Marissa is 4!!!!

This beautiful little lady is finally 4. Finally, as she has acted at least 5 for the last 2 years.

We sure do love our little diddy diva. She keeps us on our toes and you never know what you are going to get with the Rissa-roo.

Marissa is adorable and VERY loving, quick as a whip and bright as a button.

Always a lady, we knew Marissa would need a very girly birthday cake.

And here it is...

(Don't look at the mess behind it, this was only 4 days after my tonsils were taken out and I was NOT in a good place. :D)

I think she liked it.

WE LOVE YOU MARISSA HEATHER QUESNE!!!!!

My Mum

I know that I should have beautiful words that describe how much I love this wonderful lady that I miss SO much already.

I should be able to share with the world how my Mum gave me the best gifts she could; my life, an amazing childhood and the very best of herself.

I know I should be able to eloquently write of all the things I wish I had been able to tell her before she left us. 'I love you.', 'You did a great job.', 'THANK YOU!'.

I will never be grateful enough for what my Mum did for me or the knowledge that she taught me that I will see her again and that she is in a wonderful place with our loved ones who had gone before her.

How I wish I had realised before, that while studying books and websites about how to be a good mother, the best example had always been right in front of me.

But my words are not enough and my feelings are too raw.

So I will just make this statement, Heather Lynn Ives was the best wife, mother, friend and Grandma in the world.