A Tribute To Chris

On April 25th my wonderful cousin, Chris, passed away. I have been so blessed to have Chris in my life. Our family is small and so we have always had the opportunity to be close with our extended family. Chris was the one cousin that was my age, and we had so many fun filled adventures growing up! Him and his wife, Jen, have been an amazing example to me. Their strength, faith and never ending positive attitudes have made me strive harder to become a better person. They are two of the most amazing people I have been blessed to know.

There is a beautiful tribute to both Jen and Chris on Jen's blog. Click here to read it http://gijenandchris.blogspot.com/2009/04/tribute.html

Draven's Birthday

I can't believe Draven is four. Time has gone by way to fast and he is so big. He is such a lover but has such an attitude at the same time. He is the best brother and it is fun to watch him with Audrik. He brings so much joy to our little family. We love him bunches and are so glad to have him.

(OK so I stole this idea from Kelly but I thought it was a great idea)
What’s so special about being 4? I got a jeep.
Favorite thing about your birthday? A jeep.
Favorite present? A race track with crash machines that crash boom and crash . . . (he got the shake n' go racetrack from his Grandma and Grandpa Miller)
Favorite food? birthday cake (usually chicken or pizza but today it is birthday cake :) )
Favorite drink: rootbeer
Favorite thing to do in the whole world? car racing
Favorite thing to do with Daddy: go to movies and get popcorn and candies
Favorite thing to do with Mommy: share candies at home
Favorite TV show: Starwars
Who’s your best friend: Maddie
What do you like to do with her: play with toys and ride in my jeep.
Favorite book: Toy Story
Do you like having a little brother?: yea
What are you doing right now? just watching cartoons for my birthday
Tell me about your day: you go party, dad, and get my jeep for my birthday (all in Drave's words to Kurt)
What are you doing tonight? go with you to Disneyland (we took him to Disneyland right before Christmas and he is still talking about it and how we should go again - he doesn't understand we can't just drive down the road to Disneyland .)

Thank you so much to everyone who took time on this crazy day to make it special for Draven.

Ducks, Football, and Fun. . .

Last weekend some of Kurt's family visited. It was really nice to see them and we had a great time. While they were here we went to First Dam to feed the ducks. There were tons of them that would swarm around you and eat out of your hand. It freaked Draven out a little bit but it must not have been too bad because he has been begging to go back ever since.

Kolton, Dylan and Draven

Ducks, Ducks and more Ducks

Drave and I

Grandpa Richard, Grandma Carol, Draven and Audrik

Grandma Carol with the grandkids (L-R: Draven, Audrik, Melinee, Kolton and Dylan)

Kurt's family left Saturday morning and that afternoon Kurt had his first football game at Wood's Cross. My sister, Barb, was awesome and came and watched with me. It was great, the weather was warm and Kurt looked hot!

Kurt is number 63. The second white guy from the right or the one making that awesome tackle :).