Happy Birthday Dad

I cannot sign out of my blog until I post about my dear Dad. Today is his birthday.(Well, since it is now after midnight, i guess I have to say yesterday was his birthday) He would have turned 65 today. Crazy! My sweet father is spending his birthday in Heaven. His tired body could not endure anymore, thus resulting in his passing on February 12, 2005. I miss him soooooo much! Not a day goes by that I don't think about my Dad and Grandma. I wonder often just what they are doing and what their life is like now. Each time I pray i reverently ask our Father in Heaven to please give them both a hug for me and to please tell them how much I love and miss them! I hope that today has been an extra special day for my Dad. I will love him til the end of forever! Happy Birthday Dad! til we meet again~ I love you and I miss you!

I cannot post a picture of my precious Dad at this time because he passed away before I got a digital camera. I will have to scan my film pics of him another time. Til then, when I was looking for an appropriate photo, I came across this photo that I took while driving to Snowflake. This was taken of the skies in Gallup.

They finally meet!

Four Generations shown, but five living . My Mom's mom (Nana)

couldn't make it to the blessing. Will have to take a 5 generation pic another time.

Today is the first time Emma and her Great-Grandma Nena meet. I will be forever grateful to Jason for being so sweet to my dear mother after Emma received her blessing. After she received her blessing, Jason raised his precious daughter and showed everybody just how sweet she is. He then took Emma and placed her in my mother's arms. I haven't talked to my mom about this, but when I looked down the row at my mother and my grand-daughter, my heart swelled with love and my eyes swelled with tears. It was such a beautiful site! My mother held her throughout Sacrament meeting and Emma slept comfortably in her arms.

And since we can't forget about Brady

Brady really wanted to help out this morning when I was getting Emma ready. He was such a sweetie. He grabbed the brush and wanted to brush her hair. When you ask him to give Emma a kiss, he opens his mouth wide and kisses her stomach. He isn't super thrilled about holding her on his lap for more than a nano second, but I guess he is still trying to figure out just who this little angel is!

Her Mommie's bracelet

This sterling silver bracelet was given to Afton from a very dear person in my life. Carolyn Albert gave her this bracelet when I brought her home from the hospital. Afton wore it from that day on, until it was too small for her. Each of her sisters also took a turn wearing it when they were infants. I have safeguarded this special bracelet in hopes that one day I could give it to Afton to give to her daughter. I very rarely mentioned or showed the bracelet to Afton when she was growing up because I didn't want to give it to her until the perfect moment. I hope that Afton and Emma will treasure it as much as I have and always know that it originated from a very dear person.

Full view of her beautiful dress

Here is a full view of Emma's beautiful blessing dress.

What an angel!

Our Family

Here is our family on Emma's blessing day!

From Left to Right: Travis, Terica, Ashli, Jason, Emma, Afton, Brady, Tiffany, My Beautiful Sweet Mother, My lil Sister Shawna, Me and Greg

We may not have it all together, but together, we have it all!

The 1st of 3 white dresses

Emma was blessed on Sunday May 3 in Bloomfield 3rd Ward. She was surrounded by lots of family who just love her so much. She received a very beautiful blessing from Heavenly Father through her daddy. She slept very comfortably throughout the blessing and sacrament meeting. It truly was an honor to be in church with each of my children and, my grandchildren, my mother and youngest sister, and my two son's in law/there families, and our special friends -Bishop/Larry and Pat Thompson.

Emma was dressed in her beautiful white gown. The first of three white dresses she will wear in her life. I will always treasure having the opportunity her mother so unselfishly gave me in dressing Emma for her blessing day. She wasn't happy getting bathed. Brady wanted to help in brushing her hair. As I sat on the couch getting her ready I couldn't help but reflect on her future. As I shared with Emma in our special moment, I confessed to her that I look forward to the day when she enters into the Brides Room in the temple; hoping I will have the opportunity help her and her Mom get her dressed and ready for her very special day. Yes, I know that is a long way away, to some, but time passes by so quickly as we all know.

But for now, I will enjoy my little angel. I love her so much and when I think about her purity and innocence my heart swells with love and happiness.