My little granddaughter Zoe got her ears pierced yesterday. I have not seen her since it was done, but Chanda said that she was a real trooper. She did not even cry...she just had a dazzed look on her face.
Zoe is such a beautiful little girl. She looks so much like her daddy and big brother Jaden. She has the biggest blue eyes and the cutest smile. And she is so much fun to have around. She loves to lie on the floor on a blanket and kick her feet and arms. And than she loves to start squealing at the top of her lungs. I guess she thinks that we forget that she is around and wants to make sure that we know that she is there. And does she love to eat. When it is time for her bottle she will watch until she sees that one person that made it come into the room and than the legs and arms go wild. I enjoy her so much, but than I enjoy all of my grand babies. And I am so glad that they are all in my life. Can not wait until August when we take them to Texas to meet their great grandmother and all of their other relatives.
I love this picture of my beautiful mom and my great niece Chloe. My niece Shannon has started do photography as a fun hobby and took this picture of the two of them at my mom's house in her living room. I love the way that she made it look and the way she bought out the beautiful blue in Chloe's eyes.
I love my mother so much and it is sad that right now she is battling lung cancer. That is why she has the scarf on her head. She choose to take all her hair off since she was loosing it to Chem anyways. She is such a wonderful woman and has loved and cherished all of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She is so proud of each and everyone of them. And it is so sad for my mother because she has out lived two of her children, and two grandchildren.
My mother lost her daughter Stacey back in 1997 on Thanksgiving Day in a private plane explosion. And than my her son Reggie died this past June of a massive heart attack. The two grandchildren that she lost was my son Cody that died at 21 and a half hours old from complications due to a surgery that was given to me. And than my brother Reggie's little girl died at 6 weeks old from SIDS. And I know that there is never a day that goes by that she does not think of each of them. But she still has so much love in her heart for the remaining 3 children, 15 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Thank you Mom for being you!
My girlfriend Kate was able to go to Hawaii last month to visit a friend of her's. I am so glad that she got to go because if anyone deserved it she did. Like myself Kate is a single mother of two sons, Alex 18, and Jared 17.
Kate and I have been really good friends for a very long time (to be exact, we met right before Vanessa was born and right after her son Jared was born). We had been next door neighbors for a very long time, but with her working during the day and I was busy raising my 6 kids we never talked before. Right after her son was born I decided that it was time to finally meet her and her husband Tom. And should I say the rest is history.
When Kate decided to leave her husband and file for a divorce, her and her sons stayed with the kids and I for a couple of weeks. I was already separated from Virgil and it was nice to have someone else around to talk to that was not a kid. But after two weeks Kate and her boys moved out and started their new lives in Orem. But even though they lived in Orem we would still always get together and go do fun things together with our kids.
We have seen each other through a lot of different stuff and I am so glad that she is still my friend. And I was so glad when she told me that she was going to be able to go to Hawaii for 9 days to visit another one of her friends I was excited for her. She deserved getting away and having some relaxation. Kate and her son Jared still live in ST. George and I am not able to see her that much, but we do text and talk on the phone a lot!!!! And I am so lucky to have her as one of my good friends.
Well while I was visiting my family in Texas, someone very special to our family left to go on his mission. Elder Caleb Poulson, went into the MTC on April 10, 2011 and has officially left to go serve his mission in Nashville, TN.
Caleb came into our family about 3 years ago when he started dating my daughter Kayla. They dated steady for over 2 years and decided to just be friends last July. Of course this made our family really sad, because we had all grown to love Caleb and considered him one of our family. But even though they are just now friends, Caleb and Kayla have spent alot of time together over the last year.
This picture was taken of the two of them at Caleb's farewell luncheon. Personally I think they make a cute couple, but than again I may be partial since I love Caleb as one of my own sons.
I know that Caleb will go to Nashville and be very successful on his mission. He is a very likable young men and he knows his gospel and will teach it the best that he knows how. Good Luck Elder Poulson on your mission. We miss you tons, but like you said the time will go by fast.
My little granddaughter Zoe got her ears pierced yesterday. I have not seen her since it was done, but Chanda said that she was a real trooper. She did not even cry...she just had a dazzed look on her face.
