Brenda

 

(June 2011)

Brenda passed away this afternoon surrounded by many of her loved ones. She was a wonderful woman, who loved my grandpa very much and took great care of him. We are grateful for everything she has done for our family the last 20 years.  We will miss her!

She had ALS which slowly took over her body.  It was a very sad thing to see.  When we went back to Utah for Christmas, we went and visited her knowing it would be the last time we would see her.  It was a very sad thing at the time because both her and grandpa were still denying anything was wrong so we said good-bye like we would see her again but really knew we would not.

My mom and Annie really were the ones who were there for her and my grandpa from the beginning to the end and we are grateful for them and all their service.  Even though it is hard that for the family that she is gone it is a blessing and we are so glad that she is free from her immovable body.

The BIG 40th!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!  WE LOVE YOU!!! You make 40 look good!!!

 

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Last Day of School!



 

Today was the last day of school for the 2015-2016 school year and also the last day the kids will be going to CC Lee.  Next year they will be going to a new school so it was kind of sad that they won't be back to see those teachers again. 

They all had a great school year.  It wasn't easy being the new kids but they all made friends and once they learned the new grading system and the way things were taught they all ended up having a good year. 

There teachers were great as always.  It never fails that every year the kids have teachers that just end up fitting with their personalities and what they need.

 

On the last day of school the kids put on a talent show.  All four of them and one friend decided to do a little skit in front of the school so they tried out and go in.  It was really cute and fun that they did something together since they will never all be in the same school at the same time again.

 



 

 

It was also Savannah last day of elementary school.  She is very excited to be moving onto Middle School.  But really enjoyed her last year.

birds

We had a mommy bird make her nest on the wreath on our front door.  We noticed all the mud and sticks around the door but it wasn't until a friend came over and asked if the nest was real that we saw were it was.

For about a month we watched watched the mommy bird sit on the eggs and then eventually feed them after they hatched and then watch them fly away.  One did end up in the window well but Savannah helped it out and it was fine.

Jack James

Jack James Spjut born May 18, 2016.  What a sweet, big boy!

Cherry Tree

A neighbor came up to me the other day and asked if Austin said anything about her getting mad at him, her daughter and another little girl in the neighborhood (all in kindergarten together).  I told her no.

She went on to tell me that they had cut all the branches off her new, little cherry tree.  She understood that they just liked the beautiful blossoms but she was still very upset with them because now cherries won't grow. 

When I asked Austin about it he told me they were already doing it when he got there, which I believed because he wasn't there long before he had to come back home and the other two had been playing a long time together. But I still explained why you can't do that and to tell our friends not to do it.  Then at the end of our conversation he said, "but you can buy cherries at the store,"  trying not to laugh I said "Yes you can" but then explained why she still wanted to grow them on her own tree. :)