Long over due post. Last December I was excited to get some time off to be with my family over Christmas. At my job, I work every other Christmas and this was my year off. Three or four days before I was supposed to leave for Connecticut, I got a call from my mom that my grandmother in California was sick and in the hospital. After a fall and multiple transfusions, the blood work came back showing she had an advanced case of Leukemia. She decided to come home and be with family for the couple weeks she had left. Janelle and new baby Robyn flew to Utah, and the three of us drove out to California to be with family. There was a lot of blessings in disguise, a very bittersweet Christmas. I was able to see a lot of family that I hadn't seen in years! I was able to see my new baby niece. Unfortunately this trip meant that I didn't see my dad at all over break. I was disappointed about that, but made up for it in January (I'll tell you about that in the next post).
The road trip was sooo long on the way out the California with a 3 week old, frequent stops, diaper changes, but it was some good times with Janelle, snacks, music, and fun stories.
I already put up a lot of pictures from the trip on facebook.
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These are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip:
A few of the cousins at Cousin Kiki's on Christmas night.
Aunty Yiyi, me and Aunty Judy
Aunt Debbie and I (my dad's older sister)
Cute little baby Robyn, Santa's Little Helper
Robyn all bundled up in my coat to see Temple Square with the lights
Grammy and Robyn
My Gra'ma and Robyn
Nap time together. The drool rag was supposed to be for Robyn :)
My sister, Janelle and I standing in front of the house that my Gra'ma grew up in. This was my great-grandmother's house, Bobbo.
A special picture for me always :)
Grandpa Rountree with the Rountree kids.
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