Funeral for Our Dear Papa

The past few weeks have been some of the hardest we've ever gone through; both of our grandfathers passed away (within 10 days of each other).

Papa's funeral was today and we were blessed (with our cousins) to be able to sing at his funeral. Papa served a Mission for the LDS Church in Hawaii, and the culture and music have been very much a part of our lives. We wore beautiful leis and sang, "Aloha 'Oe" and "Always" (Papa and Grandma's song).

It was a beautiful service.

We're thankful for our faith in God and in His Son, Jesus Christ. It is because of His Gospel that we know we will be together again with our Papa. Families can be together forever.

Until we meet again, Papa, in Heaven.

Tiffany, Christina, Natalie, Tanya

Trip to Illinois to Visit Papa

We're in Illinois, safe and sound.

On Saturday we found out that our wonderful Grandpa (Papa) was in the hospital and not doing well. We got home from the air show we'd attended in his honor (he was a member of the Airborne Division), packed up, and left early Sunday morning.

It took us 13 hours to drive from Utah to Illinois. 13 very long hours. But we're grateful to be here and spend some time with Papa.

Tiffany, Natalie, Tanya, and Christina in front of the Nauvoo, Illinois LDS Temple.

Our Brave, Radioactive Sister Tiffany

This afternoon our sweet Tiffany will be radioactive!

She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last September and had her thyroid removed soon after. Today she takes a radioactive pill to hopefully get rid of any cancer that might still be lurking about.

After that, she'll literally be radioactive for the next 7-10 days and be in quarantine.

What a brave sister she is. Thanks Tiffany for your optimism and faith during such an incredibly difficult time.

Radioactive signs on Tiffany's bedroom and bathroom doors

Christina and her girls spending the morning with Tiffany

 

Helping Aunt Tiffany feed her turtles

Beautiful Dance Concert - Natalie

Natalie's dance concert was today and she completely lit up the stage! She's a gorgeous lady and a gorgeous dancer. Loved watching her!

Gorgeous.

Natalie and Christina after the concert

 

Newest Graduate - Tiffany!

Congratulations to our awesome, talented, hard-working sister Tiffany! Today she graduated from Brigham Young University with her BA in Russian. What a fantastic accomplishment! We're proud of you Tiffy.

Cute girl

Cute girl with her cute parents

Cute girl with sisters Christina and Tanya

Salt Lake City Comic Con FanXperience

Our whole family went to the Salt Lake City Comic Con FanXperience; it was a blast!

We received free tickets for doing the commercial shoot back in January. We loved listening to the panels (especially Patrick Stewart and Adam Baldwin), watching the StarCraft tournaments, hanging out with other geeks, and dressing up!

GaleSong made steampunk-inspired Disney Princess costumes.

Any excuse to dress up!

Tiffany (as Maleficent), Natalie (as Cinderella), Christina (as Belle), and Tanya (as Aurora)

The Whole Family

Christina's boys in their Minecraft-inspired costumes (she made the costumes and their pillow weapons!)

Our Awesome Sister Tiffany - Choir Performance

Tiffany's choir (Concert Choir at BYU), performed today in the HFAC. They did a beautiful job and we loved listening to our gorgeous sister!

Holi - The Festival of Colors!

We had a fun time today at the Festival of Colors! We went with some of Christina's husband's co-workers from India and it was awesome. Love learning about other cultures, the symbolism, and the welcome to Spring.

Amazing Choir Concert - Tiffany

Tiffany's concert was tonight and it was just beautiful! She performed with BYU's Concert Choir and did a lovely job. Always enjoy listening to her.

Beautiful lady.

 Tanya, Mom (Cynthia), Tiffany, Dad (Craig), Christina

Practicing to Sing in Church

We're singing in Church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - the Mormons) this Sunday so we practiced our song today!

We had a lot of fun together. :)

Tiffany, Natalie, Tanya, Christina, baby girl