Alexxa's Quilt Pics

Alexxa's Mom was so kind as to send me a couple pics of her showing off her baby blanket all completed! Here she is:

Can't a girl get a puppy?

Brian was soooo amped to get a puppy, then decided we should wait until we move somewhere with a bigger yard. Well poo. I have been warming up to the idea so much I started asking around about breeds for children, whether or not it was a good idea to get a puppy or an adult dog, ideas on where to check them out.. and all so I could wait until mid August to get one. Lame.

I mean, come on... if we got a tiny lil puppy now, by the time we move we'll have a bigger yard for the bigger puppy, right?

According to Brian: Wrong.
He doesn't want to risk not being able to find a house that accepts dogs, or risk the fact that we'll be banking on moving somewhere with a bigger yard at the perfect time for the dog, it's all too much hanging in the balance for him... Which, yeah, I get it... but can't we just be a tiny bit irrisponsible and get a cute lil guy or gal for the time being?

His answer was no.

AH I give... (As I'm sure Claire is laughing her butt off at the idea of me wanting a DOG!) lol.. But seriously, the cute little way Lily barks at any dog she sees just really grew on me and I want them to love dogs, not spend a lifetime terrified of dogs and cats (like.. me..)

Anyway, since it doesn't look like we'll be getting a dog today, this week, or this month, SOMEONE needs to adopt this adorable lil girl, she's SO CUTE!



You can see her and her siblings ready to be adopted here.

Tyler Fitzpatrick

FITZPATRICK -- Tyler E. Fitzpatrick - On March 31, 2009 he was released from all worldly tribulations and is now in God's loving arms. Tyler was born August 27, 1985 and lived his 23 years here in Albuquerque. He is preceded in death by his grandfathers, Edward Eugene Fitzpatrick, Joseph John Duben and his loving aunt Tina Gray. He leaves behind his parents Edward and Mickey Fitzpatrick; grandmothers, Frances M. Fitzpatrick and Nora K. Duben; aunts and uncles, Jim and Kathy Ullrich, Larry and Cindy Tobin, Bill Fitzpatrick, Jim and Ellen Flynn, Paul Gray, Joe and Nancy Duben and Pat Mervyn; cousins include John Flynn, Kelly Flynn, Shawn Flynn, Kyle Gray, Ryan Gray, Stephen Duben, Larry Tobin, Ginny Robson, Katie Ullrich, Kathy Vecchio and Erin Bell. Tyler's short 23 years were filled with snowboarding, music, love of his dogs, Dusty and Riley. Tyler was loving, outgoing and would strike up a conversation with anyone. His sense of humor was one of his strengths and would light up the conversations. He loved the Green Bay Packers and was able to attend several games with his mom and Aunt Ellen. He will be missed by so many. God bless you, Tyler. Memorial Services will be held at the Wyoming Chapel of the Daniels Family Funeral Services, 7601 Wyoming Boulevard NE, at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, 2009. Those who wish to send condolences may do so at www.danielsfuneral.com Services have been entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Services 7601 Wyoming Blvd, NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 821-0010



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The above obituary for Tyler doesn't and couldn't possibly explain the feeling people would get just by being near him. He was such a nice person, always willing to make everyone around him as comfortable as possible. I met Tyler the first day I transferred from La Cueva High School to Sandia High School. He was in my Spanish class, and was the first person to welcome me to the new school. I remember his smile, how outgoing and friendly he was, and how he seemed to be that way to no matter who he was around. Throughout highschool I had a few more classes with him, and was always blessed by his wit and charm and all around happy demeanor.

Judging by the amount of people at his funeral services it was clear that not only did I feel at ease around him, he made so many people feel that way. He and I lost touch after graduation and as I moved on and got married and had babies, though the memory of the type of person he was never faded. I will always remember his inviting and generous smile and his ability to make people laugh. I pray that He asked for forgiveness, from our only hope of salvation, Jesus Christ. I pray that He's awaiting us all to be raptured to Heaven and is being comforted by God right now. I know that he had struggles with drugs, and I know that another friend of his and mine, Sean Efford, did as well. I pray that their friends still involved in these horrific habits will see the errors in their departed friends paths and reach out to overcome these Satan derived forces.

Over all, the hardest part for me, aside from accepting that this world lost a truly kind guy, was watching the faces of his parents. Anguish, all-consuming saddness and misery hung heavily on their expressions. Had I not had kids, I'd likely feel most of my saddness for Tyler, but knowing that if my children passed on before me would put me in a state far beyond words of "sad" or "grief"... Something more along the lines of "mind and soul numbing heartache and unimagineable strife", though the thought of losing them makes my heart hurt as it is, seeing other parents witness their child's passing had my tears streaming my bewilderment grow. How do you move on from something like that? Surely, they would changed forever... I guess at this point, all I can do is pray for them.

Alexxa made her first blanket!

Alexxa has made her very first quilt! She's going to be a big sister again... and for once it's not me that's pregnant! Her mom is going to have a baby and she is SO excited, she asked to make something for the new addition and suggested a blanket. Since they don't know what they're having yet, I thought that was a great idea. I wish I took a pic of the finished product, it was so cute and she was so proud.

Sante Fe-cation!

So Brian and I went to Santa Fe for a couple days to have some alone time together and hit up some of our favorite shops and restaurants!

We took the kids to his mom's house, who so graciously took on the task of watching them overnight, for which we are SO grateful to have her! Then headed North to check into our hotel and head to the Plaza to go boutiquing and get some authentic-delicious Mexican food.

We walked and walked and just enjoyed eachother's company.. it was a blast. We went to a movie and Tortilla Flats, it was a great trip! It's amazing what 2 days alone together can remind us how much we truly love eachother's company. It's so easy to forget that when we're struggling to get through the monotonous routines of parenting 3 kids under the age of 5. It was great just being able to talk, without interruptions or worrying about the kids' eating, sleeping, diapers, etc.

It was awesome, we had a blast!

At the hotel, getting ready to check out.

In the hot tub!

Strolling through the boutiques.

On our way!

ABQ JUMP!

We recently took the kids to ABQ Jump for a reunion with as many BR (Baskin Robbins) girls we could get together with their little ones (It's hard to believe it's been 4 years since we were all young gossipy girls making ice cream cakes together... ok, so the gossipy part hasn't changed, but still)... Here are a few pics, the kids had a blast!!

My lovely friend Andrea's newest Addition! Aiden! :) He's sooo cute.


Lily running like a wild woman!


Alexxa had a BLAST, this was HER kinda fun!!

Ut-oh!!

I totally slipped and haven't posted in FOREVER!!

So quick update!

We are doing great! Brian's work is still providing some overtime, so we're happy about that... though not nearly as much as it once did. On the plus side of that, he's been home a lot more. So a lot of my "online" time has been turned into "family" time.. So that's why I've been so neglectful of my dear blog!

Aside from being busy with my family, my sister's wedding is in 25 DAYS! So I have had a lot going on with her bridal shower and other Matron of Honor duties.

Easter was great. Brian had to work =( but I still took the kids to church and volunteered as well. Randy Travis was there, so that was awesome.

Brian and I were able to escape to Sante Fe for a couple days while Brian's totally awesome mom watched the kids overnight for us. It was such a nice retreat! We had a great time!!

While I was on that trip I found out my friend from High School, Tyler Fitzpatrick, overdosed and passes away, so I was really upset about that and Brian and I went to his services together. I'll write more about that later...

I'm going to make it a goal to get a full update to all these things we've been doing ASAP! So hopefully I can atleast sort of follow through on that! :)

Keep checking back, I'll be adding more as I can! :)