Wordless{ish} Wednesday: My Grandpa's Funeral.

{Last week my family and I celebrated my grandpa's life. He passed away a couple of weeks ago. It wasn't a shock... he's been sick for some time. He was a veteran of World War II... so, it was a veterans funeral... I've never been to one. It was actually very beautiful. They did the 3 salute shot, the flag folding, and the very sweet/sad funeral trumpet song for him.}

{The trumpet song was so beautiful I immediately started crying. Not just for my grandpa and his kids (my uncles and mom), but for all the soldiers that lose their lives in battle... I spotted a few young women in the cemetery with their young children... I'm tearing up right now just thinking of losing your husband so young. I couldn't even imagine.}

{I wasn't sure if I actually wanted to take photos... but, then I realized this was a moment to remember. My great uncles (my grandpa's 3 brother's) aren't together very often... at all. And, we barely get to see them. I know my future generations will appreciate these photos... just as I appreciate the photos my family took before I was born so I could see my past family!}

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{This cemetery was gorgeous! Wildlife everywhere... so well kept and loved. AND, my baby butt, Ruari, was there. :D She wont remember her grandpa... but, she'll have the photos to see she went to his funeral to celebrate is life.}

{And, one more thing... my brother carried my pretty purse/diaper bag the entire time we were there! That's like 2 hours! What a good brother. I'm sure he'll appreciate the photos I took of him. ;D}

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{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, Supermom, And Then She Snapped, and Live and Love Outloud.}

♡ Chelsey

Father's Day 2011

{“Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad.”}

Soooo.... can you guess which one of us wasn't very happy about the family photo above? ;D Mike's 2nd father's day was a lovely relaxing one. We spent the day out at my uncles house where I managed to eat 5 gallons of jalapeno popper dip that Mike made... not even joking... it was probably 5 pounds. I'll have to share the recipe... so freakin' yummy. I wish I had some right now... enough about that yummy dip... lets talk about my Living Healthy!

A quick update on my 30 Day Shred (which is more like my Every Day Shred since I've been doing it since the beginning of May. :D). I did actually put myself on a scale and found out I lost 5 pounds. BUT, it's not a weight loss thing for me. It's seriously how my clothes are fitting. And, they are fitting better! I'm so much more comfortable in my old clothes! Yay!

I've just moved onto Level 3 of the shred! Yes... it took me that long to get to it! I actually have to modify the workouts so I'm not jumping on my bad knees... Even though level 3 is WAY more difficult... I think I like it best of all the other levels! Maybe because it seems like it goes by faster? Hmmm... Ok, that's my update! If you're shredding... or, you'd like to shred... click the button below to link up with Naptime Momtog!

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♡ Chelsey