Grandpa's

My sweet, happy, smiley, loving, Grandpa Storrs passed away July 14, 2009. I will miss his hugs and kisses, Picnics at Balboa Park, riding the merry-go-round (trying to grap the gold ring for a free ride) and his home on Tenth Ave. where more memories were made that I could never put into one post. Thank you grandpa for teaching me that there is always something to smile about. I love you...give dad a hug for me!

June 10, 1922 - July 14, 2009

June 11,1912 - July 1, 2009

I wish I had a better picture of my Grandpa Jensen. But it is hard to look through the memories you had with the loved ones you've lost. My cute Grandpa Jensen passed away July 1, 2009.

Grandpa I will miss your confidence, your daily exercise routine, chewing your food 16 times for each bite, but most of all I will miss your harmonica and the songs that it brought into my life. I love you grandpa! Smack my dad for leaving me!!

I guess there was a big race between the older men in my life.... to see who could get to heaven first. My very competitive dad won, followed by my mom's dad G-pa J., then my dad's dad G-pa S.

I love you all. Thank you for your examples, and the very full lives you lived. I will miss you!

My Cute DAD

Norven W. Storrs

7.4.44 - 5.26.09

Our Wedding

Lake Elsinore

Spoiling the grandkids.

Mom and Dad with 24 of the 26 grandkids

Pre- mission what a hottie!

At my wedding looking like James Bond

Dad and Grandpa with Clarissa (above) and dad with Chase (below) Not sure what to write....this has been an emotional time.... I love you dad, and will miss your smiles, hugs, laugh, and the way that you could make everything okay. You are and will always be my hero. Happy Father's Day!

This is the song we sang at dad's funeral.

I remember Daddy´s hands, folded silently in prayer. And reaching out to hold me, when I had a nightmare. You could read quite a story, in the callouses and lines. Years of work and worry had left their mark behind.

I remember Daddy´s hands, how they held my Mama tight, And patted my back, for something done right. There are things that I´ve forgotten, that I loved about the man, But I´ll always remember the love in Daddy´s hands. I remember Daddy´s hands, working 'til they bled. Sacrificed unselfishly, just to keep us all fed. If I could do things over, I´d live my life again. And never take for granted the love in Daddy´s hands. Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin´. Daddy´s hands, were hard as steel when I´d done wrong. Daddy´s hands, weren´t always gentle But I´ve come to understand. There was always love in Daddy´s hands

Needing a laugh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA

If you get a chance check this out...

Happy Mother's Day

[This picture was taken the very day after Shalyn and I first met - October something 1995.  We had our blind date the night before.  At the end of the date, I was talking to my roommate (Jared Carlow) about going over to see the Salt Lake City Temple and to listen to the broadcast of the conference outside.  Shalyn said that she wanted to go as well.  --  While we were sitting together and talking right next to the temple, Jared took this picture of us.]

Thank you, Shalyn, for being such a wonderful mother, wife and friend.   You never cease to amaze me with your endless display of courage, your zeal for life and your sassy sarcasm.  I love you!

A Visit from a Leprechaun Fairy!!

This morning we had a visit from the Leprechaun Fairy! The girls were very excited to see what was left for them....what a fun surprize!!! 

Carrin turns 7!

My sweet and sassy Carrin turned 7 on Feb20th. Because I am a slacker mom, I am just now posting a Happy B-day to my not so little Carrin. 

We had a fun b-day a Chuck E. Cheese.

Carrin was born 2-20 at 12:30 pm weighing in at 9lbs 5oz. and slept through the night from day one. It was a welcome change since Clarissa screamed constantly for the first few months of her little life :)

I love you, rin-rin!

Lil' Sis.

Below is a link to my lil' sister (Briette Peterson) new songs. She has been working on an album that should be released this spring/summer??  She wrote one of the songs and another sister wrote the other.  I guess I am the only one lacking in the creative/talented  gene pool, thanks mom!! :) 

https://theneighborhoodjukebox.com/cgi-bin/ijb/mreg.cgi?ratingpubview=489 https://theneighborhoodjukebox.com/cgi-bin/ijb/mreg.cgi?ratingpubview=490

Apple Break

Who cares if you are in the grocery store still...Chase doesn't.  He and I ran to fill a quick grocery list for Shalyn tonight and Chase decided he was going to dig into that apple bag right then and there.  Cute lil' dude.

New Glasses

Slacker parents that we are, we had no idea that Clarissa needed glasses.  For as much as the kid reads you would think that she would have said something  like.... I cannot see the board at school... I cannot see the clock, mom you look fuzzy, but none of these saying were ever said. It was not until Clarissa got her cute little self in trouble, she was told to sit on the chair until the clock said 2:45, that's when the tears started. In between her sobbing she said, "I can't see the clock". This is moment when you realize you are a crappy parent! What parent does not know their child needs glasses.....uggghhh! So after a series of questions we knew we needed to visit the opthamologist and get her some glasses.

After some tests we found out she has a condition called amblyopia that should have been diagnosed at a much younger age.....ugghh....crappy parent once again.  Next there was a trip to the pediatricians office, a referral to a specialist, eye dilation, more tests, google searches, web MD, fear of possibly having to wear a pirate patch for a year, and the diagnosis was......(drum roll).....anisometropia,  unbalanced vision that can be fixed with a pair of  glasses!!! The specialast  prescribed a lens that will correct the problem! Can you image a 9 yr old in the 4th grade having to wear a patch to school. No thanks!

 

She was able to pick out an adorable pair of frames and thinks she is all grown up now when she wears her glasses. She has even asked if she can stay up later, and thinks she is old enough to babysit. 

After posting and admitting to this, I'm sure I will have CPS knocking on my door before the end of the week. Is this considered neglect??? yikes!!!

  

Happy Birthday Chase

Sunday is Chase's 3rd birthday!

Chase loves cars, trains, playing with his sisters and hanging out with dad!

Happy Birthday my sweet boy, I love you!