Jared was able to come home this past weekend for his Grandma's funeral. It was a nice break to have him here even just for two days. The boys were very excited to have their daddy back. On the way to the airport however they both fell asleep. Now that we've been doing this for a while it's not as bad as it was, its just getting adjusted to it I guess. Hopefully he won't have to travel for his job too much though, I do like having someone to sleep next to to keep me warm at night, no offense Simba.
Grandma Frew had a nice funeral. It did seem different to me than most funerals I've been to, probably because I knew how anxious she was go be able to go home. It was the happiest funeral I've been to I'll just say that, which is how funerals should be. Jared was thrown a curve ball at the last minute and was able to offer the dedicatory prayer, he was pretty nervous but did a great job. I think what stuck out to me most was realizing the challenge it would have been to not have a mother. Cora's mom died when she was only 18 months old. Not only was it hard for Cora but I can imagine a hard thing for her mother as well to leave behind two babies. So it was fun to think of the reunion that they'd be having after having only been together for such a brief time. She was a wonderful, sweet lady, who always made me feel welcome.
We took Bronson and Levi with us to the funeral which I was a bit nervous about but it worked out okay. Bronson didn't piece together that there was a body in the casket, even after explaining, he just kept asking where she was. But honestly even though we were able to have some discussions about it, I just think that all a 4 year old needs to know is that Grandma Frew passed away and is in heaven. I just don't think kids this age need to worry about it. I remember death bothered me a lot when I was younger, and it was like 10-18 years old not 4, so anyway it was good to have them with us so they could spend the day with Jared before he left again. Hopefully he will be back Friday if things work out. It has been hard, but also a neat experience for Jared to be working in the temple.
waitin' at the airport for daddy.
Levi was so wound up he didn't go to sleep till about 11:15 that night, and Bronson
came down to our room about 7 am, pretty excited to have his dad back home.
"I love ya dad, I always like to sleep by you." Followed with pats on the back, hugs and kisses.
Bronson is pretty cute when he's affectionate.
here's a shot of the 18.5 week belly - and the whole buckley crew too :)
pretty rare to have Bronson and Levi both smiling :)
Random note -
Bronson is so cheesy cute when he is happy. We took them to McDonald's while killing some time before we went back to the airport. Jared and I were sitting at the table, Bronson playing basketball. He looks over at us and gets our attention to watch him, Jared shouts some encouraging words to him, after which he does a little happy dance with his feet, gives us a big grin, and winks. I have no idea where he learned to wink but we were both laughing. He does stuff like this all the time, with big grins and a thumbs up, or something similar. He's so cute, I don't want him to grow out of this trait. One trait I wouldn't mind loosing, his oral sensory. . . . issues. Today he had his whole mouth on the doorknob, I about gagged. He puts the strangest things in his mouth, it's a little disturbing.
Levi was doing a puzzle of the United States yesterday. He kept telling us he wanted to live in Texas. When we asked him to find the Utah piece, he said, "My-tah"? It was cute. I need to do better at writing the funny things they say, I'm bad about taking the time to do it. Levi has been very clingy to me with Jared being gone. He doesn't like me to leave him anywhere with anyone lately. So his new nursery - nope, not a fan, even Grandma. He has to have me close by or he is one miserable boy - so I've been told, and I really haven't been leaving him. We've only had 3 or 4 nights when neither Bronson or Levi has woke up during the night crying. For this reason alone, having Jared back will be great. Big changes stress out even 3 year olds. I don't know how much longer I can carry around a 33 lb boy. I hope he'll be okay being a big brother, because right now he's really good at being the baby.
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