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Sweet baby Oakley

Happy Birthday to Caleb...Happy 3rd Birthday to Caleb...What better way to celebrate a 3 year olds birthday than at McDonald's! Seriously, it was great.

Oh, the love for chicken nuggets...

While I was off running a whopping 8 miles...(Ah.the joys of long runs scheduled on Saturday mornings. I personally love them and highly look forward to them..Fun.) Jared celebrated the morning with the kids and made Caleb's favorite breakfast, "Squirt Pancakes!"

Happy Birthday kid!

He of course couldn't give me a smile! To hyped up on sugar!

We were lucky to have Jared's family come and celebrate with us. We had our famous grilled pizza and it was a huge success.

We LOVE these great-grandparents. They are so good to us and to our children. We love you!

Memorial Day. Herriman City Cemetery Tribute

So precious.

Love it.

Then we went to Grandpa Perry's burial plot at Camp Williams. So wonderful to be together, talking with my grandma and enjoying this day with family.

I simply love all the American flags.

A few great-grand kids visiting grandpa. It really was so cute.

His headstone reads something special on it. Strange to some, but totally meaningful to us. The "SPAM" of our lives. It's a long story but at the funeral he was mentioned to be the "SPAM" of our lives...it being an acronym SUPER AMAZING POSITIVE MAN. He never complained. He worked harder and longer than any person I have ever met. He truly has influenced my life for good. We love you Grandpa!

Benjamin loving the grass.

Off to Jared's mothers grave site. It was beautiful.  We were so happy to visit there with the children.

It was fun to have Jared talk and discuss many childhood stories and memories. It's really special to know that he children know they have a grandma in heaven looking over us.

I just found them like this. It was ADORABLE.

Then like this. Honestly, precious. They really are so sweet. It brings tears to my eyes, to know that these children are loved beyond here on earth. It really is precious to know that our relationships go beyond the grave and do and will continue forever because of our temple covenants. For this I am truly grateful. Jacqui served her whole life and is continuing to serve and bringing our Heavenly Fathers children to Him. I am thankful for the legacy she has left for us to share with our children. We honestly miss her more than words can describe. It's impossible to look at these sweet children and not believe that their spirits remember something from heaven. Happy Memorial Day!