This was after the funeral mass. We stood outside the cathedral while waiting for the police escort to the cemetery. I really wish I'd taken some pictures inside. There was a lot of stained glass, and it's pretty.
Waiting at the cemetery
Lynnette, Kelly, and Aunt Barbara
Father Matt Keller (Robert's good friend) talking with Mama and Daddy
Right as the pall bearers were lifting the casket out, there was a huge gust of wind that blew dirt everywhere. Bishop Wall almost lost his cap, and he had a hard time finding his place in the book.
Pall bearers
Uncle Gary, Corwin, James, Paul, Hyrum, Uncle Evan, Uncle David, Thomas
Michelle sat next to me at the funeral. Inside the paper program there was this card. Michelle handed hers to Jeremy and said that she wanted him to read it to her later. She just thought it would be funny. So at the lunch after the funeral, we were sitting around waiting for Paul and Carrie, and Jeremy sat her down and read it. She made this interested/listening face the whole time. It was funny. :) Love her!
This is in the school next to the church. So pretty!
Kimberly and her kids came for dinner, so we needed to play, right? Corwin is in yellow, and Spencer is on the couch next to him.
Katelynn wished she had a panda, and I happened to have one I was getting rid of soon. Jaxyn, my student, gave it to me for my birthday. And I did love it, but we were going through stuff trying to keep it clean for people to look at our house, and trying to get ready to move in general. So I gave it to her. She fell asleep with it that night. :) Win!
Claire doing nunchucks
Scripture time!
Gee. I wonder WHY Dad is so thoroughly mad.
Some of us went swimming with Kimberly's kids. This is at Scott and Rebecca Evans's pool. They're Mama's landlords. They're very generous with their pool.
Remember about those gopher holes all over our yard? This night we were going out to check the church, and we saw this snake slithering into the rosemary bushes, where we've noticed some gopher activity most recently. It's a California king snake! I'm sure it found a tasty meal. Huzzah! I don't think I've ever been so happy to see a snake!
Jeremy brought home some big scratch paper. Everyone colored something on it.
Our house was being shown, so we went to the park. One time, when we went, it started raining while we were there. We just stayed under that roof, and had our fun. I read a book while the littles played. It was great. :)
Henry got a good seat in the cart.
Somehow, we ended up bringing all the children with us to Walmart. We got a new DVD/TV set for our trip to Missouri, and some "shake it" for Papa (protein shakes).
Oh, I remember! Our house was being shown, so we stopped at Walmart and got food and then drove up the mountain for a picnic. It was a little not, but it was pretty nice in the shade.
Henry and me
Benji was thirsty, I guess.
Some bluebirds came to eat our crumbs. There were like 6 of them.
Henry wanted to look in that hole in the tree. It just had a bunch of rocks in it.
I was folding laundry, and it was time to let these two jackets go. They don't fit anyone anymore. *sniffs* I know it's silly, but it's hard to let go of my little guys' clothes, especially when so many of my kids took their turn wearing them.
"To Jill Jill you cannot sleep on my bed because you will not let me sleep on your bed Love Bubby"
I was impressed with the time and effort he put into this. Also, neither he nor Jill really acted upset. Jill didn't even get mad when he showed her. it was kind of funny.
Last day of school!
Here's Emmett.
We met at the splash pad. But it had rained over the weekend, so it was actually a little cold. Weird! We didn't stay very long. That's ok. After this, we went to the house and watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone because we'd just finished reading that book together. And we had popsicles and popcorn too. And then we watched the latest Mark Rober Video (squirrel obstacle course #2).
Lamar
Logan
One of the first days after school was out, I felt like putting this together. Just cuz I had time. So I did. I love this puzzle.
Emily Hansen married Ben Hobbs on May 22, 2021. There's Joshua in the back. And Sierra, Brooke's friend. And in the front, CJ, Thomas, and Brooke. The three in front are Jennifer's other kids. I don't have a picture of Emily, but I have this! Ha! Anyway, since things are on the outs with Tom (very long story, including a divorce in the works), CJ and Thomas walked Emily in. We didn't get to go because they had to really cut down the guest list, but that's ok.
Jeremy bought me these beautiful flowers! I love them!
You'll have to zoom in to read this. It was at Walmart. It was pretty great.
We went to Miami Ward because Hyrum was asked to speak there. It actually went really great. And his talk was better than his homecoming talk. He did great.
I can't believe Jill can wear this dress!
Hyrum found a good shady place to sit.
Aaron brought his kids so they could learn how to take care of our chickies while we went on our trip.
They were all alive when we got home. They seemed a little stressed for a few days, though, and didn't lay much. I guess they like us!
Jill and Brookie
I thought this sign in a gas station bathroom on our trip was funny. Hygiening? I think they just invented a new word. This was kind of an interesting place anyway. It looked liked there were showers down the hall from the bathrooms too.
El Paso
The pass at El Paso
Poor Jeremy had to drive through it. The lanes were narrowed, and the traffic was moving fast through construction.
White sand in Texas
Oil derrick
These things are fascinating!
Check out the torch behind that building.
We went through a town in Texas where it had just rained, and there was a huge puddle like a quarter of a mile long. It was kind of deep in some spots too. So cool!
We made it to Becca's house! Mary wanted Jeremy to read her a book.
Chatting before bed on the last day of May. I slept where Michael is sitting, and Jeremy slept on that couch behind him. Not bad for couch sleeping.
