...this could be a new favorite!

...well here's the first of many new LOs of the recent family photos we had taken...

Sunny did a fantastic job on all of our photos!

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I can't wait to do more...

...another Father's Day...

...we did a little celebrating all weekend...had lunch with Stuart's brothers on Saturday afternoon before one of them headed back out of state again...it was so good to have everyone together again...even if it was just for a little while...

...and on Sunday we missed our Dad's :'( ...it was a tough day...we started the day by visiting the cemetery...I made our dad's each one of these because I know how much they both LOVED golf and honestly I just could not make them something...

...ended the day standing on the golf course...I took this picture of Rattlesnake Mountain...looking at the sun as it was starting to go down...seeing exactly what my Dad would be seeing if he would have been on the golf course at that exact moment...the desert to my left and his favorite hole to my right...some moments of that awkward laughing...and again memories I will always cherish...I really HATE all these firsts...the first Father's Day without him...all I hoped for is he was standing beside us today...guiding us...and helping us get through the day...

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.( John 14:27)

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The kids and I got Stuart some new OAKLEY's for Father's Day...he really needed some new sunglasses...Stuart really liked them...and was quite surprised!  Here's a digital LO I made today with a picture of Stuart and the kids taken yesterday...

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I also made Stuart one of these too for his office...

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I hope everyone had a nice Father's Day too!

Look who is turning {5}

I have been honored to have been a part of JessicaSprague.com for the last couple of years and design for them and I can hardly believe they are turning 5! They have planned a HUGE party to celebrate!!! You will NOT WANT TO MISS THIS...each day brings something new...something FUN!!! ...you can find out more information by clicking {HERE}.

{LOVE} this...

...time to go reach some goals...

...6 months...and I wish I could stop counting...

...they say time heals all wounds...it doesn't feel like this wound will ever heal...and how we have survived the last 6 months is beyond me...I miss my dad more and more every day...this large family portrait hangs in my house and I look at it {every} single day. My dad looks so happy and healthy here...but this portrait marks the beginning of his journey with Glioblastoma.

We decided to hang this photo right in the center of our home...just as you go up our stairs...it would be the best place to see it...coming and going. It looks rather small on this emormous wall but it's quite large (a 23x31 canvas print framed) ...eventually the plan is to have this wall entirely framed with family memories.

I don't look at the last picture I have of my dad very often...but I do every once in awhile...I would much rather remember him this way...but I know that all of my memories of him are an important part of his journey...

...I know that he is with us still and he is watching over us and keeping us safe...cheering us on...yelling at us...and doing all those things that he did while he was still physically here...he continues to be proud and loves us...I know that we all continue to look up to him, love him and make him proud as well. He molded us into the people we've grown up to be and we will continue to honor him until the day we die.

Here are some photos of us starting Memorial Day this year...

The kids are getting ready to put out my dad's flag...

...the flag is raised and I know my dad is happy that we got it up just for him!

Standing at my dad's flag at the cemetery on Memorial Day...Mona and I are both wear our dad's hats. The girls are all wearing hat's just like papas...we are all forcing our smiles...be we are all very honored to be there...with dad in spirit.

 Here's a digital LO I made recently...

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...my HERO...our HERO...gone but not forgotten...