OKKKAY already! I've been thinking about these pictures all week. TWO WEEKS! Man do I love this man with all my heart! I just realized that I have his eyes! I'm almost 40 and I just figured this out ...Pathetic...

This is my Grandpa...he was my Christmas my everything growing up.....(my mom is sooo lucky). If you don't know me i have a very SMALL family and you can see it in my name! First, is my Aunt Di who is my second MOM and I truly love her like a mom. She is AMAZING beautiful on the outside and within. I remember when I was little sitting at her desk in her office and watching her. She had the most beautiful handwriting...so I'm trying to copy her and hope I'm following her example in being a WONDERFUL MOM!!!(trying, Aunt Di).
This is my middle name Patrice, she has blessed our lives in ways you can not even imagine. My Mom came to town and we went to the training center in Randolf. Trici had her annual evaluation. We have been so blessed to have her in our lives. I Really need to see her more and that is my New Years Resolution!

Trici can't really do anything for herself but' she has wonderful nurses and Dr.s that help her. Some have been at Randolf for decades(amazing people).

But, every time we visit her she knows us and feels our love. You can see that when she buries her sweet head in her dad! My dear SWEET grandpa! XOXOXO love you,di

Tucker and the TERRIBLE 2's...

Last week was a very busy week for this little man that owns my heart. How could this cute blue eyed kid who is almost always happy find so much trouble? Heaven Help ME!!!

His favorite place to be is WHEREVER his daddy is (and eating)...

This is what his face looks like most of the day no matter how many times I wash it. I swear he's like a little sponge that soaks up dirt. He goes outside and will collect rocks in his pockets and sand in his shoes and diaper! How he does it so quickly... I don't know

He eats, sleeps, and dreams about CARS! Our family has memorized the car movie. I've tortured the whole family playing it so much. Sorry kids! He loves saying "KER-CHOWWW".

This week he climbed on the counter and drank a half of bottle of Tylenol right before church. His pediatrician said he would have to drink two bottles for me to get real worried. He did act really wacky at church!

Then, later that week I left someone in charge of him(which I won't name) DAD! Tuck found my make-up bag and sitting on my brand new couch painted himself with nail polish. Noel was on the other couch. Thank heaven he didn't drink it!

Man do I love this little guy...He will call my name thru the house MoM MoM... and I holler to him "what Tucker?" he always responds "I right here!". Like, I should be worried about what he's into(and I'm very worried).

EWW FACE!!!

So I had the kids give me their best eww face. Tuck is definitely the winner! Kennedy looks like shes in pain and Chase looks constipated! ha ha Gotta love it!

Catching up...

So I know I'm going a little crazy! But, I got a new CAMERA for Christmas! This is the first picture I took. I Love it. Thanks Honey!

So this year I decided not to stress out and worry about my Christmas decorations and tree coming down. But, to just try and enjoy Christmas break with my kids. So, Noel took the older kids skiing up North and Kennedy, Tuck and I just played at home with friends! It was great!

We had a great time with Sadie and Macy. It doesn't get better than Friends, Swimming and Crafts! The next day we had Ryder over and it finally looks like Fall in Arizona. But, wait were in January!!!

I had a great time with those great kids...Kennedy and I woke up early one morning and watched a meteor shower. It was amazing and she had a million questions. Having teenagers are a ton of fun and I can't wait until all of my kids reach that point. Let's face it...it is more complicated. So I really appreciated my alone time with these sweet easy to please wonderful kids. I love being their MOM!

The Happiest Place on Earth...

We had a great time at Disneyland this year for Christmas! It was wet and it was cold but, we didn't let that stop us!

Buzz Lightyear was Tucker's favorite ride.....
I had to take this picture ...it's rare to see these two holding hands. It was really great for us to spend time together as a family with no distractions.
Hmm...can you tell what she's doing...if you have a teenager you will know.

Totally Tuckered Out!

Happy New Years!

We had a great time at the Fife's house last night. We rang in the New Year with these really great kids!

Noel and Jim snuggling on the couch...

It was fun to hang out with some of Lauren's friends! Really cute kids!

My Grandparents..

I'm feeling the need to ramble a a little bit. I have been laying in bed wide awake trying to go back to sleep and I keep seeing this picture and my mind is spinning full of thoughts. I know it sounds crazy! So here it goes.. I took this picture on our drive home from the cabin a couple of weeks ago. Looking at an Arizona sunset always fills my heart with so many things. First being how grateful I 'am to live here! Second, my grandparents... My sister and I spent many summers visiting them and I remember sitting on the back porch watching the sunset with them. I'd like to think they are one of the reasons we moved here(other than finding a job). I've always felt a little slided that I didn't get more time with my grandmother. When we moved here she was extremely sick with cancer and died soon after. I'm very grateful for the tender moments we had while she was sick and I could take care of her. My grandparents have always been a constant in my life. They were our Christmas, there for every holiday and every event no matter where we were living (I moved 14 times before I graduated High School). My grandmother could sew or make anything and was always humming or singing a tune while she worked. She had experiences in her life that were extremely heart wrenching that shaped her and made her the woman that I loved. My grandfather (Que) is the kind of man that I wanted to find and marry someday(I did). I'm so grateful for the example they have set for me. My grandmother taught me so much and looking back she still does. My grandfather, I don't get to see as often as I'd like but, he's remarried to a wonderful woman Flora who loves him and takes good care of him. I'm very thankful for that..
Okay.. I'm losing it I know! But, I just re-read this and it reminds me of the quote I have in my kitchen. " The tender mercies of the Lord are real. They do not occur randomly or by coincidence." David A. Bednar