Cassy's April Letter

April 12, 2012

Dear Children,


Your father had a very good idea and now I am going to do the same. Sometimes the things he comes up with amazes me. I would never have thought of writing a letter to you on a blog. So here goes my letter to you for this month.


I first off wanted to tell you how much I love you. I may not know you yet, but I know how much I love each and everyone of you. I have also been thinking a lot about how much I love your father. He is so smart and loving. I've been thinking about my favorite times of the day and all of them revolve around our little family. I love when your father kisses me and tells me how much he loves me when he gets up in the morning. I love that he calls me when he is on his way home. I love how he kisses me when he gets home in the evening and tells me good morning. Yes, good morning. Lastly, I love how he cuddles with me when we go to bed at night. He is a wonderful man and you are so lucky to have him as your father.


We have had a nice week of just hanging out, because of spring break. We have played a lot of Settlers of Catan and watched a lot of Avatar, the Last Airbender this week. Yes, we are geeks, but we have fun. Sadly, he was also gone on Thursday and Saturday for the State Drama Competition with his high school kids. He loves the drama stuff and his students. I have enjoyed the time I have had to myself as well. I wrote this letter and did the grocery shopping.


We also enjoyed this last Sunday. We dyed Easter eggs on Saturday and ate lots of candy. On Sunday we went to church and learned of the wonderful sacrifice our Savior has made for us. I want to close this letter by telling you, my children, that I believe that the Atonement is one of the most important things to me. Christ's Atonement shows me how much he loves me and how much he understands me. He understands the trials that we face, making it so we are never alone. The Atonement lets us atone for our sins, but I think for me it is more about having someone who has suffered all that I have suffered and having someone who understands perfectly. I love my savior and the sacrifice he has made for me.


We love you so much and we pray for you everyday. You are constantly in our prayers. I love you very much and I hope you have a wonderful month.


Love,


Mom

John's April Letter

April 3, 2012

Dear Children,

I've had the idea for quite some time to write you each a letter on a regular basis. Your Grandpa Whitehead has been working on writing a personal history and it has been very interesting to read. I'm not very good at keeping a regular journal, but I figured this would be a good way to preserve some sort of record I could give you someday.

I should start by saying that you are all getting the same letter this time, and probably for the next several letters at least. This is because we have not yet met each other. I don't yet know you or your names. Your Mother and I eagerly await the chance to welcome you into our family and get to know you.

At present I am just finishing up my student teaching at Pleasant Grove High School and will be graduating in just a few weeks. I actually only have three more days before I am finished. It is the end of four and half years of study. At times it seems like I have been in school forever, but at other times it seems that I just barely started and I can't believe that I am almost done. It is a little stressful at the moment because we don't yet have anything lined up for after graduation. I am hoping to find a teaching position at a high school. Unfortunately, there aren't many openings for theatre teachers. Many people are scared by the downturn the economy has taken recently and are staying longer at their teaching positions instead of retiring. There are also fewer schools looking at expanding their theatre programs. Hopefully something comes up. There should be some postings going up soon.

We had the chance this last weekend to listen to the general conference. As always, it was a highlight to get to listen to the words of the prophet and the apostles. Something your Grandma Whitehead pointed out to me several years ago is the fact that whenever one of the apostles talks at conference, regardless of the topic, he will always share his testimony of Jesus Christ during the talk. It is great to get the opportunity to hear these men share their testimonies.

Your Mother and I don't know you yet. Even so, we pray for you every night. Know that we love you.

Love,

Dad