Just a few of the pics with grandpa and the kids

Kaity with her papa.. she was trying to look so seriouse..

This is the most shocking one to me. This was just a lil over a week ago.

I love this picture of ryan abd grandpa. This was on Ryans 14th birthday
One of the tea partys he had with the girls

I love this pic of kelsey with her papa. They were having such a good time together

One of the girls took this pic..

Prayer Request

As some of you have already heard my grandpa passed away yesterday,he may have only been a "step" Grandpa but he was still very close to grandma's family. Over this past year or so we have grown even closer and spent alot of time together.... he would come and pick the girls up and take them to the park to play and eat all the junk he would buy them.. trips to McDonald's.. wal mart and many other places.. He would come and just sit and watch them play every night and on occasion would be found out playing with them... There were tea party's where he was the guest of honor and the list just goes on. He had a special relationship with my girls that I was very thankful for as every little girl should know what it is like to have a papa that loves and adores you. Kelsey and Grandpa had a unique bond.. and she would be the only one he would listen to at times (inside family joke) Over the past few months I had not got to spend as much time with him as Steve and the girls did as I worked alot of hours, but the times I had he would let me know he loved me and would encourage me to just keep on going... Grandpa has been in my life for a longgggg time and has helped me through ALOT.... I so enjoyed the relationship Steve had with him as they would work on cars together(grandpa couldn't do alot of bending or lifting in these last few years) or any other project Steve would be doing there would be grandpa to give his advice and just chat it up.. This has been very hard on everyone who knew and loved grandpa and although he was 83 years old he still seemed like a GIANT in my eyes...
Yesterday was going to be more memories made as I was to graduate and he has been telling me all along he would be there and just different encouraging things like that... I awoke around 1PM(as I work nights) I was told that grandpa was unreachable and even though this at times was normal as he sometimes did not hear his phone I just did not have a good feeling..... so I jumped in the car and ran over to the church to check on him and when I pulled in and seen both his vehicles there I guess I knew but was not admitting what had happened.... I knocked on his door a few times and called out GRANDPA ITS ANGIE..... I opened the door and there I found grandpa.... I called 911 of course right away and checked for a heart beat and breathing and of course there were none... part of my brain knew he had been gone for awhile as the evidence was presented in the physical sense but the other part the emotional side didn't want to believe it. very strange feeling.. I wanted to perform CPR and as the 911 dispatcher said it was up to me but she advised against it after I explained the scene and the condition he was already in. Glendale Fire responded SOOO fast and of course took over from there and he was pronounced on the scene and had been gone for several hours.... Thank GOD Steve was already heading home and came straight over.. everyone was so touched by how much we loved him ..... grandma and mother and our girls along with Ryan and Shelby were there ..the Glendale fire and police called in the crisis response team to be there to help how they could and I am so thankful for those guys. They were right there and kept the situation calm and helped coordinate with grandpa's children who were out of town and so many people to call and they jumped right in and helped. They gave the kids teddy bears and gave information on how to deal with grief with not only adults but children as well. THe one guy told me this call was hard for him as he seen how hard the great-grand kids took the news... The police officers kept going on and on about how they found a tape recorder next to grandpa playing Bible verses.. So even in his passing grandpa was a testimony..

There are things I have left out for obvious reasons and others I am just not ready to share.. We are all missing grandpa and it just does not seem real that he is gone yet... we already miss him and will see him in heaven again someday I have no doubt... Please pray for Grandma for strength during all this.. pray for his children and grand children and great grandchildren as well.. We ALL need your prayers during this time... I have personally felt the presence of the HOLY SPIRIT from the very beginning even in the midst of the onset of grief and am so thankful for that. What a great big GOD we serve and as I was saying goodbye to him at the scene one more time I purposed in my heart even more to make heaven my goal and take everyone with me that I can... Life is to short and fragile and yes he lived a full life but it is never easy saying goodbye...

We love you grandpa and miss you already.
SO Grandpa this is not a goodbye but a farewell till we meet you in Heaven again someday!

Our Bubby Graduated 8th Grade!!!!!

I can not believe my bubby is old enough to be graduating 8Th grade... WOW do I feel old. It was so bitter sweet. I am so happy for him yet at the same time so sad to see this time already gone... He has been such a joy in my life and I am so happy we got to share in this night with him... These are just a few of the snap shots I have from last night.. will post the rest later... Above are some of Ryan with the family and friends and teachers.... He was so happy to have his family there to celebrate this with him.. He looked so handsome and so grown up.. AUNTIE IS PROUD OF YOU BUBBY!!!!!!!

Some of what's been going on in pictures

This is Ryan and his Friend Justin. ROFL DONT ASK what they were doing.. There is kelsey putting in her 2 cents worth.. hehehe.. She gives them boys a run for their money let me tell ya :)
The sleep over gang for shelby's birthdy

Ashley and Shania.. Awwwww best friends.. This was taken at Ash's 13th birthdy party
SMILEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
The girls getting down

Make a wish

Check me out. I am all that and a bag of nacho cheese!!

AWWWW so in love
AWWW so in love with her JAVA chip.. rofl

Ok so I understand these were not in the order in which the events took place but O WELL.. rofl came close to it.. as you can see we got to celebrate a few more birthdays :) Was lots of fun to be had!!!

Good Morning

Well we did not make it to church this morning. :( I do not like missing church.. but thats how it went today. I am so tired I think I am working to much.. but it's ok we have a goal and are going to reach it and all will be ok. Went out to my sisters last night( actually had a night off) and chilled at shelby's birthday party. We were supposed to stay all night but well needless to say I WAS TO TIRED and wanted my own bed and boy am I glad I came home it sure is a hurtin.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELBY auntie loves you so much.. I got some cute pics of the party and a few video clips will hafta post them soon.. So back to work tonight. than I have a few nights off ( was going to work) but think I would like to scrap one of those nights off with some of ma chillaxers.. lol.. I am excited and so are the girls we are going to a Tea Party at some tea room that Julianna works at and is hosting I guess. So all the ladies from church are going to be attending should be loads of fun. I love doing things with the girls and although this is pricey it is well worth the money. Actually it's not so bad but when you times it 4 it is..lol.. anyhow.. other than that nothen major going on.. Least nothen I am willing to share on here..lol.. Hope all is well with everyone and has a wonderful week. Keep us in your prayers :)

Happy Mothers Day!

WOW can you believe I did not take one pic today?? I know I am in shock to.. rofl.. IM SLIPPPPENNN.. I had such a lovely mothers day though. Last night My hubby and girls took me to dinner ( Garcia's) and my sister and her kids joined us.. than we hit up wal mart and when we got home the girls and hubby gave me my mothers day. I will take a pic of that and post sometime this week( will try) Lets just say I was BAWWWWLINGGG I was so touched and overwhelmed by the love that was shown to me... Church was good this morning than we got invited to dinner and of course had a wonderful time(always do thanks D&T) Came home visited with my sister some than hit the sack for the awesome sunday afternoon(more like evening)nap... Trust everyone had a lovely day.

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Just had 2 slices of toast PLAIN .. lol and have been up sense 3am with steve and now I am going to lay down for a lil nap before I gotta get up cook dinner and go work ALL NIGHT..lol.. THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS JOB AMEN!! ( humor for the day) SO just thought I would say hello and goodnight.. rofl.. today is wed I think ya ok so week is almost over for most.. am hoping to find a scrapbooking night this week but not sure as of yet.. IM so missing it and I got a project I need to get started on but UGH.. anyway ya so should have a day off sometime.. I have of sunday to make it to the house of the Lord but other than that.. IM not seeing anything else open at the moment.. lol.. God is good.... All the time.... All the time.. GOD IS GOOOD!!! AMEN HE has deff showed HIS power in our life these past few months in a special way. Always there to meet every need . maybe not the way we want but it is done HIS way and thats what my heart desires. Hope all is well and I am not ignoring emails or phone calls I am just trying to get use to this new world I am back in..lol. TRYINGGG to adjust I should say... THink about it pray for me :) Love to all.. GOD BLESS