Hanging out in Bountiful

We went up to Bountiful on Saturday. The kids played chess with Grandpa the whole time we were there (well, most of the time- I'm not really sure what they did while I was sleeping- but I did enjoy sleeping :)) Charity's funny- she calls it "Chest"-- Looks like she still doesn't know quite how to play yet though, since Grandpa is winning :)


Ya gotta love Nana holding the new baby! It's so fun to show a new baby to Nana. She held him the ENTIRE time she was there. (hence the nap I took :)) I'm sure she'll want to kill me when she sees that I got a picture of her...AND put it on my blog :) Love ya, Nana!


We went to my Grandparents house to see my Grandma. She was recently diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer but also had a tumor that has been growing in her body for quite some time now. After many surgeries and tests and treatments, she has decided not to do the treatments anymore and is just going to enjoy her last days NOT on chemo and radiation. The doctors don't think she has much time left. It's so heartbreaking for me to see my grandma the way that she is right now. She really didn't look like herself at all. I didn't even want to take a picture of her when she was holding Noah. But that was actually what I wanted to write about- it was THE NEATEST experience watching her hold my baby. Two people so close to the veil so close to each other. She was falling asleep about every two minutes then waking up while she held him in her arms and we wondered if she even knew she was holding him, but as soon as I tried to pick him up to go- she put her hand under his head, showing us that she knew and that she enjoyed holding him. So I took him and let Grandpa and my mom hold him, and then when I went to hug Grandma goodbye- she reached up and grabbed Noah and pulled him back to her lap so that she could hold him some more. It was SO SWEET!! SO SPECIAL to me. It's crazy because through all of these last couple of months when we knew she was not going to be here too much longer I kept hoping she would at least be able to see my baby before she left- when really I knew that no matter what happened she WOULD SEE HIM. It was really neat though to be able to watch her hold him. She is such a special person to me and I look up to her so much. I hope to someday be like her. Anyway- what a neat experience that was to be able to see and feel their Spirits together- something I will never forget.


what a little old man :)