Dear Sami,

Today is your dad's 28th birthday! I am so glad he was born, and I bet you are too! Your mom and dad love you so much. Your dad is our youngest child, and he was also the last to get married and have children. Before he married your mom, he loved to play with his nieces and nephews and he always said he couldn't wait to have his own children. So you might be able to imagine how excited he was when you were born!

Soon you will have a new baby sister. That is a wonderful gift from Heavenly Father and your parents to you. Sisters become wonderful friends. Sometimes they might fight and be unhappy with each other, but when life is hard, a sister is always one of the first people there to help you. Soon one of my sisters is going to give me one of her kidneys. When we were growing up, I had no idea that I would ever need a kidney from her, but I think Heavenly Father knew. Heavenly Father puts lots of important people in our lives, but we don't always know how important they are at the time.

Because you live in Utah, Grampa and I don't know you very well yet. You and your mom and dad came to visit us before Labor Day last year. Every day you were here I loved to sit and watch you play. You were so sweet and so good to entertain yourself. I don't think I had ever been around such a good natured baby. Now we talk on Skype and you are talking more and more and calling both Grampa and I "Bopa". I am so happy you are part of our family and I am excited to get to know you better every time you come to visit us or we come to visit you.

I love you very much,

Gramma