He was Happy all day.
These two both sat still so I could have fun with their hair.
Did some fun hearts.
And during nap time (Cassie and Regan’s) we broke out the cookies, and dug a trench.
We were fortunate enough that Dwayne was able to borrow a plane to fly us up and back. It made the trip SO much nicer. Big humungo thanks to Jon for loaning out his plane and Dwayne for taking time out of his schedule to fly us.
I didn’t know what to expect emotionally this weekend. I was all over the place. Laughing, crying, joy, sadness…….
It turned out to be an amazing weekend. It was lovely to see all my family and catch up, while we celebrated a great man.
The services were wonderful. I appreciate all the love and hard work that my parents, Aunts, and Uncles put into Grandpa’s funeral.
In addition to being able to see all my family we were able to go see Mom and Dad Heaton.
It was just really a nice cathartic weekend.
Our flight to Utah was butter smooth. So the children were able to get out of their car seats and roam. Uncle Dwayne even let Kaylee fly for a bit.
Grandpa was always sticking out his tongue like this in photos. I love this photo of his family.
After the Friday viewing we went to Grandma’s house for a family dinner.
Regan enjoyed himself as well.
At the cemetery. My Dad, Uncles, and a few cousins were pallbearers.
The Relief Society in Grandma’s ward had a lovely luncheon all set up for us when the services were finished.
Later we (my parents children sans Barry) went out to eat and visit.
Good thing his Daddy had some ice water handy. It was pretty funny though.
Sunday morning we went to church with Grandma. I was so sad to say goodbye.
Before heading to Hurricane we took the children to see the temple.
Kaylee was SO excited.
Sunday night my parents came to the Heaton’s for dinner and games.
The children love to go “fishing” whenever they are at The Grandpaaa’s house.
The flight home.
So, just some random photos of the last couple months.
Regan is finally being allowed (by Kaylee. A.K.A. she’s sharing.) to have computer time and loving it. My children play Starfall. (Although they do enjoy watching Little Einsteins online as well as some others.) We all LOVE it. I started playing it on Stella with Kaylee when she was just a few months old. Regan even younger as he would sit on my lap and watch while I helped Kaylee.
Kaylee is really getting into playing with dolls. She asked me for the very first time to play dolls with her. Melted my heart. We spent Regan’s 2+ hour nap playing dolls. It was awesome.
And it cracks me up when she channels me when the “children” are in trouble.
I am SO grateful that my Mom saved and passed down my childhood dollhouse. Brings back so many memories.
And last, and most exciting. Shannon and I have started home preschool (1.19.12). This is how we’ve been doing it.
First the potty trip. Great for introducing/easing Regan fears, and good peer pressure for Nathan and Regan. Also so class isn’t interrupted by many different potty breaks.
We have “Home room” where we say the pledge of allegiance, sing a song, do the calender, SAY the ABC’s, and talk about the weather.
Then Shannon takes Kaylee and Nathan to the kitchen table for their lesson, and I get to teach Regan and Cassie at the kiddie table.
(Regan is now very excited about letters. They are all A or B as that’s as far as we’ve gotten so far. But if he sees a letter he get’s very excited and yells “A! B!”)
I love that they seem to be enjoying it. And so far it’s going well. I think it will just get better and better as we all get into the new routine.
Oh, and after class Shannon and I do a workout. I love having a workout buddy.