Monday, September 28, 2009

We'll miss you Granny!

My dear sweet Granny passed away last week. She was an amazing women who will be truly missed. She was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at the beginning of the summer so we knew this was coming, but it still came sooner then I would have liked. I was able to drive to St George (where she had been living with my Aunt and Uncle) 2 weeks ago. It was hard to see her so frail, but at the same time I feel very blessed to have been able to care for her for a few days after all the care she had given me over the years.
We lived pretty close to my grandparents while I was growing up, so I was able to spend a lot of time with them. She use to take us to the swimming pool on the air force base; she would take us to feed the ducks (always making sure to wipe the poo off the bottoms of our shoes before getting back into her car); she would have us over for sleepovers- which usually meant taking a bath in her pink (yes- pink) bath tube and eating toast with whipped honey on it for breakfast. She had the best collection of dress-up clothes, board games, records, and books; and always made every holiday extra special. My granny was dutch- so I can thank her for my blond hair, blue eyes, and big bones :)
I love her so very much and will miss greatly!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Happy Birthday Dad!

Dad (Papa)-
Happy Birthday. Here's a little video from the kids just for you! We hope you had a good day!
Love-
Bryan, Jessy, Anna, Ellie, Tyler and Kate



Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Happy Birthday Ellie!

Elizabeth had her 9th birthday on the 1st. Between soccer practice for Ellie and YW for Anna, we didn't have much time to celebrate. But we did get in some birthday donuts, ice cream and presents. "Why donuts" you ask? Well, she asked a while ago if she could have donuts instead of cake this year (I think she got the idea from a cousin). So that's what we had. Ellie's full of spunk (and a little sass here and there too!). She's a great part of our family and we love her very much!She gets to have a friend party this year and has asked to have a tea party. So on Wednesday we will be hosting a tea party for her and her friends. I've already started preparing- my freezer is quickly filling up with cream puffs & tart shells. Wish me luck- I've never thrown a tea party.