Team Mom

This picture was taken by Michelle Gates and she presented me with

TEAM MOM OF THE YEAR

for overseeing all of the Football Team Nights and

planning all of the dinners, etc.

It was a fun season!

The woman who made me who I am today!!!

My mom has always been SUPERWOMAN to me, but why wouldn't she be,

MY dad is SUPERMAN, so she has to be SUPERWOMAN!!

She was always so amazing to me as a child at EVERYTHING she would be involved in.

When Cambria was in Kindergarten and I went to my first PTA meeting,

I thought to myself, "I'm turning into my mom!"

You have NO idea how true that statement was!!!

My mom ALWAYS had a clean house, she managed her kids and household

like a business!! She put her family first ALL of the TIME!!!

She made homemade meals and goodies everyday and was the BEST cook!



Her smile is infectious and her laughter and joking personality everyone LOVES!!

She would always surprise me when I would come home from school with a new outfit!

She would come and get me out of school and take me to the movies and shopping.

She was just always about having FUN!!!

She is the most amazing GRANDMA to all 27 of her grandkids.

She loves to spoil all of them!!!

When my dad got sick and she was caring for him 24-7

she became even more AMAZING to me!!!

Always looking for healthy options for him 

My Dad was watching over me!!

This morning I was on my way to work and I stopped by the truck stop and got me some ice to eat and pulled out. As I was traveling up the road to the office, this huge orange truck pulled out in front of me with a huge trailer. My thought was, "WHY couldn't he wait for me, now I have to wait for his huge truck!!!" After he pulled into the driveway, this runaway BRONCO came out of a driveway right in front of me. I stopped, thinking that this guy was going to turn in front of me, but there was NOBODY inside of the Bronco. I was just baffled, but after thinking about what just happened and me having to wait for that huge orange truck, it was a blessing in disguise. Heavenly Father and MY DAD was watching out for me. If I would've gone in front of that orange truck, I would've been hit by that runaway Bronco. Thank you Heavenly Father and My Daddy!!!

Happy Birthday Kiana - 18yrs old

 Kiana is 5 months older than these 2 boys.

They are all SENIORS in high school and ALL preparing for missions!

 Kiana got SUPERWOMAN pajamas from Grandma, so she was trying to fly

 with the help of Trevor and Jaden

 She will always be their princess!!!

They LOVE each other so much!!

Heart Breaking Sight

I took my mom up north with me to watch Trevor play against Copper Hills High School.

On our way home we stopped by the gravesite to see dad.

I was getting something in the car and looked to see my mom.

My heart just BROKE watching her stand there Alone!

It's hard to see my mom by herself, my heart just aches for her.

Thank goodness for the gospel and our knowledge of the Plan!!!

The HORLACHER'S come to SC

 All of Bryan's brothers and sisters came to Trevor's game.

Everyone was at the Ranch for an early Thanksgiving and Christmas

because Cheri and her family were here from Hawaii.

 It was so fun to have them here all together.

Grandma made everyone these cute hats.

My mom and dad through the years 1968-2013

These pictures are of my mom and dad through the years they fell madly in love in 1967, graduated in 1968 and married 4 months later in California on October 25, 1968 and had me, their first child on October 18, 1969.

Their love is like no other. When I found this picture, I can only imagine what their reunion will be like. It will be JUST LIKE THIS, my mom engulfed in his arms and crying and saying,

"I missed you so much Clay!!!" and my dad's smile will be huge.

This picture was taken on Thanksgiving 2011

These pictures were taken right after my dad's stroke,

the one on the left was July 25th and the one on the right, August 25th, 2013.

This was taken the night before my dad died, Sept. 9th, 2013.

My mom was ALWAYS by his side and was the great woman behind the great man!!

 

I called my mom to wish her HAPPY ANNIVERSARY and she shared with me that this was the first time in their 44 years of marriage that she had bought dad flowers. She said that she was at the grave and talking to dad and scheduled a date with him. So she said, "I've got to get off the phone, I've got to get to the temple for the 8:40am session and my date." So I asked her who was going with her? and she replied, "Dad is meeting me there, just me and dad!"

It's so hard to see them separated, but I know that my dad is sooo close but for us we just can't see him, but we can FEEL him!!!

Someone told me that when I randomly cry, it means that our loved ones are near us and that's how we feel them. That would make so much sense, because I randomly cry cause

I miss my dad sooooo much!!!

SC FOOTBALL Senior Photoshoot

 Cambria did a photoshoot for me with the Senior's on the football team.

Trevor has played football with a number of these boys since they were in 5th grade.

 They are all such great boys and such good friends to Trevor.

(LtoR Top) Garrett Ence, Cason Patterson, BK Hurt, TREVOR, Nate Gottfredson, Zach Kennedy, Cameron Chalmers, Warner Rigby, Kiel Lambson, Kade Derrick, Conner Parry

(LtoR Bottom) Perez, Josh Parr, Cole Mooring, Chandler Martineau, Chaz Nelson, Bowman Loo, Brecken Moore, Troy Behunin, Clint Gates

 Such a CLOSE Brotherhood!!!