Jeff, Becca, & Malorie: February 2014

February was another busy month for us. Jeff's little sister, Traci, went into the MTC in March so everyone came out for her farewell in February. It was great to get together with everyone. Lily (4) & Rory (2) enjoyed meeting their cousin for the first time. Lily has been wanting a cousin for a long time and was thrilled to finally meet her cousin (Sam)! I think she was a little disappointed when she realized they couldn't go play together, but she still enjoyed being around her and playing with her as much as she was allowed.

Traci did an excellent job with her talk and we enjoyed getting together with all the extended family after church. Beth decided to do a big Mexican dinner. It was a little crazy trying to make sure that we kept all the food stocked (there were a LOT of people), but it was fun.

Sadly, Jeff's Grandma passed away while everyone was here. She had been suffering from Alzheimer's for a long time, so while it was sad everyone was happy that she was released from her physical ailments. Jenna & the girls cancelled their flights and extended their trip and Jenna worked remotely. Daniel had to go back to work for meetings, but drove back in time for the viewing and funeral. The timing of Jenny's flights worked out well so she didn't have to change anything.

All Deah's (Jeff's Grandma) grandchildren were able to make it except three (two of which were on missions). There was a viewing at Berg Mortuary in Provo on Friday and then a funeral at Grandpa's ward in Provo on Saturday. The funeral was beautiful with two of Jeff's cousins singing and his aunts and uncles participating in various aspects. After the funeral, we went to the gravesite for the burial. Lily & Rory both did very well, although Lily didn't quite understand why we kept moving places and having more prayers. Jeff's aunts ward was kind enough to provide a luncheon after the grave side service.

The day of the funeral was also Jenny's 30th birthday. So, Traci & I went shopping the night before for some things to celebrate. The morning of Traci decorated the house for Jenny's birthday. Then that night we had a pinata and went to the Chocolate for dessert. The best part of the pinata was watching Lily try to hit it.I don't think it was exactly the way Jenny wanted to celebrate, but I am glad we were able to focus on her for at least part of the day. Although, Lily made sure that everyone at the funeral knew that it was Jenny's birthday. She was watching out for Jenny :).

Overall, it was a busy month, but it was fun to be able to spend time with Jeff's family.

I added some pictures later :)