Well, I know I haven't done an update in quite a while...
This one will have to be short, as I need to get to bed tonight, but I wanted to share some of our latest pics.
Hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We're so thankful for all the people who have sacrificed being with their families and even given their lives - thank you to all the soldiers past and present for our freedom.
Happy Memorial Day to all of you, thanks for checking in on us...
Blessings to you all,
FOREVER TEAM LARSON
teamlarson1@gmail.com
Caden finished up soccer a couple of weeks ago...
The next week tball started~
He made this to take to Coleman at the cemetery...in the oragnce box he wrote, "Life is Good"-
Our friend Jean wrote this poem and had this flag made for Coleman- THANK YOU JEAN...from the bottom of our hearts!
Caden's also been keeping his dirt bike tires hot! :)
and he LOVES these HUGE marshmallows- (I don't recommend them!!!) ha
More to come...we're looking forward to SUMMER!!!!
Just a quick post on what we’ve been up to…with Mother’s Day coming up, a few people have sent me emails saying they know it will be a hard day- thanks for thinking of me, and for your kind words…you know, it’s just another day to me…like I’ve said before, I miss Coleman EVERY day, and yes, the ‘Hallmark days’ come and go, and they do add a bit of sting to the wound, but the hole is there every minute of every day. I DO consider myself BLESSED to have been given the chance to be Coleman's and Caden’s mommy. The biggest blessing in my life has been the two of them. I’ve made my mistakes here and there, and will continue to do so I’m sure, but the love I have for them is undying- separation is temporary…it doesn’t mean I don’t ache to have Cman here…I do, but I’m choosing to THANK GOD for giving him to me for the time I had him here. He changed my life, even if he was here for a short time…yes, I wanted it to be longer, (My heart aches every minute for that) but I do thank GOD, one day it will be forever. I do my best to focus on that- every day. Please pray for ALL the mommies missing their kids.
Now Caden- well, HE makes sure I continue to smile…Oh how I love him…Here was HIS mother’s day gift to me:
And can you guess what this says?
Answer at the end of the post! :)
I consider Mother’s day a day to celebrate MY mom, so we’re making a quick trip back tomorrow to surprise her. What can I say about my mom? She’s in her 80’s and had me when it wasn’t common for moms to be having babies in their 40’s. She was a grandma before she had me, so I grew up with a niece a year older than me, a niece three weeks younger, and a nephew 2 years later who were like my siblings. I had three older sisters and two older brothers. My dad passed away when I was 13….
My mom has been there for me ALWAYS. She taught me what it was to love your kids more than life. She’s celebrated all my highs and seen me through all my lows. I can ALWAYS count on her. I know Coleman’s passing has been hard on her, because she’s not only had the pain of missing him, but has had to watch ME hurt too. My mom is THE sweetest person I’ve ever known. There just aren’t words to describe her! I love you Mom! Thank you for everything you’ve done and been for me! You’re the BEST!
We FROZE at Caden’s soccer game this morning- but had fun watching him.
Here are some pictures from the circus we took him to last night:
Wait until Gma Jeffrey sees this one! She’ll FREAK! :)
He got to ride an elephant…
It was a fun night…
OH-After the circus we went out to eat…look at what we saw as we came out of the restaurant! The BIGGEST BRIGHTEST rainbow I’ve ever seen! I wish I could have gotten back far enough to fit it all in a picture… Scott and I both commented on how BRIGHT it was…the pictures don’t do it justice. I think it was a MUDDERS day gift from above… :) and reminded me of the song, “His Favorite Color was Green”… and "The Rainbow Connection"
Coleman sure loved his rainbows.
That’s all for now…Have a great rest of the weekend-
Blessings to you all,
FOREVER TEAM LARSON
teamlarson1@gmail.com
ps. Quick story about Caden…he wanted to wear cologne to school one day last week. He sprayed some on and said, “oh now the girls will be chasing me!” I asked him if he wanted them to…he said, “no….well….if they’re pretty I do! Especially this one girl who’s a first grader.” I asked him if she was pretty and he said, “OH- you have NO idea! But she doesn’t chase me, she chases my other girlfriend’s brother. He’s one lucky guy!” lol ahhhh the game of ‘chase’. I think we have a LONG road ahead of us! :)
Happy Mudder’s Day to all Mudders out there- Here are a couple of old videos I never get tired of watching. Seems like a lifetime ago...
I ALMOST FORGOT-***ANSWER TO CADEN'S DRAWING:
It says, “she makes me brownies”…the picture threw me off because I thought it was a band-aid for a minute…then he explained it was a picture of towels the brownies were sitting on, so they didn’t burn the grass….
cuz we’re having a picnic! :)
Well, this is going to be a quick update...I need to get to bed, (WHY do Mondays come so soon?!?) BUT I had to get on and say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone for supporting the CureSearch walk in Des Moines this weekend- Our team raised over $5,000, and the walk total is .... $122,000 and still counting!
It was an AMAZING weekend- full of blessings!
I'll update more later...just wanted to share a quick video I put together, and thank everyone again!
Katie and Manish...Coleman LOVED them, and so do we!!!!
Oh and before I go...Caden has more BIG NEWS!!!
Sunday seems to be the day for pulling teeth around here-
Last Sunday he lost his first and today I pulled his second...he was VERY BRAVE!!!
Better make sure the tooth fairy comes before I fall asleep!
I'm exhausted!
Until next time, THANKS AGAIN- and
Blessings to you all,
FOREVER TEAM LARSON
***I know Coleman had a BIG thumbs up from above...we felt him with us.
This is a blog created about our family- Team Larson... our son, our hero, Coleman went to heaven after his battle with medulloblastoma (brain cancer) at the age of five. Our posts will be about how his mommy, daddy and twin brother Caden remember the past, live in the present and face the future with Coleman watching over them.
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