Our Progressive Visit

Our Grandpa Spendlove had been in and out of the hospital since he had a heart attack and we thought before I was too far along pregnant that this weekend would be a good time to go visit him. He is doing great and like always enjoyed our stay with G&G "S". We went out to eat for dinner, Steve was able to do some "Son"ny do things around their house, we stayed the night and went to church with them. It was their first time back to church since the heart attack and it was Fast & Testimony Sunday.

Grandpa "S" shared his lovely testimony. He spoke directly to my boys about going on a mission and then asked his son, Steve, to come up and share his testimony. Nothing like being called up by your own father. It was great to hear from both of them. And Thank You Grandma for taking such good care of us.

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T TAKE ANY PICTURES.


We had Sunday lunch with them before we headed on to our next visit in Simi Valley.


We were so happy to get a phone call from my cousin Jani who said that Amber & Mike were going to be in town and asked if we wanted to come and visit. Well, of course. Amber & Mike were our only family back in Katy. And we loved getting to know them and their boys. It was sooo cute to see Van and even Seph jump for joy to see our kids. My kids think they are Aunts and Uncles to them. We had a great time catching up and visiting.

But then we were off to our next visit to Burbank. In about a month, my Grandma, who is ill with Alzhiemers, is going to be moving to Texas to be taken care of by my parents. And again, with it being the end of my pregnancy, I wanted to be able to see her, in her own house before she left. So we all went to give her lots of big hugs and kisses. Rachel loves to take care of Grandma and is fully aware of her needs. Lauren seems to be really attached to her and just gives her the biggest hugs and kisses. Lauren is always concerned with Great Grandpa. She always says she misses him and yet she never knew him. The boys understand Grandma, but they love hanging out in her avocado tree, or picking lemons, or swinging on her swing that hangs from the best shade tree ever. And of course they all love getting root beer and cookies when they visit. We visited the best we could, took some pictures and said good-bye. Grandma doesn't know she is leaving and our hearts go out to her and all of those who have taken care of her and who will be taking care of her. We love you Grandma.