January 14th, 2006

This was a happy day. We had a party for Owen's fourth birthday and I was less than three weeks from delivering Soren. Brandon was in a great mood, and he was SO helpful. He always endeavored to serve others and spared nothing to do anything he could for me. This was a hallmark of Brandon's personality. Even after I moved to Maryland he would ask me over the phone, "What can I do for you to make your life easier?" The day pictured here found him setting up tables and chairs, carrying food back and forth from my apartment to the community center, playing with his favorite (and at the time only) nephew, eating Mexican Lime Soup with lots of chips crushed up in it, and sitting around in the living room with us, laughing and loving together.









This was the year that Owen wanted cleaning supplies. Brandon was surprised when we told him that Owen would love lint rollers and sponges. He laughed when Owen was beyond thrilled with those perfect gifts.

For my birthday he bought me a small red-headed porcelain doll.