GONE....but not forgotten.

So, as some of you may or may not know.. I lost my dad on September 3 of this year. He lost his life at the young age of 45.. to a battle that he had been fighting for many years. This has been such a difficult time for me. Although I never had the relationship I longed, and dreamed of.. he was still my dad, and it hurts all the same. I just wish, that I would have had more time with him. I wish that he was here, to watch my brother and I raise our children, and just be proud of what we have, and will accomplish. We had a mass, and a small interment at the cemetery this past weekend, where we buried his urn, with my great-grandma, and placed a headstone. It was difficult, and a relief all at the same time. It really gave me a sense of closure. I know he will be watching down on us, and we will always keep him in our hearts! He will truly be missed!

R.I.P. DAD
JUNE 30, 1962 - SEPEMBER 3, 2007
BELOVED: SON, BROTHER, FATHER, & GRANDFATHER

Quick Update...

So, it has been a little while since I have posted... Halloween, I think was the last time. Well, things have been busy as usual. Alex took a trip out to Chicago to watch his brother graduate from Navy bootcamp. He had a great time, and got to spend some time with my brother to. So, with him gone, I packed up the kids and took a little trip out to Albuquerque. We got to spend a lot of time with friends, and just really enjoyed ourselves. But, the highlight of the trip was Tanners Birthday!! Yep, my little boy is 2!! So, for his special day, we went with "auntie boo", and Mia to the Explora childrens museum. We had so much fun! It was a great trip, but we came home exhausted and ready to start preparing for Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving was at our house this year. We celebrated with some friends, family, and good food. Now we are getting ready for our next big "move"... details later!!

Halloween!!

For Halloween, Alex & I decided to take the kids down to Phoenix.. to spend it with Gramma Vangie, and PaPa Brett. We got the kids all dressed up to go trick-or-treating, (I think I was more excited then they were).. Trenton was a pirate, Tanner was a monkey, and Tessa a mermaid. We made it up one street, and they were already ready to go home, I think they were more anxious about eating the candy then trick-or-treating. So, we turned around headed home.. and spent the rest of the night passing out candy, they really enjoyed that alot more. So here's a couple pictures, I didn't get as many as I would have liked, but I was lucky to get these.