SUMMER CHORES

It's not ALL play around here.  
We have gardens to weed, 
lawns to mow, 
laundry to do 
and rooms to clean.  
THEN we play.

BRING IT!

SUMMER that is...

It's FINALLY HERE!

FINDING JOY

Amidst the grief, the pain and the longing that we feel...there is hope, happiness and JOY intertwined with those moments.  And I am grateful for those reprieves.  This picture is one of my most favorites from Ben's burial service.  I love it because if you look closely, right above Steve's head, you can see our daughter Stevie with her cousin finding JOY on a day that was so unbelievably hard.  And that's the way life is meant to be.  We know there will be hard times, we've all experienced it in some form or another.  Along with those experiences, our Father in Heaven allows us to find JOY.  Some days it is harder to find than others, but when we finally do...the peace, and the smiles and the laughter will follow.  And for that, I'm eternally grateful. Happy Father's Day to one of the most wonderful father's I know.  I love you Steve!

I SCREAM...

For ICE CREAM!

It was a perfect (hot) night for a family outing.

Did my heart some good.

(it was a tender day)

We were treated from a GC we received from LHS friends.

THANK YOU!

Kaleb was tempted to order the 'BELLY BUSTER'

but his belly wasn't feeling like it could handle it tonight.

ME? I like anything with chocolate and peanut butter in it.

MOOSE TRACKS!  

It's pretty much my fav!

Kaleb decided on plain old vanilla with some cute sprinkles on top.

The girl's were feeling frappy and flurry.

Like father like son.

VANILLA

(boring)

This picture kinda scares me.

Kaleb got a SECOND ice cream.

WHO DOES THAT?

Oh, that's right. 

He does.

But only because we had money left on the GC.

It was certainly a treat.

THE BURIAL

This day was harder than the funeral.

The weather coincided with our feelings.

Teary and sad.

It was so hard to leave him there,

knowing that it was so final.

We were grateful to be surrounded by family and friends.

But so sad to be closing this chapter in our mortal life.

We love you Benjamin.

Until we meet again! 

xoxo