaho!

Devan as Big Brother for the third time at the age of 8!