Happy Father's Day to the Greatest Dad on Earth!!

To the Greatest Dad on Earth

Dad, I'm sorry I'm not here right now

To hug you and to say,

How much I love and cherish you 

On this first Father's Day.

I'm sorry that my time on earth

Was so very brief,

But know that I am in a place 

That is glorious beyond belief!

I want to take a moment, Dad,

And share the things I know.

I have learned so much from watching you

And the example that you show.

Although you're in the midst of a trial,

You press forward day by day.

And because your testimony has never wavered,

You have taught me about faith.

I see you bow your head each day,

Your concerns and hopes you share.

You stand tallest when you're on your knees.

You have taught me the power of prayer.

I have watched you care for mom.

You've held her close when there are no words.

You put her needs before your own.

You have taught me to love and serve.

I rejoice when you're in the temple,

Because there we can be together.

You are steadfast in your covenants.

You have taught me about forever.

There are many other things I've learned

From the greatest dad on earth,

But these principles are most important

For the mission I've been called to serve.

Thank you, Dad, for teaching me

To love as Christ has loved.

And now I'm sending that love to you

From Heaven up above.

                            Love, 

                                Tace

(Written by Heather-- from Tace to his Daddy)

Brian truly is an amazing dad!  I see the love that he has for our sweet Tace and I am constantly amazed at his goodness.  I am positive that Tace has seen these principles in practice as he has watched the example his dad has set.  I know that over these past seven months Brian has helped to increase my testimony of faith, the power of prayer, love, service, and the promises of forever.  He is such a strength to me and I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and Tace is blessed to have such an amazing Dad!  We love you with all our hearts Bri!  Thanks for being an example to us both...on both sides of the veil.

                              Love,

                                  Heather

Mother's Day and Father's Day

This first Mother's Day and Father's Day were a little bit tough on both of us.  They were not the days we had imagined they would be.  This is the first Mother's Day and Father's Day we have celebrated as parents...however, we never imagined our sweet little boy wouldn't be here to celebrate with us.   

For Mother's Day Brian got me a beautiful necklace.  It had a white rose and a "T" on it.  He also got me 2 dozen white roses and printed off the "White Rose" story that I posted in April in the post titled "5 months".  The "T" is for my sweet Tace and the white rose is to remind me that he is a pure and chosen spirit.  I love it.

As Father's Day approached I wanted to get something for Brian too.  I had Tace's poem to give him (previous post), but I wanted something tangible as well (like the necklace he gave me).  After many days of thinking and pondering I decided on a customized key chain. 

I decided I wanted one for me as well. :)

I love having a piece of my sweet boy with me wherever I go.  We sure do miss him.

Thank you, Tace, for making us parents and giving us the opportunity to celebrate these days.  We love you so much!

A Weekend with Halli!

 Halli came to stay with us this last weekend!  It was so fun to have her come out and we did lots of fun activities together.

The first day Halli and I went and explored the Provo Library while Brian was busy with classes/work.  It has some really neat areas inside!  Then we went and played at the park.

The next day we went to Color Me Mine and Halli got to pick out whatever she wanted to paint.  She chose a princess.  Brian and Halli had fun playing with the masks as well, haha.

That night we took Hal to dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory and got to sit in one of the tables inside the train car.

The final day we grilled hamburgers and had a picnic at Bridal Veil Park.  Then we hiked up to the falls.  It was such a beautiful day!

It was so fun to have her stay with us for the weekend!  We sure love this girl!

Memorial Day

This is a few days late, but I still wanted to post these pictures from Memorial Day.  We are so grateful that his headstone was done and in on time.  It is perfect for our sweet little angel.

Our Dearest Tace,

We wanted to take a moment and tell you how much we love you.  You mean the world to us and we miss having your sweet presence here with us at this time.  However, we know that you are in a wonderful place and that you are serving our Father in Heaven.  We are so proud of you Tace!  You are our first missionary!  You are a great example to us and you are our inspiration to be better and to strive for perfection.  We can't wait until the day when we can be reunited with you once again.  Until that time, know that we love you so very much!  You are always in our thoughts and in our hearts.  Your sweet memory will never be forgotten in our home.  Thank you again for being a great example to us and for being our guardian angel.  Please be with us as often as possible and help us to feel your presence when you are near.  We love you with all our hearts!

Love Always,
Mom and Dad