a year in review part 2

Hunting eggs at Gramie and Grandpas

papa handing out the dough

the easter bunny came

Lilly's so into it

Bridgeport Easter Egg Hunt

First place

flying kites

dying Easter Eggs

playing with mommy's shoes

At the zoo with the cousings

Cousin Megan and Brigger came to visit

gotta love the donkey

watering the tree

the front yard

the garden

cute girl

another one of daddy's girls

tree hugger...ha

so happy for summer vacation

helping fold clothes

a baby dove

what did I do

Water fun

sweet girl

sisterly love

A YEAR IN REVIEW post 1

Well so much for keeping up with the times over the last nine months. I will be honest, writing was the last thing I wanted to do after my Grandpa passed away, but I realize the importance,SOOO here's to being better!

This past year has honestly been great! I love my new job, we have adjusted life as a family of four and we are getting use to Jake and I's opposite schedules. If all goes right Jake should have his bachelor's degree in August and I will be an internship away from my master's degree!

My girls are the light of my life! EVERYTHING they do keeps me on my toes. Since I can't remember all of those precious moments I am going to post pictures of the year, but one of my FAVORITE stories is of Callie. She was sick and no that wasn't the funny part, and I had to take her temp. To her dismay I have a rectal thermometer and she wasn't too happy about it. She said mommy how much long? I told her "just until it beeps" She says nonchalantly....beeeeep.

Blizzard of 2011...Jake is so excited!

But...Callie loves it! she lasted a whole 5 minutes.

Chase and Lillian playing...can't believe how small they were



My sweet baby!

Still playing

First time in primary

finally got her hair in piggys

Daddy's girl

Lillian's Birthday...our family was complete!

Loving it!

the cake

Bowling afterward

TRIBUTE TO GRANDPA

ROY VERN FRICKEY

BRIDGEPORT - Roy V. Frickey, 74, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Morrill County Community Hospital in Bridgeport. His funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 14, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with Rev. Allen Strawn officiating. Interment will follow at Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Bridgeport Memorial Chapel. Memorials may be given to the church or the Bridgeport Rescue Unit. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.bbchapels.com. Roy was born on April 4, 1937, in Bridgeport, to Marshall and Lillian (Frick) Frickey. He attended and graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1956. He was united in marriage to Sharon Hass on Aug. 2, 1959, in Bayard. Roy worked for the Morrill County Highway Department for 44 years. He was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church and was an usher. He was a great Christian man. Roy was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He loved his family, especially his grand-children and great grandchildren. Roy enjoyed golfing, fishing and hunting. He was one to serve others with a smile on his face. He will be missed by all who knew him. Survivors include his wife Sharon Frickey; sons, Timothy Roy Frickey of Peoria, Ariz., Matthew Jay Frickey of Minatare and Russell (Dianna) Frickey of Bridgeport; grandchildren, Jessica (Jacob) Martin, Amanda (Shane) Cline and Tyler Jacob Frickey; great-grandchildren, Callie Martin, Lillian Martin and Chase Cline; siblings, Virgil (Judy) Frickey of Bridgeport, Norma (Bob) Hecht of Broadwater, Audrey (Joe) Viola, Sr. of Bridgeport, Dale (Sandy) Frickey of Bridgeport, Betty (Nat) Lopez of Bayard, Kathy (Joe) Cranmore of Broadwater and Margaret (Rick) Newkirk of Broadwater and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Preceding him in death were his parents, infant sister Linda and grandparents.

Dear Grandpa,

When I think back to the years I was blessed to share with you, words can't give them justice. I love you so much! Right now I am sad because you aren't physically with me, but can't help but smile when I think of the joyous reunion you must be having. Gramps I love your smile, your sparkling eyes, your divine wisdom, your patience, your sense of humor, well come to think about it i love EVERYTHING about you. I can't think of one thing I would change. While I don't understand while the good Lord called you home, I do know this through your death I have come to appreciate life more. I cherish the memories that I do have and look forward to what the future brings. I am so grateful you kept your box. You really did love us more than we knew. I remember sitting at basketball games and you teaching me how to fold boats. Believe or not, I just taught one of my students how to do that in December. Low and behold, there was my boat in your box. You must have cherished that memory as much or more that I did. I loved the time you took for me.....talking to the trees and the bushes. I have to smile now when I catch myself doing the same thing with my girls on walks. I need to take time to do it more. Camping was also fun. I loved waking up to the smell of bacon and roasting marshmallows around the camp fire. I remember going and looking at the campers with you. You took me even though I was home sick. It didn't matter to you. As many wonderful memories that I have with you, I will never cherish any memory more than the time you spend with my girls. They love you and I am so Grateful that they got to know you. Your spirit lives on in each person you touched and while the days may seem too many in between our separation, I know I will see you again. I know that you live and that our reunion will be great.

Now I have to thank you for our last special moments that truly are the ending that leads to the beginning. You always have a way of making me feel special and you did. The first time was in Scottsbluff Hospital when you looked up at me with those gleaming eyes and said "I was dreaming about you" and the second time was in Bridgeport hospital when you said "I saw you face in a star. You were smiling so bright and then the star slowly disappeared." You sang with me....that is my favorite thing to do and despite your struggles to breath you sang "When I was young and handsome, and only 17, I dated all the girls in town and ate my peaches green" Gramps don't you know you still ARE handsome! Then as we said our final words, You look up at me eyes sparkling, holding my hand and said "I love you more than you will ever know." I said "Gramps I'm excited for you. When you are ready you go, but tell your Mom hi for me and that I named Lillian after her." That was at 9:30 pm on April 9th and on Sunday April 10th, at about 5:15 in the morning, you went home.

"Ill be seein' you"

Always Grandpa's Girl,

Jessica Ann

my oh my

Well...with they busy semester, I DIDN'T blog. I guess better late than never. So, here it goes.

I really can't remember much of the past few months. I was really on autopilot. Here are a few highlights.

* Lilly started crawling, standing, and talking. Of course her talking is minimal she is really starting to repeat words. She loves attention and knows how to get it. She is very laid back and needs to be with her sister around.

* Callie is VERY stubborn and at times hard to manage, but I absolutely love how out of nowhere she will say "I love you Mom" She is soaking everything up and turning into a beautiful little girl

* Jake finished his classes with A's. I have to admit I didn't even know if he would finish :-S, but he always said have I ever not finished a class yet....well needless to say he was right. Jake also shot his first NE deer and has been working hard at work.

* I also finished my classes with A's (barely :)) and somehow got through the craziness of being a band and choir teacher. I am still recovering and have come to the realization that I have to learn how to pick and choose my activities. I have to say being a stay at home Mom has never seemed so appealing. Don't get me wrong I have always really wanted to stay home with my kids, but financially it isn't possible. Because I get to experience both being a working mom and a stay at home mom, I know there are different stresses. Right now I would prefer the stresses of a stay at home mom :)

Christmas has come and gone and I can say while I really enjoyed being with family I didn't anticipate it like I have in the past. I absolutely use to LOVE Christmas...the decorations, smells, gifts, service, etc. I just didn't have the time to soak it all up. However, we did have a WONDERFUL holiday. Christmas eve, we went to Bridgeport. We had lunch with my Grandma Ann and then while the boys went hunting, the girls spend all afternoon in the kitchen. It was really fun cooking and seeing Callie help.

That evening we went to Grandma Sharon's. She had really good soup and of course gifts. The thing I love about my Grandma Sharon is she gives homemade gifts (they are the best kind) I got slippers and my grandpa made me napkin holder. The girls each got a knitted sweater and beanie hats.

Christmas Day didn't start with such the band I would like. I was SOOO excited to watch Callie open her gifts, but instead of an excited girl, I got a grouchy one who ended up throwing up. She feel back asleep, but lucky woke up feeling much better. Even though I had to wait a couple hours, I really enjoyed watching her BELIEVE. The girls were spoiled...with clothes, games and toys. Jake and I were spoiled with pots and pans, cutlery, gun cleaning kits, knife sharping kits, cologne, a red coat, camera, hunting license, etc. etc.

I think I got the biggest kick out of Jake...he said "The girls have more presents in one year than I got in 10 growing up." I have to admit that we are blessed and with that said, I really enjoyed helping other families out as well. Service is a wonderful thing and the gospel is even better. I can't imagine what life would be like without the knowledge I have today. Until next time....

Life in the fast lane....

Well summer has come and gone and we are adjusting to work, school, and daycare. For the most part everything is going smoothly. My master's classes aren't as demanding as I was anticipating, so that is good. The girls continue to grow and Jake and I continue to grow as parents. Callie is nothing short of a challenge, but love her and are grateful for her sweet spirit in our home. Lilly is the smilest little girl and is very big for her age. At her 6 month appointment she was 28 1/4 inches long and 18.3 pounds. She is wearing the same clothes that Callie was wearing at 14 months.

Here are some highlights from the last couple of months.....

August- we drove to AZ. It was good to see the fam, but VERY exhausting. I wouldn't exactly call it a vacation. On the way home, Callie had to go to the bathroom at least once an hour. I have to admit it was somewhat humorous having her go on the side of the road, BUT it did add driving time to our already long journey. I enjoyed reading and got through three books. I guess that made the drive a "little" longer for Jake.

-We had attended the Frickey Family Picnic

-I went back to work: this was very hard for me to do, but I must say this year of teaching is much easier. I also have noticed I have way more energy. This is probably because I am not pregnant. I have more time to reflect on what I truly enjoy about teaching and more time to ponder how I can grow as a teacher. The only downside is I can't seem to get caught up. I have so many things I want to do and so little time to do it.

-Jake and I started college again: As I mentioned earlier my classes aren't that bad and I really enjoy learning. Jake on the other had would prefer the classroom setting (our classes are online), but he is doing well.

Sept:

-Labor Day weekend we went down to Denver to visit Jake's sister and attend a Youth Temple Trip. I was very grateful that Jake watched the kids so I could do an endowment session before the baptisms. I really needed this time for my spiritual needs. It gave me time to reflect on my blessings and feel the presence of the Lord. I realized that sometimes we make life harder that it needs to be. The Lord is ALWAYS waiting for us to let him into our lives, we just have to be willing to do so.

-My sister-in-law Liz gave birth to a baby girl the same day and decided to give her baby up for adoption. This experience has obviously sparked some emotions and hit home for our family, but I am grateful for Liz's selfless sacrifice to give her daughter a better life with a Daddy and Mommy. Children are gifts from God

-Callie also loved visiting her cousins. The day we left, her babysitter told me she was "talking" on the phone to Tatum and Bodie. Tatum let Callie sleep in her bed that Friday night. It was so sweet to watch. I'm glad we live close enough to Becca and Warren that Callie can have a relationship with her cousins. After all...she does pray for them every night.

-Callie got throw sick on the 9th and I had to leave work in the middle of the day. I am so lucky to work for a school that is family oriented. People covered my classes and I was able to leave 15 mins after the phone call. Callie threw up four times in an hour and once more after drinking chocolate milk, but was just fine the next day.

-We attended my brother Tyler's football game against Mitchell in Bridgeport on Friday the 10th. My dad grilled pork steaks and we had an nice family dinner before hand. It was a great game even though the Bulldogs ended up loosing.

-Lilly has been fighting a fever the past three days. I think she may be teething, but even if she is not, I hope this is short lived. She is usually so happy, but has been very fussy lately.

Well...until next time!

Callie & Lilly Laughing!

Pictures!

Here are some summer pictures and UPDATE: Lilly had her 4 month appointment and weighed 16lbs 11.5oz (97%) and was 26 3/4 inches long (>97%)