Pool Party!!

Here's the "cake." Knowing that we would order a large Costco cake for the Baptism, I didn't want to do anything large. So, cupcakes it was. With different colored frosting and Littlest Pet Shop rings on everyones cupcake except Keddi's. Hers had a peacock.

This is Sydney and Quinn. The only two of the five friends from her school class that Keddi invited. The rest of her guests are children from church. (Except Alex. Black shirt.) She had a great time and the kids did very well together.

Grandpa Brady's funeral

My Grandpa used to wear hats like this all the time. So, I decided to borrow it from my cousin who was wearing it and take the girls pictures in it. Mardi was in the van and didn't come for a picture, but I got the other three girls.

Kindergarten Music Program

Kindergartners of 2009. (Cut off a few on each end.)

I love this picture. Not only did I catch Shinara with a great expression (just like her sisters were for this program!!), but when you look around the photo, you see the diversity found in a kindergarten class. Some kids are totally into it, one at the bottom right is crying, the boy to the bottom left is resting his hands on his knees and just doesn't really care, and the red-head at the top right seems to be doing his own thing.
The Billy Goats Gruff song. It's very cute and at one point, the kids are shouting at the top of their lungs (not nearly as bad as the Spong Bob song!!) At this part though, they are pretending to be the troll eating Billy goats. Once again, our rather animated child is a great picture.

Keddi's 8th Birthday

Joel wanted to be sure that Keddi didn't remember her 8th birthday as the day we went to Utah for Grandpa's funeral so I called a pizza place to see if they would mind putting candles in one of their desserts for us. I brought one of her presents from us (a Littlest Pet Shop board game) and the cards she got in the mail. One from Grandma Dory and the other from Pops and CC (both with money to spend in them!!).

Mardi gave Keddi a Littlest Pet Shop toy to add to her collection. Tersa decided months ago that she wanted to buy Keddi a nicer CTR ring because Keddi never takes hers from Primary off and has a permanent green ring around her finger now. Joel and Tersa got her one that has a pink background. She was so excited and loved it!

Grandpa Brady

The only Grandpa I've ever really "known" passed away this morning. He'd been in the hospital with pneumonia for a week and no one knew. Luckily someone found out and a few people were able to be there. He had started to show signs of improvement until suddenly took a turn for the worst again and then had a heart attack and was gone. Just hours after my brother had been to see him and he'd been doing better.

I say "known" because I wonder if anyone really knew him. He didn't share much of what he was thinking or how he felt. Oh, he'd argue with you about politics and religion, but there were a couple of times that I talked to him and he would say something that I was sure no one really knew or understood about him. It was mostly his own fault, but then again, it's how he was raised. Only after my grandma died did he start saying "I love you too" after I expressed my love. I have cousins that lived closer and saw him more often, maybe he responded to them sooner. It's not that I ever wondered if he really did love all of us (and there are alot of us! :) 

He changed a lot when Grandma was going to die. I hope he changed in all of the most important, soul saving ways. You can't wait. You just don't know if you will have time to get over bad habits, or your pride. You don't know if you will get to repent for things that could keep you from being with your family. You don't know.

I'm a little jealous he gets to see Grandma. I think she died on a Thursday too.