For My Kyler

 Thank you for bearing my brother's name and keeping his memory alive. I wish so bad you could have met your "Uncle Ryan" but we have peace knowing you will see him again one day in heaven with your creator. 

Thank you for making me laugh. You always have this kindred spirit that loves to make people laugh. I pray that you will never lose that happiness and joy. 

Thank you for snuggling with me in my bed after you wake up at 7 am. It makes waking up next to you a pleasure and I just can't get enough lovin from you.

Thank you for holding hands with me in the car. Even though I let you sit up front sometimes when I am not supposed to, I love that you won't snatch your hand back if I ask to hold it. 

Thank you for saying your prayers each night and before meals. Jesus loved the little children and I cry at your innocence in you young age of 3. It makes my heart so happy.

Thank you for going into the fitting room with me while we go shopping and each time I put on a dress you say I look like a Princess... what Mom wouldn't want to hear that?

Thank you for sharing even though you don't want to. I know that it is difficult to share your toys with your friends but I am so proud that you do your best.

Thank you for being kind and gentle with Ryley and other little children. You are going to make an excellent Father one day with how sweet you are. 

Thank you for loving your Daddy. He may be gone a lot but he loves you just as much and I know how hard it is for him to be away from you, but please know that he does this for our family because he loves us. We should be so proud of him for his sacrifice for us as a family and the United States as a country. 

Thank you for looking just like me. I know you had nothing to do with this, but there really is no greater compliment that a son looks just like his mother. It may be part of the reason why I just love taking so many pictures of you! 

I'll love you forever, 

I'll like you for always, 

as long as I'm living, 

my baby you'll be. 

Get Some

This weekend we were blessed to attend the Rock Church Getaway for married couples. We were able to "get some" relaxation, peace and quiet, worship, notes, laughter, bonding and spiritual tools to strengthen our marriage. We met many other couples and made some friendships that will last for many years to come. We experienced a Christian comedian who was a breath of fresh air and it made me see how the bible can be funny and humor is a gift from God. We laughed until we cried at the comedian Michael Jr.
We heard from miles on topics that most churches are afraid to speak of. Dr Sharon may -the first white "African American" doctor that brought us the scientific and chemical balance that we find in only our spouse. We learned of how to tame our dragons when a conflict arises.
It was an amazing weekend and I am so grateful to my friends who were able to watch kyler so we could reconnect.















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Take me out to the ballgame

We took kyler to his first padres game in San Diego on Friday night. He had a blast and everyone around us loved him.












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Month of March

This is what my March looked like... Nothing fancy - I'm looking for a part time job to keep me busy and out of the house, but also out of the malls. Ha.




















I love this app by the way. Happy April to all!



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Last night watching LifeClass on OWN, I met Iyanla VanZant. She is an inspirational speaker who I felt was speaking to me. She talked about pain (Pay Attention Inward Now) and how people are masking the everyday pain we go through to make it normal. And in order to fix the pain, one must feel the pain, deal with the pain, and work to heal the pain.

After watching the episode I googled Iyanla and she has written over 8 books and I am obsessed with good quotes. I came across this one and I decided to share it.

"Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now. When we face our challenges with faith, prepared to learn, willing to make changes, and if necessary, to let go, we are demanding our power be turned on."

How awesome is this? I look forward to her show on the OWN network this summer.

spring training

We drove to Phoenix Thursday evening and stayed with our friends in Goodyear. We met Jake and Tay at the Spring Training game in Surprise. It was cool to see the players but in a more relaxed way. The fans were still
Loud and proud and the prices of the beer did not change...
The weather was amazing. Sunny everyday with some breeze. Kyler
Got the typical desert runny nose and has been fighting a cold for two days.
Jake didn't have to play or suit up the last day so we were able to go eat at paradise bakery and then we went bowling. It was a great visit and we are glad we got
To see everyone in Arizona.

On our way home we got the news that Matt doesn't have to go on det next weekend and that is even better news.

Uncle Jake showed us around the Texas Rangers field.


Keegan and Steph drove up from Tucson and went to a game with us!


Dinner night at the Sigovich's.


We stopped at Cabela's.


Bowling on the Last day. Lol




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