Reading with Grandma Stacey

One of Colby’s favorite things to do right now is reading books. He absolutely loves when you read to him and then he tries to mimic some of the words you say. Lucky for Colby, Grandma Stacey loves reading to her grandkids. It is always so precious to see the kids cuddled up in Grandma’s lap, listening to the stories. Of course if Colby was on Grandma’s lap, Gavin wanted to be there as well, and visa versa. Double trouble. Thank goodness for a patient and loving Grandma.

Grandma Kirkham's Funeral

Today was the funeral for Grandma Kirkham, Grandma Stacey's mother. It was a wonderful ceremony were instead of sorrow the room was filled with wonderful memories of the life and legacy that Grandma Kirkham left. Grandma Kirkham was Brian's last living grandparent, and the only Greatgrandparent on the Stacey side that our kids ever knew. There was a great turn out of family and friends and I loved hearing the great memories and funny stories that everyone was sharing about Grandma.

One of my favorite memories of Grandma was one christmas when Jade was little, as she had gotten a set of pretend beauty supplies and make up i.e. hair dryer, lipstick, combs, etc. So Jade and Amanda (Scot and Nancy's little girl) climbed up on Grandma's lap and proceeded to beautify her. At first I thought she was the only one who would tolerate it, but Grandma loved it. She would smile and tell the girls how much she loved having them fix her up and how beautiful they were and how much she loved them. I can still picture Grandma's large smile and lit up eyes.

Brett gave the family prayer at the viewing and Brian was asked by his Mom to dedicated the gravesite. Overall, it was a wonderful ceremony. Truly a time to celebrate her life and fun memories that Grandma gave us, instead of just morning her loss. She was a strong and wonderful women, who obviously touched the lives of many of those around her. She will be missed, but we are grateful for all that she has been to us! We love you Grandma!

Push me Papa

With a house full of family Colby knew exactly who he wanted to come outside and push him on the swing. I don't know if he feels he's been shafted by the rest of us enough to not even bother asking, or if just felt a connection with Papa at the time because they both had hats on, but when he came to the door, all we heard was "Papa mear Papa mear" ("mear" is Colby's "come here") When thier wasn't an immediate response, Colby knew what he had to do. He got right in front of Papa, and while pulling on his fingers, he insisted "Papa push me" I guess he thinks he's got Papa's number. It looks like he might be right too. It was precious to watch my father and my son playing together. I love that my kids have good relationships with their grandparents, and I love that our parents love and care so much for our kids. It's good to know that Families are Forever

Who wants to sit on Papa's lap?

BEING A PAPA;

What does it mean to have all your grandkids in the same place. It means that you have no lap left to sit on.

Poker Flat Park with Nana

So believe it nor not, there are one or two other things to do in Copperopolis besides play in the water. So today Nana wanted to take the kids over to one of the parks in Poker Flats. It’s always a good idea to get the kids outside in the fresh air to help get some of their energy out. And what kid doesn’t love playing at the park, especially one that is new to them. They love having new and different toys to play on. Even Nana got into the action. After all we’re all kids at heart right? The “little” kids got a kick out of having Nana bounce, swing and play with them. While parks are always fun, having a Nana play with you makes it even better!

We Love To Read! well...most of us do...

One of things things I love most about my children is that they truly love to read! They will sit and read for hours with anyone who will sit with them. I have watched their reading skills improve so much over this last year, they really just amaze me. In this case the captive audience just happened to be Nana and Papa and Daddy. Then of course Colby had his own show he was putting on with Papa. (check out his little clip)