These are the Moments

Family Pics

2009-11-07T14:51:00.001-08:00

We had our family pictures taken on Tuesday and Annie Randall did such a great job! Especially since a certain 3yr old was being quite difficult! It's such a big relief to have Christmas pictures already done since we are moving into our new house next week and things are going to be crazy for the next few months I am sure! We hope everyone has had a great fall so far and enjoys this beautiful weather we have been having!

Happy Birthday to my Hot Husband!

2009-10-15T10:56:00.000-07:00

I know gag, but it's true he is so super cute! Today is Eric's 28th Birthday and I tell him all the time how he keeps getting more good looking every year and it's true! Guys suck that aging only helps them! Anyways, Eric is home sick today and is currently laying in bed sleeping. Poor guy what a crappy birthday, he doesn't even feel like having a homemade cinnamon roll I made him for Birthday breakfast and he said not to make his favorite dinner(Ham and funeral potatoes) tonight for dinner because he won't be able to eat it! So hopefully he feels better tomorrow so we can celebrate! Well babe when you do finally read this I hope you have a great day, even if it's not your Birthday anymore!!!

This picture is from this past weekend when we went to Sneph Farms, do you think this girl looks like her Daddy?! Here is a couple more just for fun!

Halloween Preview

2009-09-30T22:47:00.000-07:00

Here is just a sneak peak at how cute my kiddos are going to be on Halloween! Stacey and I swapped costumes this year for our kids and she sent Wes and Gracee's home with us today so we tried them on tonight and lets just say we are going to hide Wes's from him tonight while he is sleeping! He wants to live in the thing! When I put Gracee's on her she started jumping and laughing so hard, Eric and I were doing the same, well the laughing part anyway! I just love them!

Mia Belle

2009-09-30T22:35:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun this weekend taking some pictures of my good friend Gina's little girl Mia! She just turned one on September 17th and she is so adorable! She is ALL GIRL which you can see in some of these pics! Mia has the most gorgeous hair I have ever seen and her brown eyes just suck you in, it's hard not to love her!

Wes's Little Sister

2009-07-14T22:39:00.000-07:00

Wes has been loving having a little sister lately. He is so sweet to Gracee when he wants to be! Whenever he talks to her she just laughs out loud and talksback to him. It has been really fun to watch the two of them interact with each other! Here are some pictures I took the other day while they were watching TV together and a few I snapped while my back drop was up.

Stacey's Adorable Belly

2009-07-09T14:08:00.000-07:00

So a couple months ago I made my older sister Stacey let me take some pictures of her adorable prego belly. She is pregnant with her 6th, yes I said 6th baby and she is by far the cutest pregnant person I have ever seen! Her belly is just perfect and I knew she would love the pics when we were done, she is too modest to post these herself so I decided to. I am so excited to see my little nephew in 11 days, Stacey is the best mom and I can't wait for her to have a new little one. Thank you Stacey for letting me take these and also for being such a great example to me! I look up to you so much and I am so thankful for all you do for me and my kiddos! Wes cries in the morning's when he realizes that he has to stay home with me and not go to Aunt Stacey's!

Why do they have to get big?

2009-05-06T14:47:00.000-07:00

I have been sitting here today looking through pictures trying to decide what pictures to print out (I am so bad about printing out pictures) and it hit me, children grow way too fast! Wes is so big, it honestly feels like he was just a baby last week and now he is a big boy who talks back to me every time I tell him to do something! Gracee is growing up too, she is still very little in size but is acting so much older now. She had her two month appointment today and she weighs 8lbs, putting her in the 3% for her weight. She is smiling now and holding her head up pretty good and moves all over the place! I love my children so much and I just want them to stop getting so big! Just last night Eric was looking at Gracee while she was asleep on me and said "I just want an exact replica of her at this size that I can hold so tight with out hurting and that will never get big!" We are so happy to be at this stage in life where our kids are little and we are trying to enjoy every minute, even the ones filled with crying!

Gracee's First Couple Weeks

2009-04-04T08:34:00.000-07:00

Gracee turns one month old today and I am so sad, it's going by way too fast! She is still so small so I can't say I am sad because she is getting bigger but I am sad she is getting older. She is such a sweet baby and Wes has been the best big brother. Gracee has had a hard time gaining weight so I am still having to set an alarm to wake her up every three hours. I think she would sleep all night if I let her! We are hoping she is close to 6lbs now, I took her in on Monday to be weighed and she was 5lb 8oz. If anyone knows how to make my milk more fatty or ways to increase your milk supply other than taking More Milk Plus(I am currently taking it) let me know!

Gracee Lyn Dwiggins

2009-03-10T09:36:00.000-07:00

Last Tuesday I was having a lot of small contractions so Eric and I decided we better go to the hospital to get things checked out but we were sure we would be sent home and told that they would see us in a couple days. It looked like that was what was happening but then all the sudden I started having more and more hard contractions so my Dr. decided to keep me! Gracee was born at 6:45 am on Wed. March 4th. She weighed 5lbs 4 oz and is 17 and 1/2 inches long! She is our tiny little Princess, I took her for her first Dr. appt. on Friday and she was down to 4lbs 13oz. It has been great to have her here, Wes loves her and is adjusting really well to having a baby sister. She is a really good baby and is so kissable! Eric is loving having a baby girl, he tells me how he just wants to squeeze her so tight and is constantly kissing her. We are all in love with her hair and can't believe how much of it she has. She looks so much like her Daddy, she has his eyes and nose and the same hair line, lucky for her we can tell it is growing in upfront, sorry Dad! Gracee is so sweet and we are so happy to have such a sweet little family!

ADORABLE!!!!

2009-02-24T15:10:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I titled this post adorable because that is all I can say about everything in it! This will probably be my last post for a little while because Gracee is due to make her arrival soon! I am not due for 3 wks but it looks she will be here soon! First, I need to thank everyone who helped make Gracee's room look like this. As proud of it as I am, I really didn't have all that much to do with it! Eric was the one who researched baby girl nursery's on google and found the idea for the paint and trim work! I loved the idea so we ran with it, he also is the one to draw all the stripes and do all the trim work! So thanks babe for making my dream nursery become a reality! Next, I need to thank Stacey and my very talented mother-in-law Janna for helping make the crib bedding! Yes, we made the bedding which turned out so beautiful! All the decor in the room was hung with the help of Stacey and Cari, I just put it where they told me to! Also, check out the great Magnet Board the Cari made, it is so pretty! This room was definitely put together with love by some very talented people, I am not bragging about myself because honestly I just did what I was told! Anyways, I just wanted to show off Gracee's sweet nursery and tell everyone thank you so much for all the help!

Pictures from Vacation!

2009-01-16T19:58:00.000-08:00

Much needed update!

2009-01-16T19:32:00.001-08:00

So, I am just not that good of a blogger. I would like to say I just did not do it because of all the Holiday craziness but lets be honest, I am never very good at keeping up on it. So here is my quarterly update, we had a great Holiday season. Bryan, Eric's little brother and Wes's best friend, left for his mission a week before Christmas. We miss him a lot but he is doing great at the MTC just like we all knew he would, he leaves in February for Costa Rica. Oh, by the way for anyone who doesn't know already, we are having a baby Girl! Gracee should be coming to our family in about 8 weeks and we are so excited! We just finished up her room last week and it feels great to be almost done getting prepared for her arrival. We just got home last night from going on a road trip to California. We were lucky enough to borrow my Papa John's RV and go for 5 days around California. We went to our friends Jared and Diana's in Temecula and had a great time with them the first day. Then we were off to Disneyland or Mickey's house as Wes calls it. We had a blast there and Wes was such a good boy, he loved all the rides. We spent the last couple days in Monterey, Eric lived there for 3yrs so it was way fun to see all the fun things he used to do. The aquarium there is out of control, it is huge and so much fun. Our whole vacation was great and much needed. The best part was driving down the Pacific Coast Highway in a 33 foot RV towing a jeep! If you have ever been on that highway you will know that it is the most windey road you would ever see! Eric loved it and did a great job! Well that's pretty much what we have been up to, I will try to make sure to post again before Gracee is born!

Christmas Card Picture Time!

2008-11-05T18:22:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know that I decided turn my favorite hobby into a little side business! I am going to start taking pictures for anyone who is interested! I love having new, fun, creative pictures to hang on my walls of Wes and our family but I hate paying for them because it's always so expensive. I took my sister's family pictures last year for her Christmas cards and they turned out so great that everyone kept telling me that I should really start doing this on the side but I just never did it. So here goes, I am available to do anytime of the week that works good for your schedule and I will take as many pictures as you would like. I will place all your photos on a disc and give you the copy right so you are able to print off as many as you would like and enlarge any that you would like. My fee for now is $50 for a session that will include your disc. Leave me a comment or you can contact me at 480-240-0572 to set up an appointment! Thanks, Ashlee

It's been a while!

2008-10-18T17:12:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I have been really bad about posting lately, actually I am always pretty bad about posting! Sorry, I know my blog is pretty boring. Anyways, we have had so much fun these last few months. It was Wesley's birthday, he turned 2 on September 2nd and we had a fun Birthday party with all his friends. We went camping with the Rooney's, it was so much fun! Wes loves being outdoors and playing in the dirt. He also loves the Rooney girls, Ryanne and Bentlee are some of his best friends! Then at the beginning of this month Wes and I went to Playhouse Disney live with Stacey and Caden and Cadie and Danny. I have never seen Wes so happy! He got spoiled and was amazed by Rocket and all the other characters. It was definitely a time I will always remember. Just this past week it was Eric's birthday, he had to work and it was a long day so we didn't so too much but he said he had a good day. Wes and I met him for lunch so it was nice to be able to see him in the middle of the day! I hope you have a great year being 27 babe, I love you! As far as everything in between all the fun, I am just getting bigger and bigger everyday.
I am 18 weeks and still at that not fun stage where if you don't really know me and see me you would probably just think I have a chunky belly. I think I would rather have my belly be really big so that at least people knew I was pregnant not just needing to loose a few pounds. Well I hope all our family and friends are doing great and having fun! I'll try to be better about posting!

Guess What????

2008-09-09T17:14:00.000-07:00

I know most of you have heard by now but.....we are expecting baby #2! Wes is so excited to be a big brother soon and always says he wants a sister! Eric and I are so excited to be having another baby and can't wait for March. This pregnancy is already going by so much faster than my pregnancy with Wes. I was pretty sick for the past few weeks but I am feeling so much better now and I am so excited to enjoy the next 6 months of being pregnant!

Finally Mexico Pictures!

2008-08-06T18:12:00.001-07:00

Family Pictures in Mexico!

2008-07-17T23:18:00.000-07:00

We have had such a fun summer! It seems like we have been gone a lot, we went to Mexico for a week with all the Dwiggins family and it was a blast( I will post pictures soon!). While we were there we had family pictures taken by Annie Randall and she did a great job! We got some adorable pictures of the kidos and the entire family. I wanted to post a few of Eric, Wes and I that I liked the best. I will post more pictures of the rest of our summer fun soon, I promise!

Too Many NYC Pictures!

2008-06-04T23:16:00.001-07:00

The Dwiggi's in NYC!

2008-06-04T21:50:00.000-07:00

In front of NBC Studios

Sams Pizza in Patterson NJ

Time Square

Ashlee just before the drool-fest

Shea Stadium

Yankee Stadium

The view of Manhattan from our hotel room

Warning: Very Long Post! I have to apologize in advanced for this long post with so many pictures! If you can't tell I was way excited for this vacation and took way too many pictures(417 to be exact!). Don't worry I won't post them all and I am sorry to all our family who logged on to snap fish to view them because Eric did not erase any of them before he posted them there! So anyways, Eric, Wesley and I boarded a plane to JFK on Thursday May 22nd to spend a week having fun in New York and New Jersey. Originally Eric just wanted to go for the weekend to watch a Yankees and a Mets game since this is their last year at their current stadiums and he wanted Wes to be able to brag to all his friends when he grows up that he went to Shea Stadium and Yankee Stadium, but of course I wanted some time to shop while we were there! Just kidding(kinda), I also really wanted to see New Jersey because that is where Eric served his mission and I have always wanted to go there and see where he lived and the chapels he attended and basically put a picture with all his funny stories he has told me. So off went to fulfill Eric's desire to go to the games and mine to see his mission and explore Manhattan! We spent the first night driving around the city and some of New Jersey and then getting checked in at the hotel, Eric flirted with the girl at the desk and got us into the private floor of the hotel for preferred guests only and I am glad he did because our view was amazing! The next day we spent in the city walking around everywhere and figuring out exactly what we wanted to do while we were there. The next day we spent the day in New Jersey going to all the areas Eric served in and seeing all the houses he lived in, it was really interesting to say the least to see some of the streets he would walk down! Eric's big surprise that day was that his favorite companion he ever had on the mission flew to New Jersey to surprise him at Banana King, yes you guessed it, Brian and Ginger Starkes flew in for the week as well! It was so fun to see them and be able to take a picture of the boys in front of the house they lived in together on the mission. We also were able to go with them to get a piece of pizza at Sam's, "The Best Pizza in the World" I have always heard and it was good! We spent a majority of our time we had left in Manhattan and at the baseball games, there is so much to do in the city that we would get up in the mornings and drive over to the city and park the car and leave it there all day and not get back to the hotel until 11pm or so every night! Wes had so much fun going to every toy store there was and to the Central Park Zoo, but I think he had the most fun on the Navy Ship with his Daddy! The whole trip was the most fun I have ever had in my life and it was so special to spend a full week with just my boys! I begged Eric to please let us move there, even if it was just for a few months so that I could take Wes to Central Park everyday! I am so grateful to have gone and I will never forget it, especially when I have 417 pictures to remind me of it!

2008-05-31T08:35:00.001-07:00

Tagged:

First of all thanks Ali for the tag and the subtle hint that I need to post more often! I have been tagged before but I have never done it so here goes!
How to play this game. Post these rules on your blog; List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names.

3 Joys: 1. Watching movies late at night with my wonderful husband after we put Wes to sleep. 2. Tanning, I have found that I really like to go to the tanning bed because it is so relaxing to lay there and do nothing for 15 minutes. 3. Watching Wes play with his toys, especially his "Cho, Cho" he will push his trains all over the house all day and he is so stinkin cute when he does it and that bring me a lot of Joy!

3 Fears: 1. I have a huge fear of Scorpions! We have only ever seen one in our house and that was almost two years ago and Eric is convinced that the bug guys planted it in our house! I shake out our sheets every night because I am so scared of getting stung! 2. Something happening to my boys! 3. I am terrified of spending the night at my house by myself, I won't do it so when Eric goes out of town I either have someone come stay with me or I go to Stacey's!

3 Goals: 1. To exercise and get a tone body! 2. Plan a trip to Hawaii with just Eric and I in the next 6 months. 3. Finish decorating my house, my house needs so much more help in that department!

3 Current Obsessions/Collections: 1. Calorie counting, I hate it but it is necessary! 2. Picture taking, I want so bad to be good at taking pictures so I take hundreds and beg Eric for one of those big cameras to try and become a mommy photographer! 3. Shopping, I think it is a ongoing obsession that I have a feeling will never go away!

3 Random Facts: 1. When I was born I was premature and I almost died. 2. I recently discovered that I think I have a little OCD, I have been noticing that I do a lot of things in a exact routine and when I don't I can't relax until I do. Like getting ready for bed at night I have to wash my face, brush my teeth, put my hair in a pony tail, take a drink of water, put chap stick on, use the bathroom, check on Wes, shake out my sheets, lay with a pillow between my knees and then finally I can go to sleep! If I don't do one of those things I literally can not go to sleep until I get up and do it. 3. I love to doodle, when i sit down to write out some ideas I have for work I find my self doodling on the side of the page. It actually helps to clear my head from everyday things and I always end up coming up with good ideas for work when I doodle.

I Tag:

Cari Rooney

Maren Urkov

Jamie Dwiggins

Cindy Reed

Stacey Murphy

P.S. I will not be mad if you don't do it!

Day at the Track!

2008-05-04T22:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Wes and I went up to the motorcross track to watch Eric ride. Eric has been ridding his dirt bike a lot more lately but he's been going out to the Surprise Track so Wes and I haven't been able to see him. He went out with some guys to the track down the street from our house so we were able to go this time. Wes was so excited when we got there to see all the dirt bikes, he kept saying "mom bike", he loves Eric's dirt bike! He wants to sit on it every time we go into the garage. It was so fun to watch Eric ride, he is getting really good and he is so cute in all his ridding gear! Wes sat on my lap and watched Eric go around the track and would yell "go, go, go" as he waved his fist in the air. Wes and Eric have become best friends lately, Wes insists on following Eric around the house and if Eric even thinks he is going to go into the garage without Wes, he is wrong! Wes loves his Daddy and I have a feeling this preference for Eric is only going to get stronger as Wes gets older. It was such a blast to be out at the track and watch Eric show off his skills! I am looking forward to more Saturday mornings like that.

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2008-05-04T21:57:00.000-07:00

Catching Up!

2008-05-04T18:08:00.000-07:00

April came and went so fast! We had a fun April and I want to post so many pictures from this month but that would be a really long post so I am going to add them all to a slide show. At the beginning of this month Wes got the stomach flu and it was his first time he has thrown up and it was awful! He was so sick and he was not allowed to have anything to drink or eat for an entire day! It was so sad, he would follow us around and say "I want Juice!" and cry and then I would start crying. There are some pictures in the slide show of him when he was sick and his eyes looked so big. We were so happy to celebrate Aunt Kaitlyn's birthday by going bowling. It was so much fun, Wes loved to help bowl and was very sad when it was time to go. Last weekend we went up to Heber to celebrate little Eric's 1st Birthday. We had a blast playing with little Eric and enjoyed the nice cool weather. Wes never wanted to come inside! Little Eric is getting really big, he is already taking a few steps and eats everything he see's. Last week I took Wes to the new San Tan Mall and met some friends there and let the kids play in the new splash zone. It was so cute to watch them run around and splash each other. We have had a really great month and are looking forward to this one!

Wesley's first Day in Nursery

2008-03-22T10:43:00.000-07:00

This post is a little over due, Wes's first day at Nursery was the 1st Sunday of this month and he looked so cute! Eric took him and dropped him off and he didn't even cry, until he got his fingers smashed in the door! I was walking by and went in and grabed him and of course he did not go back that day. Wes has cried for the first five minutes the past two weeks but once the treats come out he is just fine! Eric and I are big fans of Nursery, well mostly Eric because he is the one who had to walk the halls before. Our little baby is a big boy now and on to fighting with kids at Nursery!

Wes=Laughter

2008-02-22T21:10:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone, sorry it had been so long since I have posted anything! It's been a pretty busy month. Well I am at home right now with Wes and he is not feeling very good, he has that awful flu that is going around. Anyways, I was sitting on the couch just holding him as if he were a little baby and I thought about how it seemed like yesterday that he was a little baby. It hits me almost everyday that he is getting so big but I don't think I realized just how fast it has gone by until tonight. I am trying not to sound like the mom that wants her little baby back because honestly I think I enjoy each stage he goes through more and more. I guess I just wanted to tell any new moms out there to do just that, enjoy every stage because with the blink of an eye they change. As much as I don't want Wes to be sick I have enjoyed all the cuddling and what a Mommy's boy he has been. He is so sweet, last night he woke up in the middle of the night and was really sad so I went into his room to rock him and he wanted me to hold him like a little baby! Also he would look up at me every couple minutes(half asleep) and he would grab my face with both his hands and kiss my lips, it was very cute! This picture is a example of how big he is getting, he does things like this on purpose now to make us laugh!

Play, Play, Play all day long!

2008-01-25T21:40:00.000-08:00

The other day Wes wanted to play with this little wind up train all day long! He doesn't know how to wind it up by himself so he kept coming up to me and saying "Mommy" and then saying please in sign language. It was so sweet, Wes and I sat on the ground and played with that silly little train for an entire hour! I love to see his little imagination work, anytime he plays with something with wheels he makes a car noise and wants it to go as fast as it can! It is so amazing that little boys are born with such a love for cars, dirt, action figures and pretty much anything they can throw! I am so grateful to have Wes fill my days with fun and laughter, oh and lots of toys to clean up!

Happy Late Birthday Stacey!

2008-01-21T21:04:00.000-08:00

So My sister Stacey's Birthday was on the 16th but we celebrated it with all the girls on Friday night. It was sooo much fun to have a girls night! We went to B.J's for dinner and then we went and saw the movie 27 Dresses. My best friend Courtney came out for the celebration and it was great to see her because she lives in Scottsdale and we don't get to see each other very much. Dinner was a blast, we laughed so hard and so loud! I felt kinda bad for the waiter because I think he was annoyed with all us silly girls! The movie was also so much fun, we got there early and were able to talk before it started. By the way that movie is hilarious! I would highly recommend it for a girls night movie though because I know Eric would have been making fun of it the whole time! Well thanks Stacey for turning 29( I know she looks amazing) and for having a awesome Birthday night with the girls! Thanks to Donny for letting her out of the house, I know you didn't want to because she looked so cute!

December Memories

2008-01-13T16:13:00.001-08:00

Happy New Years!

2008-01-13T15:42:00.000-08:00

Well this picture was supposed to be for our New Years cards that we were sending out and yes I am a slacker and did not get them out! So Happy New Year(a little late) to all our family and friends! We hope 2008 is a great year for everyone!

Boys and Their Toys!

2008-01-09T14:55:00.000-08:00

Christmas with Wes was sooo much fun! He was so excited to get his outside Club House from Santa! He would have played on it all day if he could have! We spent a majority of the day hanging out and went over to Gram and Pappas for a little while. It was nice to not have such a crazy day. The next day Eric's sister Cindy and her family came out to visit from Colorado. We had a wonderful time with them and are so sad they live so far! Wes really enjoyed being able to play with all the kids and was so happy to have help messing up Gram and Pappas house! One night when they were here we went down to the motorcross race track and Paul (Cindy's husband) rode Eric's dirt bike and was really good at it! Of course that made Eric want to really get into riding his dirt bike at the track. I am sure we will be down at the track every Tuesday night and Saturday morning now, thanks a lot Paul!(J/K) We hope everyone had a great Christmas and is enjoying their New Year!

Wes is a Big Boy!

2007-12-02T21:22:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that it is December already! Time flies by when you are having fun! We have put up all our Christmas decorations with the exception of the Christmas lights outside. Eric was too big of a sissy to put them up in the rain on Saturday! Just Kidding, Ha, Ha, Ha! It rained here all day Friday and Saturday, it was actually very nice to sit around the house and have the windows open and just listen to the rain. Anyways, Wes loves the Christmas decorations, he woke up the morning after we put the tree up and it was like he forgot we had put up the tree so he was excited all over again! Also Wes loves to take everything off the tree and he also loves to ride his quad right into the tree! He picked the perfect moment to do this, I was on the phone with my boss going over some work stuff and all the sudden I had to throw the phone down and run over and catch the tree from falling over onto him! My boss just laughed and said "He's all boy". It's so true, Wes has really been showing us that he is not a baby anymore and that he is a big boy. We have been letting him play in the backyard everyday for the past few weeks and he would stay out there all day long if we let him. He will get down on all fours and take a bite right out of the grass and then come to me with his tongue out so I can get all the grass off! He also really likes to lick the dirt of the rocks, Eric tells me to let him do it because he is a little boy but it is so hard for me to watch! This picture is of Wes working on his quad while Eric was working on his. Eric put it up on the jack for him and Wes thought it was so great! As you can see he was very serious about his work!Well we hope all our family and friends are doing great and we hope everyone is enjoying the Holiday Season!

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2007-11-27T17:27:00.001-08:00

2007-11-17T13:51:00.000-08:00

I know Halloween was a long time ago but I had to post this picture of Wes! We had a lot of fun with Wes on Halloween, he didn't want to get out of his costume. Time has flown by these last couple months, I can't believe that Thanksgiving is almost here. I love Thanksgiving, especially the day after when I get to go shopping!We miss all our family that lives out of state! We hope everyone has a happy Turkey Day!

T’was the night of Thanksgiving,But I just couldn't sleep.I tried counting backwards,I tried counting sheep.The leftovers beckoned,The dark meat and white.But I fought the temptation,With all of my might.Tossing and turning,with anticipation.The thought of a snack became infatuation.So I raced to the kitchen,Flung open the door,And gazed at the fridge,Full of goodies galore.I gobbled up turkey,And buttered potatoes,Pickles and carrots,Beans and tomatoes.I felt myself swelling,So plump and so round.‘til all of a sudden,I rose off the ground.I crashed through the ceiling,Floating into the sky,With a mouthful of pudding,And a handful of pie.But I managed to yell As I soared past the trees, Happy eating to all,Pass the cranberries, please!!May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey be plump.May your potatoes and gravy Have nary a lump.May your yams be delicious,May your pies take the prize, And May your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off of your thighs! -Author Unknown

Azure Dea Starkes

2007-10-21T12:40:00.000-07:00

As many of you already know last Saturday 10-13-07 we lost our very dear friend Azure Starkes. She was involved in a car accident and past away very shortly after the accident occured. She had her 51/2 month old son Eric in the car with her and fortunately he was not hurt. Azure was one of the best examples to me in my life, she never took one day for granted. Azure's biggest dream in life was to be a wife and mother. During her pregnancy and even after her 20+ hours of labor which turned into a c-section I never once heard a complaint out of her about how hard it was to be a mom. She always said that she wanted it so bad so why would she ever complain! Azure had a amazing testimony and a great faith that shined out of her every time she would smile! Eric and I were able to enjoy many trips to fun places and many late nights full of laughter with Brian and Azure before our babies were born and even after our boys were born we enjoyed many talks about motherhood and about our plans to have our boys grow up to be best friends! We will miss Azure every day and we will continue to have our boys be the best of friends! We are so lucky to have known Azure and we are so thankful to still have Brian and little Eric in our lives. Brian has got to be the strongest person we have ever met!
I wanted to share this story with everyone because I know that because of the example Azure was to us and because this has shown us that you never know when it will be your last day here on earth Eric and I have promised to never take another day for granted. Azure's memory has forever changed our lives and we will always remember to live each day to it's fullest. Also Azure's favorite saying was "When live is to much to stand....kneel" and that has been so true and helped all those who have morned the loss of such a wonderful person this past week. We wanted all our family and friends to know how much we love them and are so thankful to have them in our lives and for the amazing support system we have.
We will be holding a Benefit Garage sale for the Starkes Family this coming Saturday, October 27th at the home of David and Janna Dwiggins 3142 E. Fargo Circle Mesa, Az 85212. If anyone has items that they could donate to be sold at the garage sale that would be a great help. I would be happy to come by and pick stuff up or you could drop it off at Dave and Janna's, my house or Stacey Murphy's house. Thanks for all the support and let your friends know about the garage sale!