Birthday Party #2...

On Garrett's actual Birthday I had a meeting so Grandma Carol and Grandpa Jim picked up the boys and took Garrett lunch and cupcakes to have in Garrett's class at school. He loved it and thought it was the greatest!! Then when he got home from school Grandma Sue had this fish bowl all set up and we headed to the pet store and he got to pick out a couple of fish and a frog. The boys love to watch the fish and frog and named the fish Goldie, Ruby and the frog Hook. They are suppose to be pirate names because his fish bowl has a sunken ship and treasure so they are pirate fish!! Then we ran to dinner and came home to have brownies and ice cream with his McCombs family... Who brought more presents that he couldn't stop smiling over...This smile reminds me of his Dad's smile...so handsome!!Trying out his Nerf gun from his Uncle Joel and Aunt Amber and their kids....

I just can't believe how big my boys are getting!! Thank you to everyone who went out of their way to make this such a special day for Garrett. You guys are the BEST, you know who you are!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!

Garrett turns SEVEN...

Garrett was so excited to go to his Uncle Matt and Aunt Megan's house and find a Pirate Birthday Party all set up for him by his Grandma and Grandpa Stephenson and Uncle and Aunt. They played games....Went hunting for the lost treasure... (reading clues to find the hidden treasure)Opening the hidden treasure chest....To find what?......All things PIRATE!!! So fun the boys loved it!!!

Opened presents and ate a very yummy homemade cake by his Aunt Megan....(SOOO GOOD!!!)Can you see Brody's black eye? He has been very accident prone, he must get it from his Dad. Although I have bruises up and down my legs from who knows where so maybe he gets it from the both of us, poor kid!!But he still has one of the BEST smiles EVER....The little pirate crew.... Thank you to everyone for making Garrett's Birthday a special one. He literally LOVED ALL of his presents and made comments on multiple occasions about being so LUCKY because of all the great presents he got. He is one easy kid to please, he reminds me of Trevor in that way, thinking everything is the GREATEST!! What a great quality for him to inherit from his sweet Dad!!

Mason's 1ST Day of PRE-SCHOOL..

Mason started his first day of pre-school about a week after the boys went back to school and he was so excited until the day came around and his bestest buddy/cousin Drew who is in his class was sick on the first day of school and so Papa Don had to bribe him with some candy to stop him from crying and giving me such a hard time about him having to go to school. He LOVES school now and teacher Barbara and teacher Kimbo are so great!! We were sad because Mason was suppose to be in his Aunt Lou's class in AZ, but this is the next best thing for sure!! Mason is doing really good and LOVES going to play at his Aunt Amber and Uncle Joel's house with his best buddy Drew. Mason is usually Wolverine and Drew I think is Spider man. They are really very cute together and have been inseparable. Mason is there just about everyday, he usually goes in the afternoon when we take Porter to the bus stop conveniently placed right in front of Joel and Amber's house and then Brody goes down for a nap and we pick him up when we grab the boys at the bus stop on their way home from school. Love this face of Mase!! These are right before we left for school. I didn't get any at school because I didn't want it to be dramatic when I left. When I dropped him off his teacher was walking him down the stairs and I snuck out, it worked out perfectly!!Of course like always everyone wanted in on the action...

First Day of School at Sun Rise Elementary...

The boys had two first days of school this year. They are excited to get to be going to the elementary school that their Dad went to. Garrett is loving his teacher Mrs. Yara Nemri who Trevor and I knew from high school. Yara has been so great to Garrett and we couldn't be happier that she is Garrett's teacher. Garrett was very excited to be able to ride the bus again like he did at his school in TX. The best part about it is that it is down the street right in front of his cousin Jenna's house so even for the first day of school he wanted to ride with Jenna.Little miss Jenna and Garrett. It was a little bright that morning...Garrett has been doing good in school and loves it but the first or second day of school he tells me that he likes it but something made him kind of sad. I asked him what it was and he says he asked a boy that looked just like his best friend at school in TX if he wanted to be friends and he said," no". Then he goes on to tell me that he will just ask him again tomorrow, maybe he was just ignoring me. So I of course was broken hearted for my sweet boy and the next day Garrett gets home from school and Say's he asked him again and he said,"Yes" And now today he will say that little boy is his best friend at school. Whew. That was a close one for that little boy, I might of had to go and have a few words with him! Just kidding! :)

Mr. Porter went from all day school to just 1/2 a day of school and doesn't leave until the afternoon, so his first day I drove him and walked him into his class. His teacher's name is Mrs. Beschta and Porter loves her and is doing so well. He has really come leaps and bounds out of his shell. I am so proud of him he is so smart and sweet and just so tender hearted!! I wanted a picture before we left for school and of course all the boys wanted in, they are so silly!!
We had to get a picture in front of the sun for Sun Rise Elementary...He was so brave going and sitting right down and not even scared for me to leave. He looks so much like his Dad, I LOVE IT!!! Porter is such a big guy, my Mom likes to call him her gentle GIANT. He came home the other day on the bus and says he had a good day but there was a boy trying to kill him. I said, WHAT? He repeats it and says there was a boy on the bus chocking him and he even had cuts in his neck from the boys fingernails digging into his skin. I stopped the bus and let the driver know and he said he would report it to dispatch it was the second time this kid had done that to someone on the bus. I couldn't believe it, but Porter was so nice and I asked him what he said to get the boy to stop and he said he didn't say anything, the other kids on the bus told the bus driver and the bus driver made him stop. I can just picture poor Porter just sitting there not knowing what to do because he is too nice to do anything back. So the next day Grandpa showed him what he could do to stop someone from chocking him that wouldn't hurt the person. Why can't kids just be nice? I hate it when someone messes with my kid!!!!!

TREVOR ANDREW STEPHENSON

On August 12TH my sweet husband of 8 years past away. Trevor is the sweetest boy I have EVER known. He had such a love for life and always a twinkle in his eyes and a huge smile on his face. The first thing I fell in love with about him was that every little thing in life he thought was the GREATEST thing EVER. He always reminded me of a little boy on Christmas morning so EXCITED!! He loved his friends like they were his family and he loved his family and thought of them as his best Friends. He always wanted the best for everyone, he was constantly thinking of ways to make someones situation better and he always wanted to have a part in making it happen. He served so many people and brightened so many peoples lives. He is the best husband I could have ever imagined. He constantly served me in so many ways and always with a sweet kiss and loving smile on his face. We were partners in everything that we did when he was home to making meals, cleaning up meals, bathing the kids, walking them to school and being goof balls together. We loved to be together as a family and exploring and having fun. There were very few times in our marriage when we were separated other then from necessity of work. I was so drawn to Trevor and never liked to be away from him. He was the most loving father and the boys just adore him. I loved to watch them play together and watch him teach them, he had such patience when he taught them. Trevor is the love of my life and my best Friend and I will miss him dearly through the rest of my life here on earth and long to meet him again someday with open arms!!!