Baby Legs & Birthdays

Bill took some pictures of Sandy after church. We try to take pictures of her every Sunday.

She is wearing purple polka dotted leg warmers. They are called "baby legs" and Grandma Gingie gave them to her. I think they are absolutely adorable. Not to mention very convenient when it comes to changing diapers.

Speaking of changing diapers...

We also went to Doug & Jaydene's house to celebrate Bill & Eric's birthdays. I made Bill's cake, it was German Chocolate. Yum!

Here is Eric blowing out his candles.

We also tried an impromptu family photo.

My Family in Town

I'm always happy to have my family in town. My mom flew in from South Dakota Wednesday and left this morning. She stayed with us and it has been wonderful. She watched Sandy last night so Bill and I could go out on a date. We went dancing at the Murray Arts Center. We took a Mambo lesson and a West Coast Swing lesson. It was a lot of fun and we planned to stay out until midnight, but we were so tired we came home at 10:30.

My sisters, Rosie and Kelsie, drove up from Rexburg, Idaho. We saw them at the viewing Thursday night and the funeral on Friday. At the end of the funeral, the grandkids and great-grandkids stood up and sang "God Be with You til We Meet Again." Bill was holding Sandy and she started kicking Rosie, who was in front of her.

Rosie and Sandy

After the funeral, we went to Grandpa's house. We took a few pictures.

Grandpa, Mom, Kelsie, Rosie, Sandy, Me, Bill

Grandpa, Mom, Kelsie, Rosie, Sandy, Bill, Gayla

Kelsie, Rosie, Sandy

The Passing on of a Generation

My great-grandmother passed away yesterday and so today I am reminiscing about her.

She was independent. She lived in her own house until she had a stroke last week.

She was observative. She watched people and was very aware of her surroundings. For the last few years she's had an increasingly difficult time hearing, but even if she didn't hear the exact words in a conversation I don't think she missed a single thing.

We commiserated about being single. She was a widow for 10 years and I was also single for many of those years.

Although she didn't say a lot, I felt that she was aware of and cared about what was going on in my life. At my baby shower she quietly hugged me and acknowledged I had waited a long time for this baby. I am grateful we were able to get five generation photos with her and Sandy this summer.

Her birthday is December 23, and every year on that day her family gathers together for a birthday/Christmas celebration. I've been able to attend several of these celebrations and I hope they'll continue now that she is gone.

Grandma June was my last living great grandparent, and so this is a milestone in my life as well. I've been very blessed to know almost all of my great-grandparents. I even had great-great grandparents when I was born and have two five generation pictures.

How about you, readers? How many generations of your family have you known? Share a memory of one of your parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents in the comments.

Welcome to My Blog

Welcome to my blog! I'm a faithful reader of many blogs, mostly those of family and friends, and finally decided to start my own. I hope to use this blog as a way to express my thoughts, keep a record of my family's comings and goings, and share pictures and anecdotes with family and friends.

This is my family. Bill & I (married 2006) have one daughter, Sandy (born June 2008).

Enjoy!