With heavy hearts, we headed up north to Redding to spend time with family and attend services for Papalew. We were a little nervous about taking a newborn on the road, but Kai did absolutely GREAT! And we made good time!!
My family had to say goodbye to my sweet Papalew last week. My dads dad was such a fun man! As a kid, my memories of him include him and Mamalew taking us to the zoo and playing at the park and riding bikes! I know he loved his grandkids! We all have a special place for him in our hearts. The hardest part was seeing my dad and Mamalew go through the process of losing him. My heart goes to them and my Aunts who have to know their father is no longer with us. With heavy hearts, we headed up north to Redding to spend time with family and attend services for Papalew. We were a little nervous about taking a newborn on the road, but Kai did absolutely GREAT! And we made good time!! We had lunch with my sweet friend! And her adorable kiddies! Keane and Rio are a little less than a year apart and they are just so cute together!!! We loved playing with the idea that their friendship would someday blossom to something more. Although, they have no idea what we're giggling about! HAHA! I had an eye dr. appointment while I was in town and I had to play with the frames and the kiddos!! Amia LOVES her new cousin!! We had a little family photo shoot at the lake. Can't really share the good ones, but here is some teasers and pics of the kids! Casey's birthday!! So glad it worked out that we could be there and celebrate with him! The kids playing around We had sometime that night for dinner and relax time with family. My cousin is having her first baby and since I was in town, I got to crash her shower! It was so BEAUTIFUL-just perfect for a beautiful mother-to-be! The visit did go pretty fast and it was hard to have to say goodbye! We truly love our family in Redding and hope to get another visit soon and with happier circumstances! Getting a little big of play time in before we hit the road.
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Did you know that I have been completely drained of energy, therefor no family blogging updates? Did you know that LA has had the hottest September in history last week? Did you know that being 9 months pregnant during a record breaking heat wave is misery? Of course you didn't know these things because I haven't done an update in forever!!! Not too much to update on, really. So maybe that's why I haven't been very inspired on blogging. Here are some random things throughout the last couple months... baby showerWe had a fun little joint baby shower with some great friends, the Liu's, from church! They recently delivered their fourth child, and first daughter!! Very exciting! It was a fun shower with lots of fun for the kids and family!! OH and amazing food!!! family visitMy parents came for Labor Day weekend and brought our niece, Amia!! It was so much fun to see the kids bonding! We had a great time together!! And one more cute one just because he's just so squeezable!! Hoping to get some more updates in soon!! And stay regular again!!
Many Blessings, Jessica Keane and I got to sneak away last weekend to Redding to visit some family! Keane had a chance to meet aunties, uncles, cousins and great grandparents on my dads side! It was really nice! First day, my girlfriend Katie and her daughter Rio (such a fun name!) come hang out! Saturday morning Keane played on his little chair my parents bought! He loved it!! He sat on it throughout the visit there! Carnival Craziness!! Saturday was a circus themed baby shower for Caleb! It was really fun! My mom and Shelby's mom did a really good job! Our last day was Sunday and before we left we had some family time! Went back to my parents and Keane got some play time! Keane and I had to head back to LA. The lady at the check in counter gave my parents passes to walk us to the gate!! It was so nice!! Now we are home and missing everyone!! Can't wait to meet our new niece in March!! =D
Less than a month to go!!!! So crazy! I can't believe how fast all of this is going by! This last month we've been literally showered with blessings! People have been so generous to us! Our small apartment is quickly filling up with baby things and I didn't even realize how much space it takes! Haha! But it's been really fun! Last weekend was my shower with our sweet church family. I have to say that it was thousand times more then I would've ever expected! The hostesses designed adorable graphics that were all over the place. We had a yummy brunch, games and I opened plenty of gifts! They had stopped at the flower market that morning and there were beautiful flowers everywhere!! And they also had a candy bar!!! It was so cute and yummy! they had me sit with all the adorable stuff surrounding me! See the diaper cake? One of my favorite little touches! Monday morning I was in Nor Cal by 7:30! It was really nice! I had some quality time in Sacramento with my mom eating breakfast, shopping and then traveling 2 hours back to Redding! The week in Redding was a great one!! Every family moment was very special and pleasant (which says a lot for my family!). Karen threw me an adorable baby shower while I was in town! It was so awesome to see some really old friends, and spend time with some really sweet ones! We had an awesome potato bar for dinner, games and then opening gifts! And OH BOY! I was so spoiled! It was such a fun night and I felt so blessed to have so much support from friends that are so far and yet love us and still want the best for us! I loved every minute of the fun night! It was great! And it was only possible because of sweet Karen who did so much! LOVE HER!At the end of my stay, we had one last family night with a great steak dinner and 2 movies, plus, homemade pumpkin pie! We loved it all! It was great and I can't wait to see them again for Christmas and Keane will be there!! We are so excited to see him! A HUGE thank you to Carol, Juhee, Lianne, Phuong, Yvonne, and Karen for my showers! They were so awesome and I will never forget them! Now, I'm recovering from the trip (got a little bit of a head cold) and working on washing spot stuff. Hopefully will open in the next few days!! Thanks again for the love and support from everyone!!
xox~ Jessica |
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