Grandma's 90th

On March 1st we went to celebrate Grandma Petterborg's 90th birthday.  They had a big birthday party, so many people showed up.  It was obvious that she is very loved.  I'm glad I got a picture of the kids with her.  They are among those that love her.  Troy's mom and dad were sad they couldn't be there but we were able to Skype with them and they got to see most of the people that showed up.  We love Grandma!!

It was fantastic to visit with family all evening.

Sara and Kendalyn were in charge of keeping Grandma and Grandpa company and make sure they got to see everything.  So they carried the computer around all night.

A great family picture.

There were all sorts of memorabilia set up.  It was fun to catch a glimpse into her history.

Best Friends

These two sweeties are two of my favorite girls.  Cambelle is lucky enough to have her cousin as her best friend.  Their eyes light up when they see each other and they run off and are totally content to spend all their time in their own little world.  The last time she was up Sara did a "photo shoot"  I couldn't help but post some of my favorites.

The only thing that would make this friendship better is if they lived a little closer to each other.

Our last goodbye

We went down to Utah one last time after our weekend of fun to see Mom and Dad get set apart before they head south.  Dad will serve as the president of the Argentina Buenos Aries South Mission and is so lucky to have Mom as his companion.  Elder Richard G. Scott set them apart.  We were fortunate enough to spend a little time with him as he shared some thoughts and council with Mom and Dad.  They will be amazing and the missionaries that serve with them will undoubtedly be blessed.

The office we were in when they were set apart was very small so the kids weren't able to come.  But we loved being with them one last evening before we had to say our official goodbye.  We had said goodbye so many times in the last few weeks. We said goodbye when they left for Utah, and when we left to come home from Utah.  I guess in a way I hoped that the practice would make it a little easier....it didn't.

I made sure I got one last picture before the tears that I knew were coming actually started to fall.

This picture breaks my heart.  Each of my kids love Grandma and Grandpa so much.  We have been so blessed to live near them.  There is a special relationship between our kids and their grandparents.  As a mother I watch them interact and I am in awe.  They love them in a way that makes them feel so special and loved and I am so thankful for that.

We love them and will miss them so much but also we know we are so lucky that we have them in our lives.

A little bit of everything...and a whole lot of fun

Good company, good food and a lot of good fun.  We love our family and spending time with them.

We don't see this family nearly enough, it was so good to spend time with them.

Water fight!!

Smores are becoming a bit of a tradition.  One I think is a pretty big hit.

The pile of shoes was enormous.

The crew climbed Ensign peak,

I love this girl.

 

We had so much fun.  One more Utah trip to see Mom and Dad off.  It's a little surreal.