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

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

Sharing a Special Day with Natalie

We had a wonderful day today celebrating with Natalie. We're members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and went with Nat to the Temple today. What a beautiful, memorable day.

All of the siblings: Christina, David, Tanya, Tamara, Tiffany, and Natalie

In other exciting news, two of our group members are expecting babies late spring/early summer! Christina is pregnant with her 4th child; Tamara is pregnant with her 1st.