On March 14th, we had to say good bye to my parents for 18 months. This was a really hard night. I am so thrilled for my parents, but it will be hard to not have them a phone call or a short drive away. They will be dearly missed. As I saw them say good bye to each of their grandkids, I don't envy what they had to do that night. I am comforted knowing that they are together and that they have eachother and they go through this great adventure. How grateful I am for modern technology where we will be able to e-mail and even talk to them over Skype. That will help a little. One last hug for my dad.
Kenna saying good-bye to Grandma. She obviously doesn't understand what is going on. I was having a hard time and crying most of the night. I would be fine, and then it would just hit me that I won't see them for a year and a half, and I would start bawling all over again. Kenna would come up and give me a big hug and say "It's okay mommy, you can just say Good-bye" What a sweet heart. I think in this picture she is trying to figure out why Grandma is so sad.
Grandpa saying good-bye to Kenna. She has a special little bond with Grandpa and will dearly miss playing around with him.
This is a funny picture. My dad always gives Denny a hard time because he isn't as much of a hugger as the rest of my family. My dad always likes good reasons for hugs, especially from Denny.
Dallin's good-byes from Grandpa.
...and Grandma. I think of all our kids, he can understand the most, but I still don't think that a year and half time being gone is something that he can understand.
Group hug for Denny, my mom and Evan.
Grandma saying good-bye to Evan.
....And one final hug and the porch. With everyone that they said good-bye to, it would start in the living room and then on the porch and then the side of the vehicle until we had to will ourselves to drive away.
Grandpa and Evan. My dad said he was sad, because he had just gotten Evan to really warm up to him and really like Grandpa. I don't think it will take long after he gets home to rekindle that relationship.
Just a side note. When we got there that night, Evan was acting so hungry. I gave him a pancake and he stuffed it in. He would get really mad if you tried to take it away. It reminded me of a dog that was eating some meat and starts to growl if you get to close to it.
Kenna saying good-bye to Grandma. She obviously doesn't understand what is going on. I was having a hard time and crying most of the night. I would be fine, and then it would just hit me that I won't see them for a year and a half, and I would start bawling all over again. Kenna would come up and give me a big hug and say "It's okay mommy, you can just say Good-bye" What a sweet heart. I think in this picture she is trying to figure out why Grandma is so sad.
Grandpa saying good-bye to Kenna. She has a special little bond with Grandpa and will dearly miss playing around with him.
Dallin's good-byes from Grandpa. 
...and Grandma. I think of all our kids, he can understand the most, but I still don't think that a year and half time being gone is something that he can understand.
Group hug for Denny, my mom and Evan.
Grandma saying good-bye to Evan.
Grandpa and Evan. My dad said he was sad, because he had just gotten Evan to really warm up to him and really like Grandpa. I don't think it will take long after he gets home to rekindle that relationship.
Just a side note. When we got there that night, Evan was acting so hungry. I gave him a pancake and he stuffed it in. He would get really mad if you tried to take it away. It reminded me of a dog that was eating some meat and starts to growl if you get to close to it.
No comments:
Post a Comment