Opi's Birthday

Just a reminder to everyone that today is Opi's birthday! Think of how happy it would make him to get a phone call from each of us or a card (even if it's late) in the mail. It would also be fun if people posted stories or pictures they have of Opi.

I love you Opi and I'm so grateful to have you in my life.I miss you very much and I wish that we could live closer to you. I hope you have a happy birthday! Love, Jessica

~I LOVE MOM~

I just watched both of the videos of "OMI" and my heart is overwhelmed with so much LOVE and GRATITUDE for our AMAZING MOTHER AND OMI! I miss her sweet friendship so much, she truly is the most beautiful example of a LOVING WOMAN,MOTHER,OMI and friend I know!
I feel so grateful that she Loved me,my Teddy and all of my children so purely every day of our lives!We all have been so blessed to have her teach us and love us!

*~I LOVE YOU SO,SO MUCH MOM...I THINK ABOUT YOU CONSTANTLY...I MISS YOUR MOST AMAZING SMILE...I MISS YOUR SOFT GENTLE HUGS...I MISS YOUR BEAUTIFUL HAPPY VOICE AND YOUR LAUGH...I MISS YOU TELLING ME THAT YOU LOVE ME AND THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE WELL...I MISS YOU PRAYING WITH ME AND HEARING YOU PRAY TO YOUR SAVIOR...I MISS YOU HOLDING MY HAND WITH YOUR SOFT WARM HANDS...I MISS YOUR GERMAN PANCAKES THAT WE KEEP MAKING BUT YOU ARE'NT HERE TO TELL US THAT WE DID A GOOD JOB AND EAT THEM WITH ALL OF US...I MISS TALKING ON THE PHONE TO YOU EVERY DAY...I MISS NOT SEEING YOU EVERY DAY... I KNOW YOU TRIED TO PREPARE ME FOR THIS...BUT...NOTHING COULD PREPARE ME FOR THIS...FOR NOT HAVING YOU HERE WITH ME,WITH US...IT'S SO HARD...SOMETIMES I JUST TRY TO IMAGINE YOU HERE WITH ME...I WILL ALWAYS MISS YOU...YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY PRECIOUS FRIEND...THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME THE WAY YOU DID...THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME EVERYTHING YOU DID...ESPECIALLY HOW TO LOVE...YOU REALLY ARE THE MOST AMAZING WOMAN I'LL EVER KNOW AND YOUR MY MOTHER...I'M SO BLESSED...I PROMISE I'LL ALWAYS TRY TO BE THE WOMAN YOU WOULD WANT ME TO BE...BUT IT'S REALLY HARD SOMETIMES...IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE DAD WITHOUT YOU EVERY DAY...HE'S SO ALONE...HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH...WE ALL LOVE YOU SO MUCH...WE ALL MISS YOU SO MUCH MOM...THANK YOU FOR LOVING ALL OF US...WE MISS YOU! XO XO XO

Aba Heichi Boom Beichi

I know each of us has precious memories of Omi singing "Aba Heichi Boom Beichi Boom Boom." When we visited Omi in the hospital we asked her to sing it for us, I am so glad that we have this video. I hope that all of you enjoy it.

Cooper giving flowers to Omi

I love this video of Cooper giving flowers to our beautiful Omi. It makes me so happy to hear Omi's wonderful voice. Cooper loves watching this over & over.

Let's blog in honor of Omi

Hey everyone, this is Jessica. Laurel and I are going to manage this blog together. Omi really wants us all to stay in touch, and having a family blog is the perfect way to do that. This blog is here for all of us to write about happy memories with Omi & Opi, post pictures, etc. We also want to stay up to date on what is happening in each other's lives, so feel free to write about any big hapenings, etc.


I know that my mom will be showing the blog to Opi regularly, and it will make him very happy to see, and help him to feel closer to each of us. I am missing a lot of family e-mails, so please e-mail me any e-mails that you may have so that I can invite them to participate (jessica_a_burton@hotmail.com), the more the better.

Thank you, and I love you all!!!