Family Fun at the golf course

 

 

Thursday nights are Family Night at the golf course, so we made two back to back tee-times and went golfing as a family. 

Spring Concert

 

The school put on a Spring Concert today.  Each grade sang two songs from a Broadway show. It was so fun to watch.  They all did a great job!  Savannah also played her violin with the orchestra and then the 4th and 5th graders sang "Were All in This Together" from High School Musical.  Savannah loved that they got to sing and even do a little dancing to that song.

Last Family Night with Grandpa

 

In February we found out grandpa had Pancreatic Cancer.  It was a shock to us all.  He has been so healthy and when we saw him in December it didn't seem like anything was wrong.  The family fasted and prayed that he would know if he should do cemo, and live for a few extra months, or just let it take him.  After praying and talking to the doctors it was decided he would start with one round of cemo and then see from there.  It would give him a few more month (the thought as until July)

 

He fell a little while after the decision was made which was, in my mind, another answer to prayers.  He wasn't going to get cemo now, he was too weak, so the doctors sent him home to enjoy the last few months of his life the best he could.

 

The beginning of May was went he fell, the day he fell my cousin had planned a Family Night with grandpa for anyone older then 8.  We debated on whether or not to change it but he felt good enough so we still had it.   Since I am the only one living away, my kids and I FaceTimed so we could watch and participate.

We learned a lot about grandpa that night.  It was a nice night and we could feel the spirit as he bore his testimony one more time to his kids, grandkids and great grand kids.

 

(Brad and his family were the only ones missing but they had had grandpa over for dinner the night before and did the same kind of thing.)

 

 

 

Some things we learned about grandpa that night:

We were poor but we never knew it

1948-1951 served on the USS Grady in the Navy

also served in the Army

Favorite color is Blue

Gardner plumbing 1950

Greatest accomplishment- raising a good family

After grandma died grandpa was doing Sealing in the temple and was asked to sit in on a few.  After they were done the Sealer told him that Lois was standing right next to him.

Favorite Sport baseball

Favorite Scripture- D&C 42:42-47

Favorite Hymn- "I know that my Redeemer Lives"

Favorite scripture story -King Benjamin

Born in the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT

Didn't play a lot with siblings (he was the middle child, with an older sister and younger brother, both who have already passed away) and did some fighting :)

All slept in the same bed and their legs were always touching his

Could have hated my brother because of all the stuff that happened with the Bear Lake property but I CHOSE not to.  After my mom died I went to lunch with him every month..."I love my brother"

I don't SAY I love you much but I SHOW my love by doing service

Testing out the new fire pit

like father like daugher

 

 

 

 

Never knew how much these two looked alike at one year old, until yesterday.

 



Basketball Celebration

After basketball season was over with they had a big party for the kids.  They had a slide slow with pictures of their teams and them playing and then they had a juggler come and perform.  It was really fun to watch him.  He did a good job.

School Family Fun Night

 

They had a Family Fun night for their school.  The kids had a fun time running around with their friends (that's why I have no pictures of Madi because she was off with her friends somewhere) and playing games.  Olivia played the cake walk over and over and over and over again and just could not win but finally her persistence paid off.