My Hubby!

1. Where did you meet your husband? Church Dance

2. How long did you date before you married? a year plus!

3. How long have you been married? 5 years and 3 months

4. What does he do that surprises you? Not sure it surprises me I always have and always believe him but the way he can just take a new job and carer and just be so successful! And I love the way I never fill my gas tank he does it every time since we started dating!

5. What is my favorite feature on him? Hmmm maybe it's a Riggs thing... I agree I say butt! :) We will have to ask Katie see if we can get 3 out of 3 here Nish! :)

6. What is my favorite quality of his? His determination in succeeding!

7. Does he have a nickname for you? Yes Thanks for asking next....

8. What is his favorite food?He loves any of my Mexican dishes!!

9. What is his favorite sport? He loves to watch football and he does enjoy playing golf!

10. When & where was your first kiss? Mesa AZ 4 months after dating it was January 2nd we were taking a late night walk while visiting my parents

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? We really enjoys going to to the Temple and wish we could go more!

12. Do you have any children? 3 Porter Andrew he is 4 Keaton Charles he is 3 and Tattum Carlson 3 months

13. Does he have any hidden talents?lol hmmmmm Lets just talk about talents; he can always make me laugh even if I am extremely mad at him!

14. How old is he? 27

15. Who said I love you first? He did.

16. What is his favorite music? country.

17. What do you admire most about him? Work ethic

18. What is his favorite color? for a vehicle red and or silver in clothing or decoration blue

19. Will he read this? Prob not

20. Who do you tag? Whoever thinks their man is great!!

Feeling so grateful today!

Feeling so grateful today! I am just so happy to know that having children is a blessing in life! I am grateful to be able to carry children and to raise them. I am so grateful to know; that to have a special gift like Porter is a blessing and an honor not a burden! I am grateful for their health; and their knowledge of the savior! I love the way they pray without someone having to whisper in their ear…a prayer from them at dinner……: I thank you Jesus for mommy, daddy, my brohders (brothers) lol thank you for my food it goes in my tummy, thank you for church and my monster truck in da name of Jesus Christ Amen. Your turn! …..lol I am grateful for their love for their scriptures what they call “my special book from Jesus!”

I am grateful for my husbands love and support of my efforts to go back to school! He has done nothing but try and support me and offer more ideas, with such pure love. I love the way he holds our baby and looks into his eyes with such love. I am grateful for the way he is trying more every day to teach and above all to learn from Porter and his wonderful gifts. I am grateful for the way he so roughly and lovingly plays with Keaton.

I am grateful for family! My mom and her efforts to love me more each day despite all my flaws! Her heart which is full of forgiveness for all the pain that I have caused inadvertently or not. I love her for not giving up! Despite the thoughts that were drilled into me I know mom you never gave up! I love you! I love the way you were there for me this past year for a heart ache I never thought would be a heartache! I always have and always will need you!

I am grateful for my Dad! My dad he is a special man! I am so grateful for the way he opened his heart and his home to me. To give me the greatest gift anyone can ever give… his name! I am so grateful that he felt in his heart to adopt me! I am grateful to be sealed in the Temple to my parents… my mom and my dad! I am grateful my children will have such an amazing Grandfather! A true roll model! I hope they grow up to be half the man you are! I love you Dad!

I am grateful for my brother!! He always knew me even when I didn’t know him! He has grown up to be a great man! I look forward to getting to know him better each day! I love you Rando!

I am grateful for my in-laws! The love and understanding they all have! First my husbands siblings. They are so great all their support through the difficult times of raising such a special child, they were always there and without judgment! Thank you for the support and babysitting! J My mother and father in law… well they are pretty great too! I am grateful for their support when we need it and when we think we don’t need it even though we do! I am grateful they still answer my daily phone calls of questions! J I am grateful for the son they raised my husband and my children’s father. Thank you for believing in us and being there for us with out judgment or fault!

To my friends: Well I am grateful to have friends who can see me for me and can be so supportive! For being their when I am crying looking for some guidance and support. I am so grateful to have some really true friends… who can see the good in me and my family! Those friends who don’t rub salt into open wounds! Instead they try to mind them and care for them! I love the way so many of you have stuck up for me and stuck by my side! I am grateful you can see over my faults and help me to be better!

Today I am grateful! I whish I can see this everyday and be grateful for what Heavenly Father has blessed me with! I am grateful the Lord has given me the gift to carry children and the gift to raise them. I am grateful for whatever it is the Lord saw in me to bless me with the honor to have a child that has autism. I am grateful Heavenly Father gave to me; a beautiful family!

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Remember When?....

Remember when...........

Here are some pictures of the boys making Christmas Eve dinner pizza!!! It was fun and will definitely do it again!

The boys

The boys had a great Christmas. Grandma and Grandpa Carlson sent them their favorite movie Polar Express..... I am sick of it now though! lol Grandma and Grandpa Riggs got the boys bunk beds!!! Huge hit! Their very first bed!! We always just had a mattress on the floor as they would just fall off the bed. Keaotn claimed the top!! :) Cool mom decided to make both beds into a tent so now they have tent bunk beds way fun!!! They also received Lightning McQueen stuff from Grandma and Grandpa!! Boy are they spoiled! Keaton wont put one of the cars down he has it with him every where. If I ask him where his car is, it is usually in his pocket!
Porter has received meds now for his autism what a huge help!! He can really function much better now! He even seems happier! Porter is in preschool now 5 days a week, and has started enrollment for Kindergarten!! Yep already! I can barley believe it! It is a full day kindergarten too! He has also received a special device from the Police Department. It can track him if he were to run away. You can learn more by googling "Project Life Savor."
Keaton and Porter have been enrolled in Special Olympics! They go once a week for about an hour for "training." Then they will have an Olympic game. They have started a new program so siblings don't feel left out which is why Keaton gets to go.
Porter and Tattum were taken to Children's Hospital to be tested for PKU. We should get results back on that one soon!!! Tattum is going to be blessed the first Sunday in February. Grandma and Grandpa Riggs are coming out for that one, and maybe and hopefully Uncle Justin and Aunt Katie!!!
I think that pretty much catches us up. Ben is still enjoying his new job. It keeps him busy and always going. He normally goes in around 6:30 am and comes home around 5:30 ish. He loves the challenge and is always looking forward for the next big challenge.