Fast week...

It's been a week...I'm not sure what the right adjective is to describe it...started normally with kids and preschool and park dates, and ended with a very quick trip to Logan to bury my Grandma Smith...my Grandpa Smith died a few weeks before Charlie was born, and I wasn't able to go to Logan to be a part of the funeral in my pregnant state, but I really wanted to be there for my Grandma. My Grandma had a stroke that started the day they buried my Grandpa in Logan...she came back to San Diego, went into the hospital and had basically been there or the nursing home ever since...obviously she didn't want to live alone! Here are some pictures from the weekend...

I went with my parents, brother and Charlie...Laura was already in Logan...we stayed in Sandy for the weekend, and went to Provo on Friday night to walk around BYU campus. I hadn't walked around campus in a long time, and it was such a sweet, nostalgic experience...the feel of a Fall, Friday afternoon came right back...I was finally able to see the new alumni building, which was beautiful. While a student, I was heavily involved in the Student Alumni Association and spent many hours in the old alumni house...what a treat to see the new building...



It was rivalry weekend, so the Brigham Young statue was "saran-wrapped" to protect it from any onery Utes...

A trip to the Wilk...new BYU sweatshirts for the girls and a BYU onesie for the boy...what a trip down memory lane...I could have walked around campus for a few more hours ...I didn't take a stroller (stupid Shannon) so we carried Charlie all over Utah...I thought my arms would break...we found this little cart in the BYU bookstore and gave our arms a rest for a few minutes...
My dad presided over the graveside service and dedicated the grave...it was a very sweet experience to be a part of...I was able to help my mom dress my Grandma's body at the mortuary here in Arcadia, and that was also a very memorable, tender experience...I'm so glad I got that chance...
The grave marker for my Dad's grandparents...(the lighting made it hard to take photos...we were right on the edge of the sun/shadow...)



My mom sharing a few thoughts about my Grandma...

The temporary grave marker for my Grandpa Smith...buried just last month...the grass was still growing in...we consider it a blessing that my Grandma went so quickly after he did...
Laura had to work that morning...
Some other random pictures from the week...sleeping Charlie...

He's had his bout of baby acne the past week and a half...just in time to meet a bunch of family at the funeral...it has started to finally clear up...isn't that a fun stage?I'm so mad at you Kate that I must take your picture...I threw this mascara away because it was running low...apparently she thought there was plenty left still...I washed off as much as a could, but all day she's looked quite pretty for a 2-year-old!


Still having going-to-sleep woes...this is what we found...Kate is actually asleep, even though her eye is open...she is the LIGHTEST sleeper, and will wake up when you open the door...she goes right back to sleep...this crib has lived a good life, and will soon go the way of the Athens trash truck--I came home from Logan to find that the wooden side rail had totally busted in half...thanks to Lauren...Andy duct taped it together and hopefully it'll go a little while longer until I get up the nerve to put Kate in the twin bed...