On July 10th, my wonderful mother-in-law passed away from causes of alheimer's disease. She was a loving person and amazing grandma. Maleina and her cute cousin, Ellie, hugged eachother as they wheeled her body out of the house. They were both born at the time of grandma's diagnosis and didn't get the opportunity to know her well, but they still felt of her love. It was a tender moment. I am so grateful for eternal families and know that we will see her again! She is no longer suffering and is at peace.
Pioneer Day
Tyler's martial arts group was in the Pioneer Day parade again this year. He sure loved it!
That night, we did fireworks. Mark was in charge of purchasing fireworks this time. I had bought fountain firework, sparklers, and flowers for the 4th of July and I got fired!
The fireworks Mark purchased were just legalized a few years ago in Utah. I will admit, they were pretty cool and the kids LOVED them!
Maleina also lost her first tooth.
Above, I mentioned the word chaos to describe July. At the end of our vacation in CA, I received a call from our RFC (resource family consultant) about a little boy who had stayed with us for 10 days in March. He had been removed again from his family, and she was wondering if we would be willing to have him stay with us again. Of course I said yes! He is so cute and his birthday was during this time so we had a fun party for him on the Monday we were back in Utah. When we got home, I was impressed that he even remembered us and he gave each of us big hugs. He is a loving boy and loved following Tyler around. As it goes with any family, when you add a new member the youngest one feels displaced, and hence the chaos began. Oh boy, the sibling rivalry going on was insane at times. He was quite a talker and some days bedtime couldn't come soon enough. Wouldn't you know that by the time he and Maleina started getting along was when he was able to go back to his family. We love that cute boy and hope the best for him.
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