Coming Back Home!

Jared{and myself} have Loved being part of the Empire family! As a matter of fact that was one of the big things that led us to our move to Texas when things slowed down here in our little mining town. Jared wanted to stay working with CAT machines and hoped that the knowledge he gained would help us return back to our home and family in AZ. And it did! In December of 2009 Jared was offered a spot back with Empire. We were so excited to be moving back home. The only problem is... that the position was in Morenci... a 3 hour round trip drive from our Home{on top of a 12 hr work day}for Jared everyday, some times 10 days in a row. After much thought and prayer, we decided the best thing for our family and for Jared was to leave Morenci. The hard thing was that meant also leaving Empire.
Jared accepted a job offer from FMI in Safford and left today for his new hire orientation. I am SO proud of what a hard worker he is! I know that the values that Empire has posted on nearly everything it touches- Jared has written on his heart! He does not bleed yellow{although I've wondered many times} However he is the kind of man that takes great pride in the work he does and the company he does it for. FMI will be blessed to have him.
Our family will be blessed to have him finally COMING BACK HOME!!

F I N A L L Y!!!

"I NEVER thought this day would come!"-Jarelyn After 7 years and a little persuasion from mommy Jarelyn had one of her "dreams come true!"
Unplanned on Thursday we took a little family trip to Safford{the big city} for a lunch date and to just window shop at some of our local shops. Ya we live here but its fun to go look in the small mom & pop shops that are sure to have found new treasures since the last time you were there PLUS it's right here!! One of Jarelyn's favorites is the feed stores... she loves to "just see" if they have any cute kittens to pet :) Although I don't really like cats in my house I do REALLY believe there is something magical to a little girl that has one to love and my heart melts every time we leave and she bravely tells us how cute the latest kittens were. Jared and I had recently spoke about the "kitten problem" but nothing had ever been said about when we might "fix" it! LOL
As we left the shop and drove off Jarelyn told her daddy that one in particular was so cute and she thought it really liked her. Jared said she could have a cat but it had to be a {PINK} one! "Dad that's just not right!"
We drove out to the local pound{a few miles out of town} Jarelyn asked where we were going and I asked where she wanted to go? "To get a cat..." knowing that for 7 years she'd been saying that to no avail. When we got out and went inside Jarelyn was excited to see more animals and didn't think much about it other than enjoying the time she had.
When I told her she could pick one out to take home she was SOOOO happy!

She is a Calico and looks like Camouflage{hmmmm think she was trying to get her Dad on board?!?!}so...Jarelyn named her Cami {feminine for CAMO!!}
We stopped and got all the goodies a new kitten would need and headed home!

Everyone seems to think Cami is a great fit! Welcome to our Crazy family Cami! Thanks for bringing a little magic to my little girl! And thank you Daddy for finally giving in!

God Bless America!

Happy Independence Day!!
I LOVE the 4th of July! I think I could decorate my home for this holiday as much as Christmas!! I love RED WHITE and BLUE! Love what those colors stand for and LOVE my FREEDOM! This year was so fun. Jared had to work but got off early. We dont ever go to the county show... it's just all the way on the other side of town and I would rather not spend 2hrs in traffic for 15 minutes of fireworks! {pittyful I know I should be more supportive}
HOWEVER... on the North side we do our own thing! Our cousins host a pot luck BBQ and let off a nice show right in our backyard... I say family, friends, food, and NO traffic is hard to beat for a good party!!

Happy Fathers Day

Jarelyn is SO blessed to have such a great daddy! She waited ALL month watching the CubHouse calendar so she could go and make her dad a special craft for father's day! Since he leaves at 4am she gave it to him the night before.

What better gift for the Dad that has "it ALL"...

30 TONS OF DIRT!!

Jared had just finished working 21 days straight(16hr days) and was determined to get Jarelyn's play yard moved and give her a sandbox. He also leveled the rest of the backyard and it looks so nice!!
Did I mention he did it ALL with a SHOVEL and a WHEELBARROW!!!
{and a little help}