We'll Miss You, Grandpa.

My Grandpa Richardson passed away last night after fighting lung cancer. These were pictures last year. The doctor told him two years ago that he only had a couple months to live. After beating prostate cancer and a serious car accident, I just thought Grandpa was going to live forever. Two weeks ago I visited him again and knew that that was not the case. I got to see him smile one last time, but it was a very strained smile. Everything he did took a great deal of effort.
I'll always remember being a little girl sitting next to Grandpa at church. He would play tic tac toe with me and the dot game. I always loved it even when he beat me. I remember he used to tell me he couldn't hear me when we sang hymns, so I would sing as loud as I could. But he still told me he couldn't hear me. I didn't realize that he was hard of hearing.
I loved going over to Grandma and Grandpa's house for Sunday dinners. I thought they had the coolest backyard with their bomb shelter back there. Grandpa was always prepared.
He was/is a good man full of wisdom and the spirit of God. I know that he is watching down from heaven now and I only hope that he will proud of me.
Love you Grandpa,
Lisa

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Sorry no Dress of the Week. I still cannot find my camera. I am convinced I won't find it until I buy a new one. =(

Well, it has been a very quiet week. After my family reunion in Missouri, my Mom asked if Jamin and Gordon would like to stay for a couple weeks and I agreed. I thought it would be good for them. I have talked to them everyday and they are very happy and having lots of fun.
I have been attempting to potty train Neil while his big brothers are away, but have had very little success. I have found that he can hold it for long periods of time. He is going to be like his Uncle Lance except I think we were all potty trained by a year and he turns three tomorrow. My mom is a professional potty trainer I guess. Well, not I guess, I know. =) Someday I will figure it out.
But it has been great spending quality time with Neil and Tegan and I have loved talking to Jamin and Gordon on the phone. I love my kids! I am excited to see them again at the end of the week.
Saturday night there was a family reunion for all of Matthew's great grandparent's descendants that live in the area. It is amazing how families grow. There were lots of people there. Lots that I knew and even more that I didn't know. I only hope that even though most of my family lives far away that we can still stay close and our kids will know and love their extended family and have opportunities to have those relationships.

Waterslides!!!

Jamin and Neil coming down the slideJamin in his tube

Scott and I coming down the slide.

It was pretty fun.

Mike

Mike playing the saxophone Kazoo

Jamin and Neil rode down this water slide a couple of times.

I lost my tube... =)

... but Scott and I still made it down.

Tegan

Gordon carrying his tube. He kept asking different people to help him carry his tube, and they did. It was kind of funny.

Neil going down the Bullet.

Gordon going down.

Scott going down =)

Me going down.

So this was before my family reunion in Missouri. So I know I lost my camera some time between uploading these pictures onto my computer and getting ready to go to Missouri. It did not make it onto the trip. I have to figure out were it is. I just bought it. I can't just go buy a new one again. I really have to work on keeping better track of things.
Anyway, this was a really fun day. I love waterslides.

Dress of the Week

Sorry for my few followers that I have not posted for a few weeks. I will do better. The past few weeks have been super fun. We had a family reunion in Montana for a week on the lake. On the way we stopped by Aberta, which is my last post. In Montana we went skiing, tubing, took a trip to Glacier National park and just enjoyed having the family together. Then we came home and some of Matthew's siblings families were here in Manitoba before and after the reunion. After being here for four days with a whirlwind of activities, we took off to Oklahoma and Missouri for my family reunion. There we went to my Dad and Step-mom's 25th wedding anniversary party, went to Silver Dollar City, went tubing in the lake, played some games =), and caught up with my side of the family. Lots of good memories have been made. The last day we were in Missouri, my Mom asked if Gordon and Jamin would like to stay for a couple weeks before my brother's wedding and after some thought I agreed. So I am home now with only two out of the four. So I am trying to as much work as I can and spend as much quality time with my little ones while the bigger boys are away. School will start soon after they get back, so I have to get ready.
My goal during these two weeks is to work on potty training Neil.
We'll see how it goes. Let me know if anyone has any good tips. =)
I think I will post the rest of my pics on facebook because it takes too long here, so look there for the rest. Unfortunately, my camera didn't make it to Missouri, so my only pictures are from other people's cameras and actually I can seem to find it right now. =( I think I may have a camera losing problem. I had two since I found my other one, but it finally broke and is not working, and now I cannot find my new one. I am sure it will turn up... hopefully.