First, I want to give Grandma Henriksen a HAPPY BIRTHDAY shout out!! (I am 0-4 now with sending birthday greetings on time. Jake, Lesley, Rebecca, and now Grandma --so sorry!) We love you!!! Since Alabama is faring pretty well this football season, I wanted to make sure we sent you a shot of Cade sporting the jacket gifted to him when he was born. Gma had great foresight because it fits him perfectly in the season they are winning (Well, they always do well, but this is a particularly good season) so Cade can be extra proud of his Alabama roots! Thank you, Grams! We sure miss you and hope to be able to make a visit to the South soon. Our Grandma Henriksen is so great at remembering everyone's birthday, which just adds insult to injury when I don't celebrate her in a timely manner. Fortunately she still loves us anyway! WE LOVE YOU, GRAMS!
This past June my parents came out and we had a great time. My mom is such a wonderful Grandma and never ceases to amaze me with her energy around the kids. She sat in the back seat of our Subaru (by choice, I swear. Yes, I think she suffers from dementia a wee bit) between the kids in their car seats and kept them happy for the entire trip to Nauvoo-- or as Cade calls it, "Au-voo". While there, Cade developed a minor obsession with Joseph Smith and his martyrdom, trying to wrap his head around the idea of men killing a prophet, which as you can guess is nigh impossible considering he doesn't quite understand death. After the trip, Mom went home to Utah and found Cade two books about Joseph Smith, which has helped him tremendously in satisfying his huge appetite for knowledge about the great man.
Gramma Sheppard also loves to gift my kids with cute things. Cade got this jacket (for his birthday I think?) and he is proud to show off that he knows how to zip it up all by himself!
This darling hat ("darling" can be refuted by my sis Rebecca) was given to Savvy for Easter. While she was born a bow fanatic, she has been slow to pick up on wearing hats---until now! She LOVES this one and it's finally starting to fit her! I always crack up when the hat falls over her eyes and she runs around blindly without a care that she can't see.
In July we were treated with a trip from Great Grandma Sheppard. She was so great with Cade and let him take her all around the house and get the official Woodbury House Tour, complete with instructions on the whereabouts of silverware, socks and bathroom cleaner. She took the kids shopping to the toy store where Cade indulged himself on a remote control car and Savannah came home with a purse, which she prefers to go nowhere without. And, if it couldn't get any better-- I was treated with a nap while she played Candyland with the Cadester. We had a wonderful visit and I got to record her sharing some wonderful stories of her life. She is a strong woman and her making the big trip out here really meant a lot to us.
Later in July we went to Boise for Kyle's class reunion and the kids were treated to special "Gramma Berry" time while I spent the day with Kyle celebrating my big 26th ( side note-- I had to ask Kyle how old I turned-- I totally forgot. I had a brief moment of sadness when I realized I am on the other side of 25 now. Yikes). They had a ball playing with the sidewalk chalk, jumping on the tramp and running through the sprinkler. Cade took advantage of Gramma Berry's soft heart and conned at least a dozen ice cream bars out of her in a span of 36 hours. Gramma Berry truly inspired me on this trip; she was about to undergo surgery to remove her breast cancer and despite the fear and anxiety that she was facing, she still lived in the moment with her grandchildren, and that visit will be one Cade will never forget. Fortunately we have some fun pics so if Savvy was too young to remember, these can refresh her memory!
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Kyle--It's Jessica McKenzie from Kuna. I just happened onto your blog while I was looking at someone else's. I saw that picture of your mom and just laughed thinking about how much fun I had with her. How is she? I didn't know she had breast cancer. Could you tell her that I love her tons?
Hooray for grandmas! And hooray for you for teaching Cade to zip his own jacket. His teachers will really love you.
Fun pictures! I love the video of Cade...especially the 2nd time he zipped it up "I can't do it, I can't do it...I did it." Ha ha funny kid. Way to go Cadester!
you are such a good friend! i love and miss you dearly!
What wonderful grandparents! I love Cade's jacket video, its so cute! Thanks Michelle for your email, it was very touching and I apreciate it; I know how busy you are being a Number One Mom! I love reading your blog, because Mom adventures sounds so nice. We are the same age! Its so crazy to see all the different ways lives can turn out! I never thought I would be single this long. I do love being single. I love all that I get to do right now, but I know that what you do is so important and I am excited for the day I can do all those things. But, for now I am content to just be single and love it. But, I loved what you wrote and thanks for being there! Our BYU days were so much fun!
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