Memorial Day

Matts parents flew in from Denver on wednesday so we spent most of the week spending time with them, going to galleries, out to dinner and visiting with some of my family. The Saturday before Memorial day we went and put several bunches of flowers on Granddads grave. He is in the veterans cemetary so there were tons of flags everywhere, it was very neat and a very special experience.
On monday we had a big BBQ at our house. We had several friends and lots of family. The house and back yard was full!! Fortunately the weather held out for most of it but right around dessert time we took everything inside and just enjoyed everyones company for several hours.
I am so blessed to come from a family where in one way or another, several of them fought to keep our country free. I am in the middle of typing up my grandfathers history during WWII. It has been very humbling reading what he wrote, in his own words about his time on Omaha Beach on D-Day, fighting the Battle of the Bulge, and liberating a death camp. We were talking with Matts mother, who is decended from Jews and she thinks she recalls some of her family were actually in the camp that my grandfather liberated. Somethings are just meant to be I guess. Its just proof that Heavenly Father has His hand in all things.

Here are a few pictures from the BBQ.


Our friends Rick and Bob



M.A. and some of the boys playing in the yard



Matt manning the grill



Some of the family



Kandyce and Matt playing in the rain



We hope everyone was able to celebrate and remember all of those who served and died in order for us to live where, and how, we do.