Five little Randall Monkeys

Well, mom keeps telling me that I need to post some pictures of Tessa. And so I decided to have a little fun camera time on the floor with the kids. So here is the Randall 5 :0)
This is the 1 picture that turned out. Everyone is smiling and they all held so still for the photo :0)

More to come :0)

Hey What should we do this Weekend? Hey lets go check out how the medical field is coming along!!

Oh, Saturday afternoon! We were at home just hanging out trying decide if we wanted to make a Costco run. The little kids (Conner, Kara, & Carson) were in the front room playing (so we thought). All of a sudden Conner came running into the family room yelling "MOM". I often wonder why they never yell for dad. Anyways, Kara and Conner were wrestling. Conner just recently took a wrestling class at school and so he was showing Kara some moves! Well, she tripped and landed on his middle finger. It broke the top joint and when it did it also blew out his finger nail. So off we go to Urgent Care :) We were there for about 3 hours and then they informed us that we needed to go to a hand surgeon. He is located at St. Joe's Hospital in Phoenix. So we went by Grandma Randall's house and dropped the kids off. Then off we went to the hospital. Well, he ended up having to have surgery. The doctor put a pin in and wrapped it all up. We waited all evening and the surgery only took 10 minutes. Well, that's what we did for out weekend date! Conner is doing good and having to write with his left hand. He was brave and strong. Here are a few pictures! Oh I forgot to add that this is the second finger injury that Conner has had in his 10 year life. The first one was by his older sister Shelby. I told Conner that maybe he needed to stay away from his sisters :0) They are rough!

Happy Birthday

Well, today is my dad's birthday! I guess I wanted to just post a little something in remembrance of him. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about my dad. He was truly a gentle giant. There are so many traits that he had that I want to do in my life. I guess there are three that come to mind. First, he had a very strong testimony of the Gospel. He studied and prayed everyday. He was always spending time to strengthen his testimony. He loved the Gospel. Second, he was a friend to everyone. I know that I have posted about this before, but he never turned his back on anyone. He always listened and understood. I remember him always helping those in need and somehow he would always teach them the Gospel. Third, my dad had patience. He was so loving, caring, thoughtful, and kind. He always spent the time to listen to your concerns and then teach you at the same time. When dad was still with us I think I took for granted that he was here. I wish I would have spent more time with him sitting and letting him teach me. I know that he is in heaven teaching and testifying of the truth fullness of the Gospel. I miss him so much! I just hope that I will be able to live my life the way he did and make an impact on others lives. I love you Dad! Happy Birthday!