Back to Idaho

Our Grandpa Ralph passed away on March 26th. He was the jokester and constant comedian at every family get-together and he will surely be missed. Jared had been planning on attending his funeral alone since it was all the way back in Idaho, but at the last minute, we decided to take the whole family. We left on Saturday, the 28th of March and drove to Fruit Heights and then drove to Boise the next day. The funeral was on Monday, March 30th, and it was well worth the drive. It was so neat to hear stories about Grandpa Ralph that we'd never heard before and the funeral services were excellent. They were a celebration of the life of a wonderful man, and we know that he is now in a better place with loved ones surrounding him there. Grandpa's passing also gave Jared and me a great teaching opportunity with our kids as we sat on our bed and drew out the plan of salvation for them. I don't think they had ever really applied it to themselves since nobody they were close to had ever died. You could kind of see the light come on in their heads, it was a neat experience. While in Idaho, we were able to spend time with lots of family, both immediate, and extended, and we had a really good time. We love you all!! We also got to stop in and see some friends and neighbors (we love you Shoemakers, Porters, and Whites) and were sad that we didn't have time to visit everyone. We did, however, take the girls to eat lunch at their old school and have lunch recess with their classes and friends. One of Brynn's best friends even got to skip the rest of school and we all went and hung out at her house for a couple of hours before heading back to Utah, and then on to Vegas. It was a lot of driving, but well worth the time and effort it took. It was so fun to be back in our old stomping grounds. We miss it, but are happy here too. We have made some good friends and are keeping ourselves plenty busy. Oh, and I forgot my camera, of course, so we don't even have any pictures--oh fiddlesticks!!!