I will miss my Grandma Elda!

Today is a sad but bittersweet day. I just posted about my heritage and how much I love my family. I am sad today because my Grandma Elda has left this earth. She is such a wonderful example to me and my family. I have learned alot of things from her. I will miss you! I love you Grandma Elda.

I love my Heritage!

I have been thinking alot lately about my heritage! I was born to great parents and they raised me and taught me the importance of eternal families and the Gospel. I was also raised with wonderful examples around me. As I look at my own children I am so glad that they too have those same wonderful examples around them. As I am getting older it is harder for me to think about my life without my grandparents. Some of those sweet people in my life have already gone to the other side. Oh, how I miss them and sometimes wonder if I should have been better about learning more about them and spending more time with them. My Grandma Elda is still here and I don't know how much more time we will have with her. She is a strong lady however she is getting up there in her age and her recent fall has surely taken a toll on her body. My heart feels heavy today because I don't want her to go and I know that none of us have any control over that. It makes me think about what I need to do better in my life, for my husband, children, & family members. My Grandma Elda is such a great example of Christlike Love and she always serves other. I want to be just like her! I had some special times visiting with her while she was here in Mesa. If you asked her how she was doing, she would say "Oh, I am doing ok, but how are you?" And she always wanted to know how the kids were doing. I love her so much and I am truely blessed to have such wonderful grandparents in my life.

Happy Birthday Tessa!

Ok I know this is a few days late, but I guess I still need to post about Tessa's 1st Birthday! I can't believe that she is already 1. Time really does fly by. She is so sweet and brings such a sweet spirit into our home. I really do long for her to stay little forever. I keep telling myself that she will be the baby forever. Ok I promise to at least have her potty trained by the time she hits school age :0) She had a pretty normal day on her birthday. Although I think she couldn't figure out why all the kids were singing to her all day! She just smiled and laughed at them. We had cake and ice cream and she got to open her one present! She got two puppets (a duck and a frog!). After we sang Happy Birthday to her I sat the cake on her tray and she went to town! I finally had to stop the fun when she was throwing cake across the room! I took a few pictures and tried to take a video of her. I will post them for Grandma and Grandpa Andersen to see and anyone else that is interested! Tessa sure is a sweet spirit and we enjoy her sooooo much! She brings lots of smiles and laughter to our home! Oh, and also the plumber who was fishing out a jumbo hair clip out of the toilet. I love to spend $55.00 for a plumber to come and fix what my 1 year old did! I am not liking to combination of Tessa and toilets right now! This too shall pass!