Remembering***

It's now been 5 years since our little Angel came into our lives. Only for a short while. Mark Thomas Jr. Born and died on November 25th , 2002. at 6:14pm. He changed our lives forever. It changed our way of thinking and living. It has brought us closer to some and further from others. It's brought friends into our lives that I do not think we would have met otherwise. God does work in ways that we do not understand. In the last 5 years, many of the people around us have lost babies or children. It's helped us understand and be there for them in a way that others that have not been through it couldn't . It's a memory that I would love to have changed the ending. But the friendship we have made, I wouldn't change.

Be thankful for what you have........ it may just be for a short while!!!!!

***The picture is of Mark's grave at Rest Heaven. He is in babyland. The kids love to decorate it. We did this on his birthday.(Sunday)***

***HUGS***

Bedlem

WOW- What a game on Saturday!!! We had a great time at the OU/OSU game. We took the girls and D stayed at my mom and dads. It was only 41 degrees. But we where warm through the whole game. We had our first snow on Friday night and Saturday. It didn't stay to long.

Here is a picture of D with Santa that my mom had made at Wal-mart. Enjoy!!!!!!!

The kids started back at school again today. Br- was out for a week and day. Ch- was only out for 3 days. Now, they go back just to be out in 27 days for 2 1/2 weeks. I love to have them home. It's great to be able to spend time with them, not just a short evening.

CJP

Holidays

Well,
The holidays have began. Christmas lights are going up everywhere. It seems to come faster every year.
Well, this Holiday (Thanksgiving). I am thankful for my healthy, wonderful family. For the love we all share. For the time we have to spend with one another. I am thankful for God who has put things in our lives that we may not understand, but it's for our own good. For God for looking out for what we need and reminding us, we do not need it all. I am thankful for all the friends God has blessed our lives with. I just felt like writing the stuff I was thankful for . I am feeling really blessed this year.
To add a little blessing, Br is off her seizure meds. She has been seizure free for 2 years this Dec. 10th. Thank you GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone have a blessed Thanksgiving and may you find love within your family that will keep your life at peace. CJP

more pics!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I put the same pic on here twice. I just loved it. Here are a few more. Hope you enjoy .

These are from Carbela's . What a neat place to take the kids. CJP

More of the weekend pics !!!!

Well, these are more pics of the trip. We had fun. my sisters daughter was able to spend two weeks in OK. We met her father in KC to return her. They were able to spend the weekend with us. Thanks Ken for taking all the pics . A special thanks to Dan for making the arrangements for the trip.

This picture is the kids at Science City. The one of Br- on a bike, is just on a cable with blocks on it. It was 1 1/2 stories high. She went on it twice. Ch- didn't go on it. I wouldn't either. To high and to unstable. LOL........

Tom's 60th birthday weekend in Overland Park, KS.!!!!

The Large, Good looking Pritchard group!!!!

Wow! We had a great, fun filled weekend. The kids got to spend time with their aunts and uncles, from both sides of our family. The first night, we just went out to a good sit down dinner and swam. On Saturday the Science City was so much fun, the kids didn't want to leave to go on the train ride. M - told them they could stay, so we spent all day there. That evening, we went a celebrated Tom's 60th birthday dinner. We didn't get to sing Happy Birthday there, Ch-got the waitress to get him a large piece of birthday

cake . Then we went back to the hotel and16 of us swam. That was a treat, as for we closed our pool about a month ago . After that, we went to the Lobby and sang Happy Birthday!!!! Got to visit a while.

It was great to have everyone there. On Sunday, we went to a little church in Olathe, Ks. I think this was wonderful for Tom to have all his family at church. I know he loves spending time with the Grand kids. In fact Ch- told me today that he came over and told her and Br. That is he loved to have them there for his special weekend. That was so sweet of him!!!!Then we went to one of our favorite places to eat. Cracker Barrel. I love to shop there and the food is the best. We are thankful to Ken for taking the pictures for us. Here are a few, I hope you all enjoy them as much as we do. Thank you to Dan too for making the plans and arrangemens for this weekend.

Vacation in Iowa 2007

The Five Crazy good looking kids!!!!!!

Dalton thanks for the picture-

It makes Daw laugh.

We had a wonderful trip to Iowa. We stopped in our Good Friends house in Omaha, NE on the way there. (Thanks for the dinner and great place to sleep. Loved see you guys- We miss you )

Then we went on into Iowa. We went to the Apple Orchard, Boone Train ride, State Fair and Visited our old Neighbors that had moved to Ames. We got to see cousins (all 6) .On the way home, we stopped in Lincoln to visit one of my best friends from my childhood. They cooked up the best smoked pork loin I have ever had. WE ATE TO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On the road we went and tried to make it home, we had to stop at midnight in Belleville , KS . So , on Sunday we drove 3 hours to be greeted by my folks. They wanted to see the kids of course. Hope you all enjoy these picutes, I wil post more later. CP *******OH, PS Thanks to Tommy for taking Br fishing .She caught a lot of fish.

4th of July in Bartlesville

Well, we had a great time , as you see. D- was scared of the firecrackers. Br- had fun with the other girls there. The boys chased them!!! But, I think they like it .

We had a wonderful show of fireworks.

Hope you enjoys the pictures.

Little Mad dog Palace

A friend of mine was taking pictures of her daughter and got my son and the back of Ch. This is a fun new place here in town. Enjoy.

Br has shingles.

Took B to the Dr. and she has shingles. It's not as bad in kids as adults, but still. I can not believe she has them. It's been going around our church.

This is a picture of B at her camp. Epilepsy camp. The girl in the black sunglasses was B's counselor. Her name was McKenzie . Very sweet and good with B. They seemed to have the same tastes.

Well, we have had a family reunion , gymnastics, swimming, story hour at the library and we are staying so busy. It's a lot of fun.

B- got her ears pierced for the second time,now she has two holes. She has been begging us to do it and she got a $20.00 gift card for Clarie's and so, she did it.

Hope everyone is doing great. I will added pictures of her Corpus Christi trip as soon as we get them. Thanks CJP

Br- Birthday party from April

This was the morning after the sleepover, going to church. Br- with Nicki the American Girl Doll.

Her party was "Party on Broadway" We had a stage and lights, Make-up, & nails. They made there own necklaces and bracelets. We had a great time.

D- big coloring book ,LOL

This is D- from Jan. 10th, ( almost 6 months ag0). I gave him a pen to color on his "notebook" with Blues Clues. Well, I washed dishes and came back, here is what he looked like. It was on his tummy , backs of his legs and bottom of his feet, arms and a little on him face. It was funny and YES it came off very easy in soap and water.

Our trip to the Zoo and more

Easter at my mom and dads.

Well, we have been really busy this summer. Softball is still going on , I think we still have 3 more games. These picture are from Easter until now. I am a little late getting a few up . Hope you enjoy.

We also, let our duck go at the pond Friday night. So , no more Duck at our home.

More Pics from Lobaough's farm

D- riding the horse by himself. He loved it.

They look alot a like , HUH . CUTE !!!!!!!!!

The Girl in the Picture with CH is Cari, she is 2 years younger than Ch. They are in the youth group together.

Br on "Babe" She has her cowboy boots on and all !!

Camp out at Lobaugh's farm .

This is "Penny "with D and M.

This is "Babe that Ch and D are on.

We had a great time this last Sunday evening at the Lobaugh's Farm. It 's always a blessing when they allow us to come join them at the Farm. The kids have a great time. D is our little cowboy in the family.

I have a few pics of Br- but I have to turn them, before I put them on here. Hope you enjoy these as much as we did. Take Care and have safe weekend. CJP

Thought this was cool, had to share.

I thought this was cute and had to share. I will have new pictures up in a week .We went fishing and horse back riding last night. So much fun. Ch, B, D an I rode the horse named "Babe" .M woudln't ride. Maybe next time.

Summer is almost here.

Wow, I can not believe the kids only have 8 more days of school left.
We have planted 20 tomato plants , 2 pepper plants, cucumbers, watermelon and cantaloupe. We already have 22 tomato blooms . We filled the pool up today. Br and D have already played in it all afternoon. Ch- went on a field trip and will not be home until about 5:15 or 5:20pm.
Br- has had two homeruns in the first 5 games. She has only striked out one time. '
I will post pictures later of the Br- birthday party and her bug bite under her eye. (it was bad) I just wanted to post and tell people we are still here. Just really busy with, school, soccer, softball, gymnastics and all the other fun stuff. Later CJP

Br and her great grandmother

We went to see my grandmother yesterday. She just turned 91. It's so sad how we sometimes go out the way we came. She is unable to walk, go to the bathroom on her own or feed herself. It's like a baby. She is loving and laughs at you when you talk. She has 8 kids . She 's had a wonderful , full life.

I am really glad my kids get to see her at least once a year. Hope you enjoy this picture. It's a good one.

Easter Bunny

Ch- was at LTC and wasn't able to see the Easter Bunny. But she did get a gold in Signing "I LOVE THE LORD" WAY TO GO CH!!!!!!!!!!

Just some photos from the last week.

Br- and the Easter bunny Ch- got her top braces off and this was taken the week before.

D-Loves Spiderman

This weather !!!!!!!!!

This weather is something. 85 degrees two days ago and today is 42. WOW. They are talking a little snow with rain mixed. WHAT ???? I just planted all of my flowers and started the garden. Anyway- D has his first infection ever. It's a sinus infection and he HATES the medicine. He is better though. He looked awful there for a couple of days.
Report cards came home again. Br has straight A's again. her lowest grade is a 91 and her highest is in spelling at a 99. It was 100 last time. They have Voc. words and she forgot to right the meaning to one word. She still spelled them all right. Ch- has A's and B's right now. We are very pleased with both of the girls' grades. M- is taking Ch to LTC (Leadership Training for Christ) this weekend. I am taking the younger two to my folks' house and M -will meet us there for EASTER. So, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT EASTER. GOD BLESS - CJP

MORE PICS

I couldn't get them all on the last BLOG. Sorry. Visit the one before this one to see the other Spring Break ones.

SPRING BREAK 2007

Well, it started off with a Br's school Sock Hop.(Thanks Grandma Roxanna for making the skirt) D- danced almost all night. Br- and her friend Elizabeth had a great time playing. Then, my folks came with my sister and her kids on Monday. They went bowling. Then right before they left, a couple of guys were riding by our house on their horses. They stopped to talk to my dad and let the kids ride the horses. They had a blast. Ch- wouldn't ride them. I guess it was to embarrassing. Okay, then on Wed. my in-laws came. Which is always a lot of fun. They are great in -laws. Well, we had fun shopping and hanging out. On Friday, we traveled to Tulsa. Went to Incredible Pizza Co. , then to the Tulsa Soul Winning Workshop, and ended up at Build a Bear worshop. Ch - made a turtle named SPEEDY, Br- made a Pink kitty Named PRINCESS, D- made a monkey and named it JOE. It was a lot of fun. We ate at Olive Garden ( Red Lobster was a 1 1/2 wait) .We were able to see Tracy and Frankilin. They looked Wonderful. (We miss you guys. ) Got back here about midnight. We had a GREAT DAY!. Here are a few pictures of the week. The one is of D kissing his heart to put it in his Monkey. Have a Wonderful week. 9 more weeks of school until summer. I am so ready. I love to sun and fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God Bless -C

Hello !!!!!!

Hello everyone,

The weather has been great here. Sunny and in the 70's. B- started soccer last week and has her first game of the season this Sunday at 3 pm. Softball starts tomorrow. She has been in bowling for about 6 weeks now and she bowled a 103 ,2 weeks ago and a 93 last week. She has won 5 ribbons so far for her ago group. Ch- just finished basketball last weekend. We enrolled her in High School, yes, High School. In Oklahoma they have to have 52 credits to graduate. That is one of the highest in the country. (They said). So, we picked her classes very carefully. She made a 18 on the pre ACT. They said that was great for an 8th grader. So, Scholarships here we come. LOL. D- is potty training for real. He has been in underwear for 2 1/2 weeks. We go 2 or 3 days with no problem and then days like today he had two accidents. But, it's better than 8 diapers a day. Here is a good picture of him and M. Daddy and Little Man.
Take care and I hope people are still reading this . CJP

Oh , I added one of him taking a bath in his kitchen sink. LOL LOL LOL Then when M- spiked his hair. Fun, Fun.