This weekend we headed to Boise to my sisters for her baby, Malia's baby blessing it was a quick trip but it was fun too. The kids did awesome traveling and we enjoyed some family time, lots of craziness and laughing. But it was a little of everything..... Like I Don't think K thought he was going down for a little surgery {we didn't either but he's had this very deep rooted tooth that wouldn't come out. My sister is a dental hygenist and her father in law is a dentist and she decided that that tooth wasn't coming out without help so she called her FIL and an hour later K was in a dentist chair being froze and having some needles, and two teeth extracted and his little muscle between the front teeth lasered and cauterized. He did aweosme!!
the nice snaggle teeth with the adult ones coming in already behind it poor kid!!
getting started he had a tv to watch while they did it so it was a little better!!
a little teeth pulling
and after .. but he didn't have any pain after wards and he felt good so I'm glad it got done and saved us hundreds of dollars so thankful to my sister and her father in law ! A little less enthused eh!! 
we headed to our hotel where the kids jumped on the bed seriously do they have to do that {ha ha} K took some pics notice M flying onto the bed in the corner, we then took them swimming and they loved it!
Little group shot M won't go in the big pool but he actually spent time jumping in the hot tub! Its a step..
L is seriously going to be a swimmer she is already a fish and can swim better than me! She is going to be a lifeguard and swim team girl I'm sure of it she loves it and is so good at it!
This is a bad pic of me but my sisters look cute so I'm using this one.... all the adults went to dinner and my sister Holli got a babysitter for the 7 little kids she was great and we had a blast! Its so nice to get out with just the adults sometimes and be able to laugh talk and think!!
Sunday morning we got ready early and went to the boise temple the kids were on a roll then tired and grouchy already so this is what I got... a grumpy {cute} little L...
Silly kids!!!......
and finally a semi nice pic with L... I just love her spunkyness {most of the time!}
then we headed for the blessing of sweet beautiful Malia seriously she is so stinkin cute check her out!!
{Holli 2 ;}}...
then of course the pics afterwards we are missing my bro and his wife and there four kids we sure missed them ....
my three sweet boys watching hotel cartoons how I love their sweet faces!! L woke up and started throwing up and puked 10 times before noon so our trip home was a little interesting but she did great for being sick...
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Me thinks...
Alzheimer's Stinks...
D's grandma is in a home in Boise she is close to 90 and she suffers from Alzheimer Disease it is so so sad but we had a beautiful visit with her....one I'll remember and cherish forever.
She asked us our names quite a few times it was funny she said
sharon instead of Darren a couple times made us laugh,
but she had a window of rememberance
when she touched D's face and said "you look great, I think of you and wonder how you are..... then I forget...
talk about tears pouring down my face and his, we talked about grandpa Dayley and D told her he had the same picture that was hanging on her wall, like ours at home and she said "good than you won't forget" .. and smiled like she remembered everything...
Aunt Ruth who took us there told us it was her best day in a long time.....
she said she wished she could jump up and hug us, she kept asking if all these kids where ours.. and with tears streaming down my face it was all so close to something spiritual that it was hard not to cry.. I said they are.... forever.... she told me. Then she told me to never forget the babies {this time in life she was saying}... and being young.... I kept crying...
I NEVER want to get old and forget.......
I never want to be trapped in a body thats spirit is screaming to get out.... to remember...to move on.
But I know, someday I will. Just like all of us
But I don't want to lose my memories or those around me that I've loved all my life,
it makes me cry just thinking of it..in this picture she wanted D to read the card from his mom.... {her daughter} she said.... "she will come visit when the snow melts in the spring".... and grandma put her hands together and said "won't that be wonderful"...
she wanted us to stay all day.. we told her we wished we could. she hugged us and thanked us..and I cried because in the 14 years of knowing her my memories of times spent with her came flooding back and I couldn't imagine a lifetime of memories like D and his grandma had and not having her remember them.
not remember your own daughters
your own sons
your grandchildren...
Life stinks sometimes
but having Alzheimer's stinks more.
Our family 2010 with grandma, my kids with great grandma
{my pose is strickly sqating I was afraid of flipping the chair if I sat on the arm so I look kind of awkward.}
There wasn't much room for all of us and I wish the picture was better but it will do.}
So give your grandparents an extra hug. write down memories. record them talk to them. love them....most of all cherish them and all the memories you make together!
Cause someday you never know where you'll be...
12 comments:
Welcome home Christal! You guys had an AWESOME weekend. What would we do without family, eh? Love all the get togethers. The baby blessings, baptisms, weddings....it sure brings a family together. How sweet is your sisters baby or what!
Your kids couldn't seem happier with their weekend....well except for K's surgery. Poor kid. But I bet you're glad it's all over. And how SWEET that it was done by family members.
Thanks for sharing about D's grandma. It brought back sweet memories for me of when we would go and visit with my D's grandma who also suffered from Alzheimer Disease. I am crying even as I type this. I can totally relate to how you must of felt. What a pressure set of pictures you were able to get with her and the kids.. Trust me. They will thank you later and truly appreciate it all the more.
You are the best! HAve an AWESOME week!
P.S I meant to say "precious" pictures.....it's the water in my eyes. I can't see the keyboard. That's my excuse and I am sticking with it.. : D
Alzheimer Disease is HARD!!!! It totally changes them!! So good you could go and visit your sister!!! Sounds like a fun trip!
Agreed, Alzheimers is one crappy disease. Aubey's grandma that just passed away last fall had it too, it was painful to visit with her.
I'm glad you had a safe and fun weekend, and that you got a little help with K's tooth issue. Too bad about L getting sick though.
First thank-you for sharing those pictures of K's tooth. mmmm...haha
Also glad you had a good little getaway. sometimes those are the best.
that so great you got to see grandma. we have pictures from our last visit too, something you cherish for sure. thanks for telling about the visit also. she is such an amazing lady!!!
kristyn
since i started working in long term again, i realize i DO NOT want to get old. somedays i find it harder than when i was on pediatrics, because a lot of the kids got better, but these people are just kinda stuck.
and i just don't do teeth stuff, that picture of k's mouth with the pliers stuck in it is enough to make puke. dentists are evil, i realized last year that i actually have a true fear of the dentist(with good reasons), but don't tell anyone, because i think it's lame when people are afraid of hospitals, so i don't want to be afraid of the dentist. i have a comparison of what i would rather do, but i won't put it on here, it's a doozy.
Well I just finished my makeup and this post made it run. I am so glad you got to see Grandma. It's hard to think of how she has changed.
Glad you had a good weekend though. You and your sisters are all stinkin cute! And Malia is adorable. Glad your home safe.
What a very fun weekend!!! All of the things you wrote about your grandma was very touching...talk about a tear jerker though! You have such a wonderful way with words. I don't know anyone with Alzheimer's and I hope I never do. I can't imagine what it would be like for these sweet spirits to endure something like that. It gives me comfort to know that it won't last forever and one day they will get every ounce of their memories back.
Looks like you had a blast. I was very touched by your post about grandma. Jerry's grandma had that. It was hard. You are amazing. Fun to have you in IDAHO!
Oh, I love your sweet Grandma. I'm so happy you got to see her. Family is the best, how fun to have you in Idaho, although across the state from me! Your kids always look so cute, you always dress them adorable in their matching clothes. You are such an adorable little mom!
So hard. I don't even know what to say. How hard it would be to remember some but not all. Our children are so precious and I hope I can always remember our lives together.
I loved seeing you yesterday. It was fun. I'm excited to have mom and dad so close to ya.
Thanks for the blog. Always beautiful and so much to think about.
Such a beautiful family.
Love ya!
Cristal, I hate Alzheimer's, too. My Dad had it, and it started probably in his late 60's. But remember, it's not just for "old" people. The wife of one of my daughter's soccer coaches was stricken with a particularly vicious form of Alzheimer's when her twin daughters were Freshmen in high school. They graduated last year, their mother having been in a special home for about 2 years, not knowing anyone, unable to communicate. Another friend's husband passed away in his 60's or 70's with it, but their SON has it badly, having been diagnosed in his 30's or 40's.
Your husband's grandmother is precious. I can almost feel being in the room with her. She's beautiful. Your family is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.
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