A Very Special Day!

Gary Dean Archibeque

May 25, 1965 ~ June 19, 2004

Today was a special day! Not only was it Memorial Day, But it was also my Dads 44Th Birthday! So not only were we so grateful to all those men and women who have served our country but I was also grateful to have such a wonderful man as my father!

Today the boys and I went to the store and picked out some balloons for my dads birthday and put some special letters inside them. We then went to the park and took some pictures and let them go! Kyesun was so excited to do this. You should have seen the huge smile on his face as he waved by to the balloons and anticipated his Papa Gary receiving them in heaven.

My dad was an amazing guy. He was very loving, giving and carefree passionate man. I have so many fond memories of him and I will always hold on to them. My dad loved my son (Kyesun) dearly. And to this day Kyesun asks about him all the time. He doesn't remember my dad but he is happy that he knows my dad loved him and that he got to meet him. I know that my dad is watching over me and I hope that I am making him a proud father.

Dad I miss you tremendously and not a day goes by that I don't think of you. I hope you had a wonderful special day in heaven. Kyesun hopes that you got our balloons with our letters in them. You are greatly missed and I am so proud to call YOU my DADDY!

Love you

Always & Forever

Erin

Below are some pictures of my dad!

(This is one of the last pictures taken of my dad)

(this is the other, They were taken infront of one of the WTC beams @ my grandparents church)

(My dad adored Kyesun)

(this is when Kyesun was born)

Good News & Bad News

So I pick Kyesun up from school today and I could tell something was bothering him and he didn't know how to get it out. So we get home and I make him a superman float and let him relax before he has to do his homework(which by the way is ridiculous at times for a kindergartner, but that will be a whole other post). He gets done with his float and as I am walking into my room he says:
Kyesun: Well mom I have good news and I have bad news so here it goes.
Me: um OK lets have it.
Kyesun: Someone stole my hat and my jacket but the good news is I still had a good day.
Me: Um did you tell Mrs. Yockey?
Kyesun: no I didn't want to get anyone in trouble.
Me: You better tell Mrs. Yockey tomorrow or I will.
Kyesun: OK I guess thats a good idea

That was my good news bad news on top of the fact that I am really sick and don't feel like dealing with much.

My Helper

I just wanted to share a few things about this wonderful little boy known as Kyesun Alec Dowdy aka Buster, alec, bubba, booger

• He has just been such an amazing boy!
• He has been doing great in school and looks forward to acts of kindness so he can get points!
• He loves his little brother even though Kayben is constantly pulling, hitting, or pinching him.
• He wakes up every morning before the suns rises because he says " I know my dad is probably awake and I want to be up at the same time as him."
• He cleans his room every morning without me having to ask him.
• He is very polite and usually has good manners besides the occasional smacking of the gum.
• He is shy when you first meet him but then 10 minutes later you cant get him to be quiet.
• He will tell you the same thing over and over again until you acknowledge the fact that you heard him.
• When he has gas he does not care if he is at home, school or the store he will let it out and he will go about his way like nothing even happened.
• he loves to read
• peanut butter and honey sandwich's are his favorite
• He has a very short temper for people that mock him or make faces at him.
• He misses all of his cousins back in Farmington dearly
• He loves to swim but only if it is on the steps of the pool. lol
• He likes the weekends because he gets to play video games and go to his Nana's
• He is very artistic and likes to draw constantly
• He misses his dad dearly
• Before he goes to bed he hugs the bear his dad gave him so he can hear his voice, then prays to heavenly father that he comes home soon.

This little boy has been such a blessing to have around. He is very entertaining and puts the biggest smile on my face at times. He always thinks he is right and I am always wrong. He is very loving and likes to cuddle and I love that about him.

I am soo THANKFUL to have him as my son.

Update

So I just wanted to give you all a little update on our family and share some pictures with you. The boys are getting so big and are becoming the best of friends. Kayben absolutely adores Kyesun and every chance he gets he is right next to him or tackling him. Kyesun is doing so good in school. He has gotten 100% on all besides 1 test where he missed 2 words and got an 80%. He has made alot of friends and I love his teacher. We just found out that she will be strolling over to first grade, So she asked if she could have Kyesun in her class next year!! I am so excited, She is a great teacher and has taught Kyesun so much! I have been really busy lately. I have started a daily routine. I have started working out twice a day, once in the morning and once before bed. I have been able to catch up with some old friends from high school. I am looking into some schools for real estate and have finally narrowed it down to 1. I have also been taking alot of pictures with my new camera and I absolutely love it. Kyle is still training and we miss him dearly. Every time we talk he seems to be in good spirits so that's always comforting. Well I hope you all enjoy these pictures!

(All these pictures were taken with my new canon camera.)

#1 Kayben being silly

#2 I love my hair in this picture and wanted to show you the detail this picture

#3 Kayben loves being so snuggly, He loves to give kisses and hugs

#4 Kayben trying to wrestle with Kyesun

#5 Kyesun's class at the zoo

#6 Kyesun and 2 of his friends

THESE ARE ONLY SOME PICTURES. WHEN I GET A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THEM ALL I WILL POST MORE!