Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Grandma Eva

This is my grandma.

 Her name is Eva.  I love that name.  It sounds so...so...beautiful.

 My Grandma Eva passed away yesterday. 

She was 91 years old.  She has 4 children, 9 grand children, and 18 great grandchildren. (If I counted correctly.)

My grandma wore pink tennis shoes.  She called them "tenny runners."  I love that.  I hope I call my tennis shoes "tenny runners" when I am a grandma. 

She drove really fast...and crazy!  I remember my sister and I going to the movies with her once, and while we were driving there she said "hang on to your hats girls." We thought that was hilarious.

 I remember feeling like I was going to burst while I waited for her and my grandpa to arrive at our house for a visit.  If we were at school when she arrived, they would come and pick us up at school.  I loved that.  Then she would give us a GIANT candy bar.  It made my day. 

When we went to visit her in Utah, she used to work out of her home as a beautician.  She had a beauty shop in the basement.  She let us play in there for hours.  It was our favorite thing to do when we were little. 

She wore Mary-Kay make up.  She wore lots of jewelry.  She loved to match my grandpa.

She made the best no-bake cookies in the world.

Her house was filled with the coolest knick knacks.  She had a piece of coral that I wanted so bad I could die.  She had pictures of all of her family all over the house.

She had the funnest (I know...not a word) excercise bike in the world.  I have never seen one like it, and I doubt I ever will.  My sister and I would ride it and laugh so hard we would fall off of it.

She wrote me every week while I was growing up.  Every single week.

She sent me a present on EVERY birthday.  She called me on EVERY birthday.

She loved my husband and was there when I married him in the temple.

She prayed for my children to find me.

She cried when Jaxon found me and I found Jaxon.

She cried when Ella found me and I found Ella.

She loved my kids.

She cried the last time I saw her...so did I.

I loved her.  I miss her.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Look alikes...

I found this pic of Jax yesterday...thought it looked so much like Ella.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Jaxon is 6!

Jaxon turned 6 last week.  How can this be?!?  How can he be six already??  He is so cute...he said  "6 is way better then 5, mom."  He had a cute little pirate party at our house, then daddy surprised him and took him to Ride Makerz (at Downtown Disney) and let him make a car.  I thought he was going to die...he was so excited!

Starting his morning with his birthday breakfast...a donut and chocolate milk.
He asked for a pirate ship cake.  That's what he got.  :)

Backyard water fun.

We made water pinatas...so fun!!

Miss Ella...having fun in the sun!

The kids liked Ella's pool more then she did.

Slip N Sliders!

Getting the goods out of the pinata.

Happy Birthday Jaxon!

Making his car at Ride Makerz.


So proud.

Ella is 5 months!

Ella is 5 months old...well is she almost 6 months...but I am catching up.  She is getting so darn big, so darn fast!  She is rolling over quite a bit, and is holding her bottle...finally!!  She is so smily and such a good little baby.  I LOVE HER SO MUCH!


Jaxon's first day of first grade!

My baby started first grade!!  He loves it.  Loves his teacher, loves his new friends...which makes a worried mama very happy.  I really do love year round school!  It breaks up the summer so nicely.

He was pretty excited to have a backpack.


Ready for First Grade.

4th of July

Okay, okay...I know I am behind...but I am going to catch up!

4th of July was a blast!!  We started our day with the Pancake Breakfast at church. It was already so hot, but the pancakes were yummy.  Then we went to parade that goes down Main Street in Corona.  It was pretty cute...we had a nice time.  Then we spent the day swimming at our friend Jamie's house, and ended the night watching the fireworks from her deck!  It was a great day!

Cutie pies!

Jax wore these almost all day!

Daddy and Ella at the parade.
Jax loved the parade.

4th of July baby!!

Swimming!  Ella loves the water...just like her brother!