Winds of Change

It seems like just over night summer ran away and fall walked in! Where was I??? :) This picture was taken of our tree in the front yard! I also have leaves on the ground that I could rake! This kind of weather is great in the evenings! Not so much in the mornings! Another thing that has been changing around our house......without my permission is....

Dylan! He really is a little boy now! And he is so smart! I'm sure every mother thinks there kid is smart - so maybe I'm just a mom - but this little guy amazes me daily. He's starting to copy cat us. He'll say words.....when he wants to. AND I've been teaching him sign language and he's been learning it......and remembering it! Today was Please! And instead of just rubbing his upper chest - he does a full chest/tummy rub - I LOVE IT! Any who - life is great!

Josh Groban - You're Still You

This is the song Celeste wanted to be played

The Funeral

This last weekend Ty, Dylan, and I made the long trip up to Idaho. We got a late start on Friday because we slept in about 3 HOURS! So things were a little crazy at first (including me forgetting my camera) - but then it all came together.
We got to Nampa that afternoon - ran some errands and then out to my mom's place. My mom lives away from it all - and it is a long trip into town just to go to Target - so once we were out there - we had no cell phone coverage and we were about a good half hour away from everything. Made it crazy but it was good.
I had told my sister (Lucretia) that I wanted to make the program's for the funeral. So we got to work on those. Celeste loved to scrapbook - so it only seemed right that we scrapbook the program. This is how it ended up looking.
On the inside I ended up putting a little frog in the corner. She LOVED frogs - so it only seemed fit. It also helped that her favorite color was green! AND going off of what my sister had told me over the phone we got the right shade of green that she liked!
Celeste's favorite flower was the Tulip - so with each of the programs - we wrapped up a tulip bulb, attached a poem - and told people to plant it in remembrance of Celeste. I also put together a slide show of Celeste and put it to two songs that Celeste loved - the one I loved the most - I posted from you tube right after this blog - It is sooooo good!
I think everything turned out exactly how she wanted it to be. We got home last night- and are happy to be home!

In Loving Memory

At about 2:25 am - my sister passed away! I'm so happy that she is no longer in pain! I'm also happy that I believe I will see her again and that she is only gone for a short time. Don't get me wrong it hurts like crazy - but only for a little.
I got to talk with her on Friday - she helped me decide what I should make for dinner! There had been a couple other times we talked and it was so nice to hear her voice. A few days ago she even left me a voicemail telling me to have a nice day and that everything was ok. So that's what I plan to do - have a nice day and know that everything is ok!

Happy Birthday to Tyler Jon

28 years old! Man he's getting old! :o) Today is Tyler's birthday - and even though it was on a Sunday and in Utah we found lots of fun stuff to do! Look at those candle's shine!
Dylan helped blow them out too! Here's to another year and all the memories! :o)

Dylan 14 Months Old

Grand-Puppies!

Here they are!

Big Boy!

It's no big surprize that Dylan is growing - BUT this last week it seems that he is becoming more and more like a little boy and not a baby boy! He's decided that he doesn't like ANY baby food - including fruit and dinner's that he use to love. He will also go to sleep with hardly any crying AND he is walking around everywhere!
We also got him some shoes that we can throw on him really quick as we are going out the door. HE LOVES THEM! If he isn't wearing them he will carry them around. SOOOO cute!
AND he has also become daddy's little helper. We had a little bbq and Dylan wanted to help dad with the fire! He's such a little man!

I Have Grand-Puppies!

Just got the call that Timber's girlfriend Chloe - gave birth to SIX healthy puppies last night!!!! We are so excited! We have pick of the litter so if any of you want a really cute beagle just let us know! ALSO - Timber's birthday is on the 7th! He is going to be the big THREE years old!