I like Irelynd

It's been fun this last month going to the temple with Irelynd almost every Saturday.  (We feel so blessed to live close enough to a temple to be able to do that!)  You can't see very well in this picture, but when we get close to the temple, she starts glowing.  She loves to run up and touch the outside of the temple, sit on the bench, and just sits with a jubilant smile the whole time we are inside.  Irelynd feels the spirit so easily;  I want to be more like her.  She is always begging to go more often.  What a good influence she is on our family! 

Just look at that happy face!!!

And she even puts up with two little brothers!  Actually, it's more than that - she glories in being the big sister, and makes up games, activities, and adventures whenever they have time together.  And don't even get me started on the little girls.  They are kindred spirits.  I think I will leave that for another post.

She also really loves her Great-Grandma Brown, whose health is failing recently.  This past week, we went to visit, and Irelynd fed Grandma some pudding and played her some songs on the piano and sat by her and hugged her and held her hand.  I think Grandma really loves Irelynd, too.  Let's face it:  WHO DOESN'T LOVE IRELYND?  I don't know!  Thanks, I, for YOU!