Paige made her first batch of brownies
Yep! Tonight on Jan 26th 2015 Piage made her first batch of brownies! It was so fun to watch and teach her! She's growing up and my heart just explodes of love for her! Xoxoxo
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Nutcracker 2014
This year Paige and I invited some friends to come along with us to the Nutcracker! I LOVE this tradition Paige and I have going. I look forward to it every time we go! This year we went with Brittany Kluse and her daughter Brynna! The girls loved it and I had so much fun with one of my dear friends! We love the Kluse family!
Thanksgiving 2014
This Thanksgiving was super fun! My mom, my adorable pregnant sister and my grandma came! We cooked, shopped, went to movies, Red Robin, Chicos and so much more! The kids love so much when they come! First Thanksgiving without our dad. It was sad but so good to all be together! 
Friday, January 9, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Christmas card and letter 2014
Merry Christmas 2014
I am sure there might be some huge disappointment as you open this up and figure out this wasn’t our normal “Parrish Poem” that Terry has written for the past 10 years. My apologies as he has given me the reign this year. I hope you enjoy and I promise next year you’ll have a poem :)
This year for us…….. especially for me has been rough. Never in my mind did I imagine a loss like the one we’ve experienced. Losing a parent is hard for anyone. I think in my mind parents get old, grey and eventually their time comes to an end. I mean… that’s what I thought the plan was with my family. In my mind I picture people living a long and full life and then finally in the end (which is when we’re very old) we get called home. Sounds nice to me. But life doesn’t work that way. Our Heavenly Father has a much bigger plan for all of us. We just don’t know anything about it. This year at the age of 57 my dad was called home unexpectedly. It was fast, not planned and for me……. no chance to say goodbye. Telling our children was heart wrenching….. that their Papa was gone.
Death is such bitter-sweet thing because in our home we teach our children that death is NOT the end. It’s really not a goodbye… it’s a “see you later” kind of deal. It’s a whole other life for those that move on and for us that get left behind we have to deal with not seeing them anymore. My dad lost his son over 2 years ago. I can honestly say that my dad wasn’t really quite the same after that. The reunion that happened after my dad passed must have been glorious! To be reunited with his son again is something I wish I could have seen. I am 100% sure my dad watches over me. I don’t just think that… I KNOW that! I have had some beautiful experiences where I know he has been with me and especially with my children, his grandchildren who miss him dearly still.
This year I am grateful for sooooo many things. As hard as it’s been the blessings from heaven have poured down onto our family. I am so grateful for my sweet husband’s family who have been so great to us. They flew down to Vegas to be there for my dad’s funeral. They raised a wonderful son whom I call my husband and most of the time don’t feel like I deserve. Having good in-laws is so important and so nice! I am grateful for Paige (9) my sweet, beautiful, so incredibly smart, kind, loving, mother hen, scripture smart, awesome marimba player, great friend and so much more. She is a lot like me and I am reminded of that almost every day. I am grateful for Ty (7) my big hearted, crazy athletic, smart, good brother, fun friend, seriously rocks at every sport, wants to play outside everyday no matter what the weather and wants to be JUST like his dad. And he honestly is JUST like his dad. And then there’s Stockton (5) my youngest, my most hilarious, wants people to laugh at him, can’t wait to get into school to be like his siblings, loves that he’s getting older, loves wearing bow ties to church, a sweetheart, wants to be like his big brother and most of all he still likes to snuggle with me! My heart is full . So very full.
This time of year I can’t help but to reflect on why we have this holiday. What’s the reason? Christmas is a time to forgive, a time to humble ourselves and love and serve those in need. I am so grateful for the Savior and His birth. Having the Savior born has brought us all a beautiful plan. A plan that we can live with those who have gone before us. We can all live again with our families and I can’t BEGIN to express how my heart just swells up when I think about that.
My wish for all this upcoming year is to LOVE like you’ve never loved, LIVE like you’ve never lived, FORGIVE those who have treated you wrong, BELIEVE like you’ve never believed, KNOW that you are a child of God, KNOW that He loves each and every one of us….. I promise He does. Serve those in need and most of all SPEND as much TIME as you can with your loved ones… life is so short and we just never know.
We love all of you so very much. We have been beyond blessed by so many of you and hope you know how much we love and care for you!! May you have a beautiful holiday with the ones you love. May the spirit touch your lives as it has done in ours. Merry Christmas and God Bless! xoxoxoxo
Terry, Tiffany, Paige, Ty & Stockton Parrish
P.S. The Parrish poem will resume next year :)
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