Memorial Weekend

Last minute we decided to head down South for the long weekend.  We had a great time.  Here are some shots of Beck's greatest pose smile for the camera.  Even Andrew got the smile down! :)

Above is Bradley working on decorations for Jared's grave.  He wore his new swimming goggles almost the whole time while he worked.  So funny! 

We finished off the weekend celebrating what would have been Jared's 10th birthday.  We made a sandcastle cake to remind us of the fun times on the beach in Boston when Jared felt good enough to go.  I also picked up some frozen ice cream Reese's PB cup treats.  I just couldn't pass them up for Jared.  We all wore our JV Team shirts on his day and celebrated the best we could without him.  It was a tender, hard, wonderful day.  Happy Birthday Jared!

Way Behind!

So .... I should quit and give up now because I am the worst blogger.  I get so far behind that I don't know where to begin to catch up.  I'm good at posting lots of pictures so I will do that.  But let me just say that we are doing very well!  We feel very blessed to find ourselves where we are at at the end of this school year and see Heavenly Father's blessings everyday.  We are trying our best to teach our little Beck about his cool big brother Jared as we talk and point to pictures of him almost daily.  Gabrielle is a wonderful big sister, setting such a great example of doing what's right.  Bradley brings so much fun energy, and laughter and Beck is just a crack up to us all!  Andrew is busy completing his PhD and working and I'm keeping busy too.  I love being a mom and love my little family.  Here are some pictures of the past year-

Bradley's 5th Birthday!

We hosted a 5K this year to raise money for the Chordoma Foundation.  We teamed up with another family from Utah who also lost their daughter to a chordoma tumor.  We did it Thanksgiving weekend, which is a tender time of the anniversary of Jared's passing.  It turned out great and we hope to do it again!  Thanks to everyone else who supported us and for everyone's generous hearts.

Merry Christmas! December 2011

Gabrielle's 8th Birthday!

Her Baptism Day!

Beck's 2nd Birthday!