Wish It Could Have Lasted Longer

HAPPY EASTER everyone! Its been a beautiful day here in Colorado and it was an added bonus that General Conference fell on Easter Sunday. Love that!

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I spent last weekend, March25th-28th, in Utah. It was a very enjoyable weekend especially since all my siblings were there. It is such a rare treat when that happens, the last time was July 2008. I so love hanging with my family! I got in on Thursday evening and loved visiting until well past our bedtime! We were having so much fun being entertained by Ryan and Brent and their crazy stories that no one wanted to say goodnight!

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Friday was a nice day. My Grandma B. past away on March 19th and everyone gathered for the funeral which was held this day. My mom spoke and did an awesome job, but no surprise there, she always does! It was a nice funeral and while sad for those left behind we all have a smile knowing she is in a much better place. I’m sure it was a joyous reunion as she was reunited with Grandpa B. Here are some pictures from the funeral:

Brent got to be a pallbearer since he is the oldest male grandson. I took this picture for you Ashley since he got to wear a flower! :^)

Go Aggies!

It wouldn’t be a family funeral if there was actually nice weather!

Grandma always did have a green thumb and loved flowers. The flowers looked awesome that day! Grandma always held my hands, gave me a hug, and had a big smile on her face (even if she couldn't rember my name or who I belonged to) and was just happy to see me. You'll be missed Grandma!

After the funeral we headed to Jessica’s and just got to hang. Good times playing with the kiddos and enjoying each others company! Here are some more pictures:

Dog Pile on Uncle Jared!

Cute cousins, Jackson and Jacob!

Saturday was a day were a mystery was finally solved and put to rest (literally). My Grandma had a dog, Sarah, that she absolutely loved. Well, Sarah died 12 years ago and the story was that Sarah was buried in a freezer in the yard (the freezer was used once upon a time to store potatoes in the ground). The house is for sale and it is just wrong to have a new homeowner come across a freezer with a dead dog in it (if that is really where she was), so with Uncle Richard leading the charge we went to unbury the freezer and solve the mystery. Here are some pictures from the big event:

The trunk where Sarah was buried.

On-lookers of the big event!

More witnesses!

After the dog was discovered, she was given a proper burial and I got to cast the first shovel of dirt!

Nice work guys!

Cayden was a great supervisor!

Saturday afternoon was nice enough to work in Mom's yard…

Cayden was again a fabulous supervisor!

Then Mom put Jared to work and Cayden wanted to help…

There is never a dull moment when engineers are around I’ve decided. Their mind is definitely wired differently which makes for very entertaining evenings. It was not enough to simply construct a catapult, it had to be tested of course! Then it wasn’t enough to simply try it out… no, flames had to be involved! It was pretty funny, even Uncle Steve, Auntie Annie, and Mom got in on the action.

Sunday morning was little Jackson’s blessing. It was a perfect day. Sean did great, the brunch was wonderful, and you can’t get better company. We took a lot of pictures since we were all there together:

What a good looking family!

Of course we had to get a Grandma picture with the man of the hour!

It was fitting that Ryan have a picture with Jackson since Jackson shares his name!

Cute cousins!

On Friday Jenny was not very happy with herself that day. So, what do good brothers do? Well, they cheer her up of course! So for the next two days Ryan and Brent were always quick to tell her that she has really nice opposable thumbs! It was hilarious and never seemed to get old... too funny!

Mozart or Cayden?

We enjoyed the afternoon playing with the kiddos and visiting. It is always so sad when it has to come to an end. I wish we all lived closer so we could get together more often, but since we don’t it makes for such cherished memories when we are all together. I love this place...

Within the temple walls contains the power for our family to be together forever. Such an amazing blessing! I love my family!

A Wonderful Weekend With Family

I took the day off work on Friday, February 12^th and it was fabulous! What was the occasion? Well, my sisters and Mom were coming into town for Jacob’s blessing. It was awesome. It worked out perfectly that Jenny’s flight and Jessica’s flight landed about 10 minutes apart from each other, so I was able to pick them all up at the same time! Rylee and Jackson also came along which I’m glad they did- such cute kids! Jackson was only 3 weeks old so I got to meet him!

As soon as everyone got situated in the car after I picked them up I said, “Okay ladies, where are we headed? What do you want to do?” To which Rylee replied, “Ladies? I’m not a lady?” So, I asked her what she was and I learned that Rylee is “a human!” So, I edited my original question and asked again, “Okay ladies, and human, where are we off to?” It was pretty funny!

Mom flew in a couple hours later and Jared picked her up from the airport. We then all rendezvoused at Mimi’s Café and enjoyed their delicious carrot & raisin bread!

We thought this was a fitting sign!

It was the Opening Ceremony for the Canada Olympics that night so we spent the evening at Jared and Katie’s so we could watch. Side note: I have a t.v., but I don’t have cable nor do I have the necessary converter thing, so we can’t watch t.v. at my apartment. So, we spent a lot of time hanging at Jared and Katie’s place.

Saturday Jenny and I got up bright and early and began our day at the temple. It was a beautiful morning and couldn’t think of a better place to be!

Jared and Katie brought breakfast to my apartment that day, so it was great to come home and find everything taken care of already. Thanks guys! After playing some wii we all piled in cars and went to Southlands where we met up with Annie and hang out at Wal-Mart. Good times! Saturday evening we spent watching Olympics, playing golf (the card game), and enjoying the great company!

Sunday was Valentines Day and it was also the reason for the gathering. Jared did a fabulous job on the blessing. It is kind of neat that February 14^th also happens to be the birthday of the family member on Katie’s side that Jacob was named after. Makes that day extra special.

The Crabb’s were nice enough to open their house to us to come over and enjoy a nice lunch while we visit. Thanks!

Rylee making Uncle Jared look pretty!

Sunday evening we hung with the Showell clan and enjoyed more Olympics!

It was nice that Monday was President’s Day so I didn’t have to work and got to spend another day playing. After breakfast Monday morning Katie, Mom, and I met up with Annie and Cassie in Castle Rock to go Antiquing. There was a cool little shop called “The Barn” that we found some cute hats and fun purses!

I like the new look Mom!

Unfortunately all good things must come to an end. Monday brought the end to a great weekend. It was so great to spend time with my Sisters who stayed with me. That definitely doesn’t happen often (if ever) that it is just us Sisters in one place. Love you great gals! It was awesome to spend time with Mom, Rylee, Jackson, and the family who is here in Denver as well. I am definitely blessed with a wonderful family and love all the times we get to be together. It was a great weekend!

We took a lot of pictures before heading off to the airport, so enjoy!

Cute Jacob- the man of the hour!

Jared got a Stud Finder- it found him!