Life As We Know It!: Funeral

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Funeral

We made it out of our neighborhood in time for the funeral.

I took tons of pictures because we aren't always together. And when your family from Japan is here its extra special. Angela was taking a ton of pictures so James could be apart of it

This was so cute. Isaiah wanted to sit next to Colin and Norah and during the whole service he was whispering to Norah asking questions. They were so cute. This moment Isaiah asked "whose that" and Norah said "that's uncle david"

Sam was a huge hit and favorite with the kids. I told him he needs to move in with me and watch the kids for me. He took them all outside and they played and ran around.

All the cake you can eat, time with my cousins, running around for hours outside on the playground. Norah thinks funerals are awesome.

The church had a lot of great food after the funeral. The kids were running around and I have no idea what or when they ate. One of the church ladies came up to my mom and said she just had to take a picture of Joel enjoying his food. He had every cake and bread and cupcake on his plate - but he did get a piece of chicken. He was just enjoying his food so much and she loved seeing that. Hahaha my mom didn't tell her that Joel is on a gluten free diet so when his mom wasn't watching he was going to make the most of this funeral. I don't blame him - a homemade piece of cake that is not gluten free is really really good.

Angela is amazing. She is such a good mother and her boys are adorable. I am constantly in awe of her and how she handles all the crazy things life throws at them.

We walked down to the beach after the funeral. It was fun to watch the kids laugh and their joy at being allowed in the water. A great release after a sad afternoon.

Except for Norah. She didn't want to get wet.

The boys had no problem getting in. Joel was the first one and Isaiah followed his cousin. Colin was tall enough that he just rolled up his pants and didn't get too wet.