Happy Birthday to our little guy!

These pictures are in a really random order, but somehow in all my rushing around today I at least got them on here! This is also underlined, for a reason I don't know and I can't figure out how to get it off.
This past weekend we all flew to my parents house for my Grandma's memorial service. She passed on May 29, and lived a long and happy life. We gathered to celebrate her life and to bury her next to my Grandpa who died 2 years ago about the same time. In my remembering her, I can't believe she is gone, but I am also grateful for all the years I was able to know her and make memories of her. When I look back, the first pictures that come to my mind are of her on the dock at Lake Almanor, CA. where they lived for quite some time, in her swimsuit yelling at us all to get in the lake and swim with her. She LOVED the water. Grandma was also the first one up on Christmas morning, usually around 5:30am. She would go around the house and ring a bell to wake us all up. I will miss that. Grandma was a great cook(her homemade chili was my favorite), she loved to sew and loved to shop even more. She was always concerned about not being "in style". She would ask my sister and I for make-up tips and was always up to date on the latest fashion trends. When I close my eyes I can hear her voice in my mind and hear her laughing. I really hope that I will always be able to remember that. Love you Grandma!
This past weekend was also Jake's birthday weekend! He turned 3 on June 8. He was more than excited to have his birthday at Grandma and Grandpa's. He has been telling me for months that for his birthday he wants a Southwest Airlines cake(just because they're purple, his favorite color), balloons and presents. So it was easy! My southwest airlines cake didn't turn out quite as planned, but Jake loved it. We also flew on Southwest, so to him that was the best present! So we partied all weekend, and played in the sprinklers again, and Jake and Kenzie actually wanted to get in the pool. Maybe we can do swimming lessons soon.

The swim shorts got "wet" so he had to take them off. Isn't that what those are for, Jake?

I should be on Little Einsteins!





Why can't it be MY birthday yet, mom?