Swimming With Dad

 Before we had to take Tory to the airport to go back to Arizona he took Gordon swimming. I don't know who this separation has been harder on Tory or Gordon, They are both so crazy about each other!

First Day of School

We started Gordon in a Spanish immersion school for the summer so that while Tory is gone he wont lose all his Spanish! I was so Happy that Tory was still in town for Katie's wedding so he got to take him with me! Every time I would talk to Gordon about how he will be starting school soon he would just say "Mom don't say that!" So I knew it was going to be a fight and it was! He cried as soon as we walked in the door but he survived and was excited to see us when we picked him up!

The third day of school I had to take him by my self and when we walked in I took him to the bathroom to go potty and while he was sitting on the toilet he looked up at me with a very distressted face and said "Mom, get me out of here!"

Tory Talking him into it



One Day They Will be Best Friends...Right?

Henry and Gordon can get along but it is a very "love, hate" relationship! They are constantly fighting and yelling at each other! The other day Gordon was at Emmy's house and Henry had bit Gord pretty bad. I asked Gordon "Did Henry bite you?" 

Gordon: "Ya"

Me:"That's not nice to bite is it? We don't bite do we?"

Go:"Nooo, we don't bite!"

Me:"You don't ever bite do you Gordon?"

Go: "No. I hit!"

Greg and Katie's Wedding 06/10/2011

Weird Kid

Gordon thought it would be a good idea to put cough drops in his ears!

Arizona 2011

Easter Day 2011

                            

 I love this kid's face!

 Getting a good picture of all the grand kids is getting harder

 This is the best one we got!

"No more pictures"

Easter Eggs 2011

           Emmy is so good at initiating egg dying every Easter if it weren't for her         Gordon probably would be doing it til he was older so thanks Emmy!

This is Go's new cheese face!

Cute Boys

They are so sweet when they sleep!



26 Years Old!

On my birthday I came home to this cute creative cake made out of twix candy bars made by cute Tory!

Spring?

Snow in April won't stop us from doing our spring time activities!

A Few of Updates

 So Katie is engaged to an awesome guy named Greg, they are getting married on June 10th 2011 in the Salt Lake Temple!




                                
                                       Lizzy is pregnant! Due 11-11-11 we are so excited!




                                                       

 Annie's Boyfriend Payton is leaving for his mission to Madagascar! We will miss him, but we're very proud of him for choosing this!

                             

Adair just had her 4th baby a little girl Elsie, born on March 4th! She is so cute!



Just Another Trial To Bring Us Closer Together

                            
 
 

So during all the preparation and stress of getting Tory off to Arizona, we found out that my dad has bladder cancer! We were all very devastated by the shocking news. However through this great trial came many spiritual moments that brought our amazing family closer together. My parents are living with my grandma and grandpa right now and they just so happen to have one of the best Urologists in their ward, who got my dad right in and did his surgery the end of the week! He has been so amazing during all this, he is such a compassionate doctor! We all fasted Thursday to Friday right before his surgery, the night before the surgery Billy gave my dad the neatest blessing! The Spirit was so strong and after that I had the greatest peace that everything was going to be OK! The surgery went really well and the pathology report came back and showed that he got clean cells and they wont have to remove his bladder which the doctor thought most likely would be the case. I love my family so much I couldn't get through this life without them and I am so thankful for all these trials that strengthen our testimonies and bring us all closer together! I am so blessed to have each and every one of them in my life! Thank you to the friends and extended family who were so amazing and caring through out this with all the kind texts I got and cute amazing Emmy who took Gordon over night and during the day of the surgery she had all her kids, 3 of Adair's and Gordon! She also cleaned my room and did my laundry! I don't know what I would do without her in my life! Thanks to my mom's ward for all the dinners they brought and well wishes!

I love you Dad! I know we have many more years with you and I won't take them for granted after all this!



Our Next Six Months

So Tory got a job in Arizona at a really nice course, it's only for 6 months so he is going out there alone while Gordon and I stay home! It is going to be really hard, but I am so thankful for all my family who will be helping me out with Gordon while I work, I couldn't do it with out them! I tell my self "It's only 6 months" but then I think "It's 6 MONTHS!" We will be OK Tory found a place that is only 4 miles away from the course, which is good because he will only have his bike for transportation! He is renting a room in a trailer park from this really nice hippie lady who has 4 cats and two dogs! Tory and I don't love cats, but he'll survive and I don't have to live there! We will try to visit at least once a month, but the majority of our relationship will be through Skype! The hardest part has been Tory having to say goodbye to Gordon! He can't talk about it without wanting to cry and the day he left he told me he just lost it! I am writing this entry May 1st 2011 from Tory's new bedroom while he is at work. This is our last day together before we start our 6 months apart. I go back home tomorrow morning...here we go!

The Stache

Tory knows how bad I hate mustaches, but insists on having one recur every now and then. He thought it would be cool or funny or whatever, to have a mustache for his PGA profile picture! My first thought is any job he applies for he won't even have a chance at as soon as they see the stache! So I made a deal with him that he could keep it  over the weekend and then on Monday when we were going to renew our drivers licenses at DMV he could have it for his picture. He liked that idea so his PGA picture and our future was saved by one small compromise!

Would you want to have this guys as your head pro? Maybe as a back up for a low budget western!