Thursday, December 9, 2010

9th Day of Christmas - Brendalee

Introducing...Josh's cousin BRENDALEE

Brendalee is Josh's second cousin. She is also his third cousin. Want to know how that works? Josh's grandparents are Rex and Beth. Brendalee's grandparents are Louise and Joe. Louise is Rex's little sister, and Joe is Beth's cousin. So not only are Brendalee's grandma and Josh's grandpa siblings, but Brendalee's grandpa and Josh's grandma are cousins. Got it? Does that make sense? It took me a while to figure out how all the cousins were related! Brendalee belongs to a family that we see at two different reunions: the Tolman reunion and the Corbett reunion. And her family almost always comes to both reunions, so we get to see them every year!

Brendalee is younger than Josh and I. When we were first married, her family lived down the street from us. They were in our ward, so we got to know their family pretty well. I remember her babysitting for us once when Ammon was a baby. She is the oldest child in her family, and she brought her two younger sisters to babysit with her. Josh and I went out for frozen yogurt, and we were gone for an hour. We thought it was so funny that we had 3 babysitters to watch just one little infant boy!

She has strong family ties, and enjoys family get-togethers. She is married to Lee, and they recently moved to a different state, so I didn't have a chance to see her at the Tolman reunion this past summer. She is a social butterfly. She enjoys talking with people and she is so good at remembering everyone: she knows their names and knows how they're related! That's a talent right there, especially when family generations are intertwined!!

Brendalee is a positive thinker. She always has a smile on her face, and she shares her contagious laughter! She enjoys having fun, and brings fun to any situation! She is so loving and so kind. She cares very deeply for her family, and she especially has a soft spot for her nieces and nephews. She is very selfless, and is always serving others. She has such an positive attitude about life, and her happy aura easily spreads to those around her!

Brendalee, I'm so glad that we are related! And I'm so grateful for the photos you take and the online groups you create to promote and encourage family reunions! You have such righteous desires, and I'm so thankful for the virtuous and optimistic qualities that you uphold.

1 comment:

TheFoxs said...

thansk you so much kala, u sure did make my day. you are an awsome person and i am glad josh married you. the reason all 3 of us came over was becuase we all wanted to play with ammon. he is and was such a cute little kid. all 4 of ur boys are adoraible. so cant blame us for wanting to play with our cousin ammon.