Hole In My Heart

I am at a loss at where to start.

There's a large hole in my heart.

I'm not ready for you to go.

What happens now, I just don't know.

I know that God has a plan

and this is all out of our hands.

I'll take my worries and my fears

and lift them up to Your ears.

Take my sorry. Take my pain.

Take my frief and make me sane.

Thank you God for giving me time

with a Dad as great as mine.

He taught me so much about life;

what was wrong and what was right.

How to love with all your heart

and how not to fall apart.

I'll miss your laugh and your smile.

You always went that extra mile.

God be with us and keep us safe.

Draw us closer as we wait

to see our loved ones one day soon.

I do not know what else to do.

I'm at a loss at where to start.

There's a large hole in my heart.

I miss you Daddy. I love you.

Mommy's Little Helper

I don't know what's so fascinating about vacuuming. I'm just going with it.

Graduation

Wow.  I am sooooo far behind with this blog.  I can’t believe Chris graduated in May and is now at K-State!  Here are some pictures from graduation and the picture Chris submitted to be shown at graduation.  So cute!

Jarrett's First Day Of Kindergarten

He is excited to go.

Mason Alert

Several times Jarrett has ran away from us in public and at home.  He is a flight risk as most autistic children are.  Please join me in signing a petition at http://masonallenmedlamfoundation.webs.com/ to show support in the establishment of an alert system that will be used for children and adults with special needs.  It will be called a Mason Alert in honor of Mason Medlam, a 5 year old autistic boy from Colwich who drowned in July after pushing a fan out of a window and crawling out.  The alert would provide authorities with a current picture, contact information, their fascinations, nearby hazards and details about the person and how to approach them.  His story was recently on KAKE news and can be seen at http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/100477609.html.  When I heard that a 5 year old autistic boy in Colwich had drowned it made me stop and think.  I didn’t know at the time exactly where Jarrett was.  I knew it wasn’t him because he had no reason to be in Colwich but it scared me.  I think this alert is a great idea and I would appreciate your support.  Thank you!

 

Jarrett on the Wii

Jarrett is now in second place on the table tilt with 150 points. Go Jarrett!

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Train ride

Riding the train at Towne West

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My Cowboys

Aren't they handsome?

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Sleep much?

Guess who didn't get enough sleep last night?

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Seeing A Show At The Crown Uptown

Wendy is a verrrrrrry brave person. She took the boys (Jarrett and 3
9-10 year olds) to the Crown Uptown to see Junie B Jones.

Jarrett Floating

Jarrett went swimming today. The last time he went swimming he just
jumped in the pool, the deep end of course, so Wendy asked me to get him
a life jacket.

Jarrett Fishing

Today Jarrett is fishing at the Great Plains Nature Center.

Jarrett at the Great Plains Nature Center

Jarrett is spending the summer with a wonderful woman named Wendy. In
his first week they went swimming, to the zoo, the Great Plains Nature
Center, garage sales, the library and the Nifty Nut House. He is having
a good time.

Jarrett at the Great Plains Nature Center

Prom 2010 Chris and Lauren

There are no words . . . to describe how awesome . . .

Lauren and Chris look!

Lauren is just beautiful and Chris is of course, handsome.

Prom 2010 Chris

My son. Doesn't he look nice?

Handstand?

Now that's class.

A Morning At The Zoo

After the race we got medals and food! The boys really had a good time. The boys really liked the zoo. It has changed a lot since the last time I was there.

One of the cool things we got to do was to feed the giraffes.

We got there at the end of the feeding so they weren't very hungry. The baby giraffe was really cute.

We ended up walking 7 1/2 miles including the race and the zoo. We were VERY tired. We being me and Matt, not the boys!

5K Family Style

Yesterday we participated in the Link 4 Life run at the Sedgwick County Zoo. It was a 5K (3 mile) race (well, more of a walk/pull). Jarrett started out on Chris's shoulders but that didn't last long. Jackson wasn't excited about being up so early on a Saturday. The race started at 7:45. It was about 45 degrees and he was cold so Chris gave him his gloves.

Matt pulled the wagon the whole way. Jarrett was in and out of the wagon but ended up riding most of the way.

Here we are after the race. We finished in about 50 minutes. Chris finished ahead of us but we don't know what his time was.

I plan to do the River Run this year. It is a 10K (6 miles). I'm trying to get Chris to do it with me.

Bowling Scores

Jarrett 104
Jackson 106

Jarrett

Jackson

Bowling With The Boys

Loud Noises

When there are loud noises, Jarrett covers his ears. Jackson on the other hand, covers his cheeks.

Jarrett - Not Quite As Messy

Mmmmmm . . . Pudding

Enjoying His Food

Bike Riding

Jarrett doing gymnastics 4

Jarrett doing gymnastics 3

Jarrett doing gymnastics

Jarrett doing gymnastics 2

New Style

Purple Bath Water

It may be hard to see but today we have purple bath water.

Wii Fit Plus

Should I be offended that the Wii called me a dog for sticking to the same routine?