My Grandfather....Chicken!

So I am sitting thinking of where to begin. First and Foremost, I have the most amazing Grandfather a little girl could have ever asked for. He loved me and that is what matters most to me. I love kissing him on the lips and just the scent he carried....love it, love it, love it.
So where am I going with this? Well I lost my grandfather on Sunday at 1:05 AM. It is the most devestating day I have ever had in my life. I love him so dearly and miss him with all my heart. My words will never be able to tell you what he meant to me. BUT, I do know I have millions of memories with him and will always keep those dear to my heart. The one's I love most are the last week of his life here with us. I was able to visit with him a few times a day and just touch him and kiss him and look into his eyes and tell him how much I loved him. He is amazing......He was suppose to get discharged from the hospital today because he was doing so well. But instead, he went home with his family in heaven. I have been thinking all along they said he was going to be going home soon.....Well home was not back to Globe it was Heaven with his brothers, mom and dad. It is bitter sweet.....I wish I could have him here with us for another 20-30 years because I am lost and love him and it hurts. But at the same time I am sure he is so happy to see his family whom he has not seen in so many years. He hasn't seen his parents in over 30 years. And he is healthy and young again.
I could go on and on and on about my grandpa. But I am just so blessed to have been able to be close with him, tell him I love him, share so many memories with him, we share Birthday parties....hummm I am just happy he was here 80 years and I he will never leave me in my heart. I will miss him and I love him but I know I will see him again one day!
Thank you Grandpa for being my Chicken and loving me.

Mom's Birthday and Some Random Photos...

So I am a little behind. Happy Birthday to my mom, she turned the big 4-8 on the 8th. She is a great woman and I am so happy she is my mom. Life may not always be perfect between us, but is anything perfect? If it was then life would not be interesting. We are so blessed to have her as a part of our lives! Happy Birthday Nana!!

I also have some more random photos that I have failed to post lately. Hope you all enjoy them!!!

Our little family!

Nana and Jakey on her birthday (he got her the flowers...she loves flowers)
Sisters..
The love of my life!
Nana, Papa and Jake
Jake and his new friend (remote, AKA Donny??)
Jake's first trip to Bass Pro Shop w/ Nana and Papa
Jakes hunting hat...
Jakes first movie, we took him late minute to see Kung Fu Panda! He sat and watched the whole thing.
Bass Pro Shop again, with papa

Finally, we are all moved!

This the last month we have pretty much been packing. Or wait, let me reword that..I have been packing. Not that Mike didn't help, he was at work. So I have been packing for the last month and moving the last week. I am finally done as of this last Friday the 1st of August. Thank goodness because I am not sure I ever want to move again (and to think we are staying with my parents right now...shhhh, they think it is temporary until we find something.) I told my dad I like to live at places for around 2 1/2 years so be prepared. He said whatever I want to do.....what a good dad. But we won't burden them too long.
Well we are no longer living in Chandler, we are temporarily back in the good ol' QC (Queen Creek) and who knows where we will be next. We are looking to be closer to Mike's work but I am not sure if that is God's plan for us. We will see what he has in store for us.
We had a bitter sweet move, sold our house in about 90 days and then I thought maybe it was a mistake and second guessed the sale! But I couldn't do anything about it now.....but whatever it is all good because I know it is for a good reason.
Enough of my drama! I hope you are all doing well!!!

Recent Trips to the museum and more

So of course we have been making trips to the museum and a new place called Toy Town or Tiny Town...it was fun but a little far and Jake only liked one area. So I think we will stick to the museum and story time. And Jake has also found some new hobbies....like walking in my platform shoes, actually running in them. He has a fetish with all the shoes in our closet lately. Don't tell Mike I took the photo...he told me he didn't want any memories of Jake in my shoes. It is the funniest and cutest thing ever.

Jake so proud in mommy's shoes

He loves to read
Jake & Daddy at the mall...Germfest
1st time I allowed him to feed himself with a spoon. He did great! BIG MESS.
Tiny Town-Toy Town

Fourth of July!

So I am week late on Fourth of July but I hope you were all safe and had some fun! I have some updated photos from our Fourth of July. We were suppose to go to SD but things changed for many reasons. Jake and I were sick all week with some crazy cold or something....? Who gets a cold in the summer? I mean they are colds not hots, right? Whatever. So we stayed home and layed low for the week and almost didn't do anything on the Fourth either because I felt horrible. But we ended up showing some White Trash Love and head to the races with my parents, aunt and her boy. It was a great time and far from WT as we noticed the people surrounding us. I want to go back I had so much fun. But without Jake. He had fun at first but then he wanted down so he could go up and down the stairs and just run free. So he was a little stinker.

Check out the CA's...Yeah he doesn't pronounce the 'R'

Yummy...cottan candy!
Cheese
Aunt Kim and Mark
Family
Me and My honey...oh and our car!
Papa and Jake

Swim vest.....DO NOT BUY!

So I bought this little swim suit/vest thinking it would be great so Jake could float in the water and not be in his little tube thing. Anyhow, I would not recommend it. It is a bit scary and I hope nobody ever has a bad situation with it. I put it on him and thought he was so cute in it because it is like a bodysuit......well I put him in the water and he went face first and on his stomach and just floated on his face. Anyway.....I was there to grab him but hello!!! Scared the living daylights out of me!!! So I do not recommend this product!

Summer, Summer, Summertime....

I feel so bad this summer because Jake is a busy body and it is just so hot. He loves the park but we cannot go unless we are there at like 6:00 AM and that is not going to happen. So I have been taking him to the Mesa Childrens Museum, the mall an storytime to get some activities in. He loves them all...I think his new favorite is the germfest at the mall. Mike hates it but I think he will be better off being exposed. Here are som more photos from this month that I finally put on my computer!

Jake in HIS car at the museum

Playing at the activity table....he just likes sitting on the chairs
Reading some books before storytime
and more..

Jake, Papa & Nana on Fathers day
Jake in his closet...he thinks it is so fun
I think this is a traditional self portait....All Marin's do it.
Sliding at the museum
Again...

So we took Jake to the mall this weekend and bought him his 1st Cherry Dipped Cone from DQ! Oh....I remember the day when I had mine. YUMMY! I couldn't deprive him of one because they are the best thing ever. Poor Mike was deprived of them when he was little and I had to introduce him to his first too. He loves them :) So here are some photos of Jake (they are pretty funny!)

1st try

I don't think I like it....
Never mind I love it!
Brush-a, Brush-a
Jake and his great uncle!