We kicked off spring break up in St George! We were "cousin Eddie" with our trailer parked in front of my sister's front yard! lol. Ryan's family, Eryn and Joanna came up too. It was a weekend of celebrating Daddy! Daddy just had his Birthday! It was the first birthday with out him here! His first Heavenly Birthday! Ryan cooked daddy's famous Dutch oven chicken, potatoes and apple cobbler! We shared many stories and memories of dad! We love hearing the kids share their memories of grandpa! It's the best ever! Cousin time is the best time and they all had a blast together!
On Saturday Eryka picked up yellow sunshine balloons! Enough for each of dad's 4 kids, 4 in laws, and 11 grandkids! Sunshine reminds us of daddy! We all wrote special notes to daddy/grandpa and even mom/grandma! Tears were a flowing reading the sweet messages to grandpa and grandma! We then tied the notes to each balloon! Lined up for pictures then it was time to let them go to Heaven! Ryan gave a beautiful prayer! Then we sang Happy Birthday to daddy/grandpa and off the balloons went into the sky up to Heaven! It was very peaceful! The grandkids loved it! We all miss our daddy and grandpa so much! We still can't really believe he is actually gone! It was a beautiful day to honor and pay tribute to our dad and grandpa!
All of dad and mom's kids together and their 11 grandkids! While we were up at the grave Eryka gave each sibling a beautiful surprise. She printed the last picture we had together with our dad up at the grave visiting our momma almost 1 year before daddy passed. On the picture she had the eulogy that my brother wrote and read at the dad's funeral printed and framed. The frame Zane picked out and it was a rustic western style that reminded Zane of his grandpa! Also given was a small box and in the box was a puzzle piece keychain that said "sister" on one side and Dad and Mom's "initials" in their hand writing on the back. The puzzle piece fits with my other 2 sisters pieces and my brothers piece forming a Heart! You can see it in this photo collage above. We were all crying. Such a special thought out gift to always remember our loving parents. I'm tearing up as I'm typing this into my blog. I love any and every chance I can get to be with my siblings and their families. We had such a wonderful day!
On Sunday Eryka and Adam blessed grand baby 11 for my dad and mom! Baby Vaughn Adam! He's a perfect little angel baby! Such a sweet baby boy! We were all so sad that daddy wasn't here to see his last grand baby be blessed! There will be so many special events to come that both my mom and dad will miss and it just breaks our hearts but we know they are both watching and smiling down on us! Adam gave a beautiful blessing for baby Vaughn! Eryka, Zane and Hayes each shared their testimony's in sacrament that had us all in tears. The Spirit was strong and I know Dad and Mom were there. So proud! Another great day together! In fact it was a perfect weekend together! I love my family!
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