This last weekend was a crazy one. We went to Jamestown for about 24 hours to attend a wake and visit with Shawn's dad for Father's Day. Here are the kids ready to go. Ethan looks thrilled.
We were able to go out to dinner with Shawn's dad, brother, and family. My mom and her boyfriend also joined us for some chow.
Eliza and Daddy on Father's Day.
Prior to leaving for Jamestown, I was able to squeeze some fun in with my garage sale buddies, Allison and Angie. I found this great antique planter and put some green moss inside of it. The flowers I used make it look even more antique I think. Check it out.
We went to western New York, where my husband and I are both from, for Memorial Day weekend. This was my first visit back since Shawn's mom, Prudie, died suddenly at the end of March. We stayed at Shawn's parents house, which we normally do when we go home because they have a lot of room and it's close to Shawn's brother, his wife, and three boys. It was very sad to walk in there and not have Prudie waiting for us with a freshly baked batch of cookies. It feels so weird to be in the house, I still feel like she is there and imagine how much joy she would get from watching all of the kids together. George is doing as well as could be expected I suppose. He has been trying to get the house in order and stay busy with his gardening. He gets lonely and I don't think ever imagined that he would be in this life without her. My brother-in-law and his family take good care of him as they live one driveway away, but it is hard to lose your partner of nearly 50 years. They were high school sweethearts and had three children and now 6 grandchildren. Prudie adored her grandchildren and loved to take pictures of Everything they did. This weekend we tried to honor that memory and took some really great shots of the kids playing. We also made sure to fly the flag she loved so much. She loved anything patriotic, something that probably happens when you are born on Flag Day. We miss you Prudie, mom, grammy, wife, and friend. I hope that you felt our love this weekend.
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| Eliza |
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| Drew and Eliza |
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| Trent and Eliza |
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| Piper the wonder dog |
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| The flag at dusk |
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| Giving Ethan a High Five |
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| Mel and Drew |
