On Monday morning, we woke up and got ready for the funeral, which was at 11:00am. We met at the church at 10:00 so that we could get family pictures. Afterwards, we met as a family for prayer and then went into the chapel for the funeral. It was a beautiful service. I really enjoyed learning more about Rob's grandfather. I met him in his old age, so I never really knew all of the amazing things he had done in his life. From what I heard, I can tell he was a man of great work ethic, a man who loved his family, and a man who loved to serve and to have fun. I am sure that Rob learned a lot of his wonderful traits from his grandfather. After the funeral, we went to the cemetery for the burial. Then we went back to the church for a luncheon.
Later that afternoon, we went back to Melissa's house and the kids played for a couple of hours. At about 5:00pm, Rob took Hurley and Zaya fishing and I stayed back with Melissa and the other kids. Eventually, we got all the kids together and walked to Kim and Annette's house. While we were there, we had birthday cake for Sadie and Amanda. When it got dark, we went back to Melissa's house. Rob and the girls didn't catch any fish, but they enjoyed their time fishing. Afterwards, Rob took them to Iceberg to share a rocky road milkshake! Fun!
On Tuesday morning, we headed to Timp Caves for an adventure. We all hiked to the caves and then, in two groups, went through the caves on a tour. We had so much fun and it was fun to all hike together. On our way home, we stopped at Teryn and Rob's house for a while. I miss them so much and I was grateful that Rob let me go see Teryn again. We rushed back to Salt Lake City afterwards to meet Rob's family at Chuck-a-Rama. I felt so bad that we were an hour late, but we still were able to spend a long time with them. The kids loved eating there; Brooklen said it is his favorite restaurant in Utah.
The kids really loved playing with their cousins in Utah. I am glad we stayed with Melissa because it gave them a lot more quality time with them.
On Wednesday morning, we went to the airport. We had a straight flight home, but with the time change and the errands we ran in Detroit, we didn't get home until about 10:00pm.
On Thursday, we woke up late, and then we rode our bikes to the tridge so that the kids could play in the splash pad. We ate lunch there and then before we biked home, I took them to Cherry Berry for ice cream. I love all of these fun outdoor adventures we can have in Midland.
On Friday, we ran some errands and then I taught piano lessons. We had planned to go camping at the Kepler's property, but Friday night was very stormy, so we rented the movie, Paddington, and stayed in.
I also found out on Friday night that my cousin, Will, was killed. The entire store of his death is so sad and tragic, and I have not stopped thinking about him since I found out about this news. Even though I haven't seen him in years, I am really upset to hear about how his life ended. I have spent some time reading conference talks about death trying to find some peace.
On Saturday, we got up to the Nyman's cottage at about noon. We took a tour and ate Sloppy Joe's for lunch. The kids had a blast catching frogs, swimming, and playing in the sand. In the afternoon, we took the boat out. First we took out the couch tube. The kids LOVED it; I even took Kaiton on it. He laughed hysterically and waved the entire time. After that, we switched out the tubes and rode the regular ones. Rob and I even got to ride him. I got knocked off at one point, and finally at the end, Todd turned the boat when Rob didn't expect it and Rob fell off!
We ended up grilling hot dogs after that and then, we took the boat out one last time. This time, we put the kids on waterskis. I was so proud of Brooklen. He skied better than any of the kids and he actually stayed up for an entire circle around part of the lake. It is so awesome watching your kids learn something and succeed!
Rob and Jill also skied. I was glad Rob had a chance to do it, since I had never actually seen him ski before. I was going to try skiing too, but we ran out of time and the kids really wanted one last chance at tubing.
When it got dark, we started a fire and made s'mores. We had such a wonderful day at the cottage. We are grateful for such wonderful neighbors!
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