The Broderick Family

Sunday, November 14, 2010

I know my family and friends have wondered where I have gone since my last post was in March. I'm still here and much has happened since. Life has a way of doing that! I have been really sick trying to function normally with a smile not wanting anyone to know. My digestive system has had problems here and there. It eventually go worse and worse. I will spare you the details of my digestive system's woes however! So I decided to be my own doctor because of lack of insurance. Through talking with good friends and family I decided to go gluten and dairy free and then see what happens.If you know me giving both up is a big deal! I love homemade bread and a big glass of milk. I mean who doesn't! After what seemed like an eternity of mortal pain, my digestive system is feeling much better. Even though it doesn't solve all my health problems, I can function at a higher level. I'm so grateful for that! So instead of catching up with everything through the summer I thought I would post the most recent events.
Kate's 3rd Birthday
(November 13)
She is so lucky! She shares
her birthday with her aunt
Amber!
Five things I love about Kate!
1) She is very animated!2)She is
so loving.3) easily distracted.4)
Loves being outside5) Says the
cutest things

The air show at Nellis Air Force Base.
It is really cool to see the planes. You even
get to go inside some of them. We did loose
Brittany for a short time period. It was a little
scary. A family found her crying. I was so glad
she was o.k.

St. George

We went to see our friends the Groomes get

sealed as a family. It was wonderful! Not a

dry eye in the room. My aunt Marianne lives

there and was so nice to let us invade her house.

She also took us to see her horse at her friend's

place. The girls loved it! My aunt had surgery

five days prior on her leg. It was nice of her

and my uncle to spend time with us.

Halloween Fun!

Soccer
Our Stake does soccer and baseball.

It's free. The shirts are donated. It

is such a wonderful idea. My kids

love it!

Rick helped coach and ref.

Brittany's first year! We enjoyed watching her!

This is what kate does at the soccer fields!

Jenna's Birthday!
Five things I love about Jenna are

1)She's my built in babysitter, 2)She's outgoing

3)She's motivated.4)She's friendly

5)Loves to try new things

Disneyland

We went to Disneyland! We were excited!

This was my kids first trip. We did service as

a family and received free tickets to Disneyland.

We had a great time! We also went to the beach.

I decided you can't go to California and not go

to the beach. It was a much needed trip and so

fun!

The Beach

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Kate Being Two!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

California Trip!

We finally visited Rick in Sunny California. He had Presidents day off so we decided to make a trip out of it. We had so much fun we didn't want to say goodbye by the end. We ended up going to Lego land, seaside aquarium(next to Lego Land), San Diego Zoo, Camp Pendelton, and the beach. I felt like we were really blessed to get amazing discount tickets for all the attractions. Even the lady in the Costco line told us where to park at Lego Land for free. It was so great! On Sunday we picked a Church(LDS of course) to go to. We ended up visiting the same ward as our friends, the Sommers, who were in our Las Vegas ward four years ago. It was a joyous reunion! I knew they lived in California somewhere. So we then spent the rest of the day together. We had dinner and played games. It was so wonderful of them. That Sunday was even a holiday(Valentines Day)! Below are pictures of our trip.
Camp Pendleton

A Beach by Oceanside

Sea life Aquarium

San Diego Zoo

These are some of the fun animals we saw.

Lego Land

These are some creations that are all made out of legos.
We thought they were so cool!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

So much has happened since I last posted. I could say that I haven't had time to post anything, but really I haven't felt like it. Some things that have happened have been sad. There also have been very happy moments. I want to post most of it. So here it goes.

Sad moments...

On January 4th my cousin's wife Melissa was heading from St. George to Las Vegas to drop her exchange student off at the airport. Since she was coming this way we decide to spend the day together. Time passed and I was getting worried since I hadn't heard from her. Then I got the call from Matt ( my cousin) that she had been in a horrible car accident. My heart dropped. She was critically injured and was hanging on for her life. She hung on for two weeks and then passed away. I couldn't help but think this was God's will. It was her time to go. I was so sad for Matt and his beautiful daughter Dayna. I prayed fervently for Matt and Dayna that they would be comforted. The scripture in John 14:18 came to mind which says, "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." We do not always know why things happen. What we do know is that there is a loving God who sees the whole picture. He does not abandon us. He loves us and has a plan for each one of us. This life on earth is but a small moment compared to eternity. Our hearts will be healed from sadness one day.

Melissa will be missed! Some of the things I will miss are;

Her laugh which could be heard anywhere in a room

Our heart to heart talks.

Playing Games

Borrowing things from her at camp

Hanging out and taking naps in her trailer.

Her kindness towards my children

Walking at 6:00 a.m. in the mountains

Her sense of humor

Missy, you were loved!

More sad moments...

During this same time we almost lost my step dad. He had a blood clot in his lung and several in his leg. Fortunately, he survived the whole ordeal. He was in the hospital for awhile. He had surgery. He now is at home recovering. He still has to be on oxygen part of the time.We are glad his time is not yet. He is such a great person. We love him and enjoy him very much! He is our Paka Tom!

Happy moments...

Halloween at Hogle Z00