How it all began...

Alright Kittos- I know that your real last name isn't Kitto, but it is definitely in your blood, (this is the side you get your silliness from) and I love the Kitto name, so go with it. 

The reason I think about you so much is because I know you think about me in return. This is very dear to my heart, but on a few special occasions I have been made aware of your concern for me. There was a point in my teen years where I was struggling a bit, and I needed a blessing from your Grandpa Kitto. Within ten minutes, my life changed. I knew that one day I would be your mother. I learned many things, but since this is a public blog I will be more general. I know you pray for me. You hope for special things to happen in my life that I hope and can't wait for. You want whats best for me, and I love you for that. I know with every part of me that you pray for me because I can feel it! Those feelings get me so excited to be married and have you join the family.

Growing up your Grandma Kitto told me that my kids would turn out like me. (That was always said when I was being naughty.) I would reply, "NOOOO!!!" and usually cry, stomp my feet and say, "They will be better than me!" Obviously, I was a bit of a drama queen as a child, and yes, I was a total brat at times too. Don't use that as an excuse to be bad like I was because guess what-- you have some of Daddy's jeans that are much sweeter than mine, and I have hope that you wont turn out like me! 

I hope when I am stressed, I wont make you feel stressed too. I hope I don't freak out at you, let my eyes pop out of their sockets and yell at you. (No, that NEVER happened to me, don't worry....) I hope I am logical and rational with you, instead of spanking you. I hope to hug you and calm you down when you are angry so we can get to what is really going on and you are comfortable enough to let me teach you a better way of acting or reacting. I want to teach you that mistakes are for learning, and that the Atonement is real and powerful, and we need to always use it in our lives. Most importantly I want to Love you. I want to love you even if you stomp your feet and have a total temper tantrum and you give me an evil glare. I want to see past that and love, love, love. 

When you are playing, I want to play with you. I want to get down on the floor with you and your Hot-Wheels and zoom right along with you. I want to dress your Polly Pockets with you. (Yes, you may not have those same toys, and I probably just aged myself a lot, but you know what I mean.)  I want to teach you how to be creative and let you express that creativity! I want to laugh with you so hard we both cry! (Maybe you'll get that gene from me?)  You can bet I'm the Tickle Monster! And I'm..... gonna.....GET YOU!!!- because you will be ticklish! 

I want to pray with you. I can't wait to see your faith grow. I want to bare my testimony OFTEN to you. I want to hug and kiss your daddy in front of you! (Don't worry, we'll keep it rated- G!) I want our relationship to be a good example to you of what you should look for in an eternal relationship. I want you to see what is truly important.

I have so many hopes and dreams for you, and I hope you will have some for yourselves. You are children of God, and I just get you for this life, to teach you, for you to teach me, to love you, to grow together, to learn together, to become what God would have us become. I hope I can set a proper example for you. I may have been a brat when I was little, but I'm working really hard everyday to be a better person for you and for Heavenly Father. Always remember that your perfect example is Jesus Christ and if you follow Him you will be happy and get to go back to Heavenly Father again. You can do it; I have faith in you!

I love you darlings.