Lorelei was carrying around some ‘random books’ and when I got a look at them, as she was casual-ing reading, I got a look, and a laugh…
I didn’t even know I had these books from when we were first married, might be time to clean the bookshelf, and discover other books. 🙂
Lorelei loves this bow, but it’s a tad too big still 🙂
Sunday best:
Going for a Sunday Walk:
Sunday=family day
Again, our wedding video, It needs to be watched once a year:
We were so young 🙂 seems like just yesterday, And I Can’t believe it’s already been 12 years. 🙂
My sister Amy came and watched the kiddos so we could get away for almost 20 glorious hours.
We went to a delicious dinner, and did some shopping, slept in, didn’t cook any food, change any diapers, or tidy any house. It was a good change of pace to celebrate 12 wonderful years.
Love you sweets! Here’s to 12 more! 🙂
Our Family Valentines to the world 🙂
Wish you a day full of L.O.V.E
Due to a generous Neighbor, I was able to sneek away to the temple for a few minutes. So wonderful to be there, and feel the spirit, and remember the promises that have been given me:
Had a afternoon Valentine Play Date/Party with Claire. Cookies, Bingo, Don’t break the Ice, and lots of laughing.
The big boys came home from school, with their bounty.
Tucker loved his Iphone box:
Charizard again:
The boys graciously shared their suckers with Lorelei:
Elliot made a bag at school, an owl:
Their Bounty:
Candle Light Pizza:
Got to share in great news, as our old home teacher, open his mission call!
Bingo for Dessert:
Grateful for a day to celebrate the love we have! 🙂
Elliot worked hard and made some great valentines! 🙂
And chose Phineas and Ferb and Perry valentines. He was pretty excited about them! 🙂
Truman and Elliot made Dragon Boxes….
Here is Trumans, a Charizard Pokemon:
While I was working on helping the boys with their boxes, Toph and Lorelei made a crown. (or maybe I should say is Toph made a crown for Lorelei):
Yeah she liked it. 🙂
Sometimes after a busy day of working hard at home and school, you just need to dance. Elliot chose the music (Black Eye Peas again 🙂 )
I was filming and holding Lorelei, and Tucker was singing in the other room, listen closey and you can hear him. 🙂
Tucker has an amazing couple who teaches him and his class at Primary at church. They create worksheets for the kids to do during the week, and have big incentives for them if they finish them and return them.
After over a month of worksheets, Tucker was so excited to come home with this:
And in his own words:
My dear Grandpa Greene. We knew it was coming, and I feel it was a great blessing and a great honor that I got to be at his bedside during his final days, but nothing can prepare you for the empty-ness that comes when someone you love passes to the other side.
Written February 4th, 2013:
Heaven is a brighter place today, Not every girl is so lucky to have a Grandpa like mine. He is a kind, loving, gentle, generous, thoughtful, considerate, sweet man. I miss you already Grandpa, but so glad you’re in a better place, free from your old body. Thank you for your listening ear, you kind words, and great example to me and my children. I love you.
His Obituary:
Some of my favorite pictures of my Grandpa Greene, or as the kids knew him, THE Great Greene.
Amy and I were given the honor of being able to speak at his funeral about favorite memories, we all had so many, here is our talk.
Pictures from the beautiful Service: ( I don’t know why they are in reverse order, but I’ve tried to change it twice, with no luck!)
And a few videos.
Pallbearers:
Military Honors:
Bagpipe Player:
As before mentioned, one of favorite events as Grandchildren was chuck’a’rama with Great Grandpa, so that night we went there in his honor:
God Speed Grandpa, thank you for being the first Gentleman of my life.
Sometimes beauty takes some work.
All ready for bed:
To beautiful curls.
Love having a daughter.
Elliot kind of likes Black Eye Peas:
But instead of ‘tonight’s going to be a good night, he says, ‘that this life is going to be a good, good, life.’.
Love.