Five Beautiful Blessings Between Heaven & Earth

"Aaron please sit down" "How did you know I wasn't sitting down???" "Because I'm a mommy." "Do you have eyes all over your head?" "Yep!" "I have 6 hundred eyes!" "Nope you only have two." "Then how come YOU have 6 hundred eyes?" "Because I'm a Mommy that's why." "Ahh." Already I can see the wheels spinning.

Since Heaven has become your home I sometimes feel I'm so alone; and though we now are far apart you hold a big piece of my heart. I never knew how much I'd grieve when it was time for you to leave, or just how much my heart would ache from that one fragment you would take. God lets this tender hole remain reminding me we'll meet again, and one day all the pain will cease when He restores this missing piece. He'll turn to joy my every tear and when I hold this token near, it will become my special way to treasure our Reunion Day.

This is Bridgett, This is Bridgett's new hat This is Bridgett giving the evil eye to anyone who tries to "touch" her new hat. A friend of mine made this darling hat for Bridgett and she LOVES it! We do have a little bit of drama when i make her take it off at night and for bath time. But then all is well when she gets to put it back on. Thanks Michelle! She love it!

Today Colette would have been 3 months old. Mom always says that its' just another day, that she is not anymore missed on this day than another other day, and while that is true, it's very hard to not think of the things Aaron and Bridgett were doing at three months and wonder if Colette would be doing those same things. I miss Colette so much but if someone were to ask me if I would rather it not have happened at all, I would have to say no!. Because then she would not be a part of our family. And I can't imagine our family without our Aaron and our Bridgett and our Colette. Though she was only with us for a short time she has taught us so much and blessed our lives in so many ways. We talk about her constantly. We love her and we are so proud of her. If only we can be as valiant in this life as she was in the pre-existence. The whole time I was pregnant with Colette I really felt that Colette should be her name. Before I got pregnant I thought for sure if it wa...

Colette's headstone is finally in place. As far as headstones go, I think we did pretty good. It would be better to not have needed one. But we didn't have much of a choice with that so I'm just grateful that it's there now, that everyone can see how much she is loved and missed and that we still consider her a part of our family.

Happy Birthday to my Aaron! Today He is 6 years old. I'm not sure how he got so old, It seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital and Dusty was driving about 30 miles on the freeway, not wanted to go faster because of our new precious cargo! And now he's 6. I thought today I would write a few things down that make Aaron so special. Aaron is kind to everyone. He is loving, he notices and cares about people's feelings. He is the best big brother either of his two sisters could ask for. He plays with Bridgett all the time and has a great time with her. He is very patient with her and often ends up giving her what he wants just to make her happy. He is very wise. He says things all the time that end up teaching me, probably more then I actually teach him. Aaron give the best hugs you will ever get. He loves to play outside. He love Kindergarten, and playing games with his parents and grandparents. Some of his favorite games are Can...

Today was Aaron's Family Birthday Party, I think he had a great time, he told me later today that "it was a great party Mommy!" He of course had to have a batman decorations and cupcakes, He is really into batman these days. Wasn't it just yesterday he was so into Thomas the Train? Where does the time go? I was not really sure how to do batman cupcakes, so I did the best I could and this is what I came up with. He of course had a great time opening all his presents, And here is Bridgett showing off Aaron's new batman sheets Poor Bridgett it was not the best morning for her, I made the mistake of frosting the cupcakes this morning first before I cleaned the downstairs bathroom. From that point on I had to list to my little banshee wail and moan and scream about wanting a cupcake. She is my little sugar nymph and it was apparently not fair of me to frost them in front of her and then put them on the table and not give her one. You would have thought the ...