The Haddocks: January 2010

Plano West Football Banquet

This past Saturday night, we had Kameron's Football Banquet! This was our second one to attend and it is a special celebration for the outgoing seniors, so next year will definitely be a tearjerker!

Kameron with his girlfriend Wesley

Friend and Teammate Nathan Broussard and Kameron.

Big Wheel Fun!

Taylor loves his big wheel, he thinks he is a race car driver when he rides it!

Very animated!

He was at a pit stop and wanted me to fill him up with gas!

Then he was telling me that if he goes too fast he will get a ticket and the speed shows up right here, he kept saying!

Vrrooom....Vrrooom!

Look at that face, with that look he is usually up to something.

Feeding the Ducks and a Beautiful Swan!

Last week since the weather was so nice, we were able to go feed the ducks!

When we arrived at the lake, there was a beautiful white swan. Taylor wanted to throw all of his bread to the swan instead of the ducks, it was cute!

Watching all of the ducks fight for some bread!

He wanted to see the swan and the ducks fly, so he thought that they would if he showed them how he flies!

He was so interested in the swan and he kept saying that it was beeeuutiful!

Usually there are either two white swans or two black swans. Taylor kept on asking me..."Mommy, where is his friend?".

Every Friday Taylor gets on Skype to talk to his Aunt Roni! He loves this time with her. He always has something to say or show her. He wanted to sit in his Spiderman Chair and talk to her this past Friday.

He is so funny when he is talking on Skype because when it is time to say goodbye he will not do it. Taylor does not like goodbyes in general, but for some reason on Skype he will absolutely not say goodbye. But the minute we hang up he wants me to call Aunt Roni back. One Friday we talked to her three times!

We also use Skype to talk to Jordan while he is over in Spain!

Marble Run!

For Christmas, Taylor got a Marble Run! It is very difficult and time consuming to build, but it was well worth it! Once I got it built, Taylor played with it for hours.

He loved putting all of the marbles in one after the other and watching them all go down!

He was having tons of fun!

Scooter Time!

Last week we finally had some good weather and we definitely took advantage of it. We were going to feed the ducks and usually Taylor wants to ride his big boy bike, but since he got a new scooter for Christmas he was dying to take it for a ride around the neighborhood.

Getting ready to start our journey around the neighborhood.

He was full speed the whole time, I was running to keep up with him and we literally went up and down every street in the neighborhood!

So serious!

Just cruising...

He was so good at riding his new scooter, he did not even fall! He just wanted to go faster and faster!

Dreaming of Airplanes...

Last week, Taylor and I played so hard one day that while we were flying airplanes he crashed on the sofa. Literally in the middle of playing, it was so cute because he had a death grip on the planes when I went to take them out of his hands.

Sleepy little boy!

I love this little face!

Mom, Me, & Kimberly - Girls Trip!

Back in October 2009, my mom, me and my sister-in-law made a quick trip up to Lubbock, Texas for my cousin's wedding shower. We flew in early on Saturday morning and barely made it in time for the shower. We were in such a hurry to get on the plane and to the shower that we did not even notice that all three of us were dressed in purple until my Aunt Kim took this photo of us!

Baby Shower for Robin!

On January 16, I co-hosted a baby shower for a dear friend and sorority sister, Robin Hufsey! She is having a little girl!

The neat thing about this shower is that it was at our College Sorority House (Zeta Tau Alpha), where we all started our lifelong friendships. For some of us it was our first time back to the House since graduating in 2004. After we finished decorating for the shower we ran up stairs to see our composite photos that were hanging in the hallways! Definitely brought back some great memories and it was even better that we were all back were we started celebrating a new beginning for Robin!

Alicia, another friend and sorority sister did the floral arrangements. She is an extraordinary artist and does fabulous floral arrangements!

Alicia made this wreath for Audrey's nursery!

Absolutely precious cake that tasted so good!

Close up of the cake!

Taylor came to the shower and was very well behaved, of course he sat with Gigi the whole time!

Robin with all of the cute hair bows for Baby Audrey.

Taylor playing with Gigi!

Taylor had a good time with Gigi - thanks Mom for helping out!

The Hostess with Robin

Me, Christy, Robin, Rebecca, & Katie

Not Pictured: Alicia Rico and Sasha Denman

A quick visit to Gami & PeePaw!

Before the TCU game we made a quick visit to see Gami!

Gami, Taylor, & Hayden playing with the little sponges that are in the capsules and once you put them in water they become an animal.

Taylor waiting to see which animal it turns into!

Hayden waiting on his!

They had so much fun playing with these!

Taylor Ryan still in his TCU shirt gearing up for the big game!

The cutest little shrek!

Taylor & Hayden with Chloe!

Rah Rah TCU!

We were all decked out in our Purple to show our support for the TCU Horned Frogs.

Taylor & Hayden in their TCU game day outfits!

Hayden, Taylor, & Mommy getting ready for the big game. Go Frogs!

Okay so I am going to say one thing, we should have won that game. So sad, but there is always next year!

Goodbye PawPaw

PawPaw with my Family at My Wedding (07.09.05)

My PawPaw, Leroy Bardwell (my mother's father), passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at the age of 87 (born February 9, 1922). We celebrated his life on January 2, 2009 in Durant, Oklahoma where he was laid to rest. He lived a long fulfilled life. He lost his battle, which started with gallbladder surgery, a massive stroke, and pneumonia on New Years Eve.

I will always cherish the memories of my grandfather. He was a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather (G-Paw to his grandsons). He was a wonderful gardener and an incredible dancer. I will always remember him teaching me how to do the waltz, he was so graceful on the dance floor. He danced up until he had his gallbladder surgery and had plans to return to the Dance Hall once he got well. I find comfort knowing that he is dancing from cloud to cloud in heaven.

I wrote a poem that I shared at his funeral about the day, December 27, 2009, that I had to say goodbye to my PawPaw. I would like to thank Kimberly, my sister-in-law, for helping put my feelings on paper.

As I walked in the room using all of my strength,

Knowing the hardest job I had to do was to say goodbye.

With tear filled eyes, I sat by your side

And took your hand in mine.

As I began to reflect on all of our years,

tears flowed down my cheeks and my heart swelled in my throat.

Your steely blue eyes looked deeply into mine

and you gave me a squeeze with your warm hand.

Without a word you comforted me,

Giving me the strength to whisper goodbye and tell you one last time that

"I love you PawPaw".

You gave my hand one last squeeze telling me goodbye and that you love me too.

I would like to thank those that came to support my family at my PawPaw's funeral, as we were coping with our lose. Long time friends...Carey & David Durham, Mark & Suzanne Marsden, Jennifer Marsden Mitchell, Don & Valerie Sorenson. Coworkers of my mom...Denise, Mary K, Sandra, and Cynthia. We truly appreciate you taking the time to come to the funeral.

I would also like to thank my husband, Mark, for recording and creating the dvd tribute that the grandchildren (Cousin Billy, Jason, Ryan, and I) made for PawPaw. It was absolutely beautiful. I would also like to thank him for being my rock through all of this. Mark, thank you so much for all of your love and support through this difficult time.

Give your grandparents a gentle squeeze of the hand to show them that you care every time you see them, give your parents a longer embrace, give your siblings a pat on the back to let them know that you are here for them, give your husbands more meaningful kisses, treasure every minute with your children, let everyone around you know that you love them with all of your heart because tomorrow is never guaranteed.

Thanks again for everyone's love and support that you have shown our family.

I am going to share the lyrics of a song that will stay with me forever. It was played at my grandfather's funeral. It is "When I get Where I'm Going" by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton.

When I get where I'm going

on the far side of the sky.

The first thing that I'm gonna do

Is spread my wings and fly.

I'm gonna land beside a lion

and run my fingers through his mane.

Or I might find out what it's like

to ride a drop of rain.

Yeah, when I get where I'm going,

there'll be only happy tears.

I will shed the sins and struggles,

I have carried all these years.

And I'll leave my heart wide open,

I will love and have no fear.

Yeah, when I get where I'm going,

Don't cry for me down here.

I'm gonna walk with my grandaddy,

and he'll match me step for step,

and I'll tell him how I missed him,

every minute since he left.

Then I'll hug his neck.

So much pain and so much darkness.

in this world we stumble through.

All these questions I can't answer,

so much work to do.

But when I get where I'm going,

and I see my Maker's face.

I'll stand forever in the light,

of His amazing grace.

Yeah when I get where I'm going,

there'll be only happy tears.

Hallelujah!

I will love and have no fear.

When I get where I'm going.

Yeah, when I get where I'm going.

I will always love you PawPaw!

Love, Tiffany

Christmas with the Haddock Family!

A couple nights after Christmas Day we celebrated Christmas again with the Haddock Family minus Aunt Roni & Uncle Alan!

Uncle Ricky helping Taylor Ryan open his gifts! Uncle Ricky is a big Titans fan so he got Taylor a cute little jersey so they could watch the games together!