Our Trip to Utah for Grandma LaFeber's Funeral

This was the last time we saw Grandma LaFeber at her Nursing Home. It took her a while to remember who Josh was, but she was the sweetest woman in the world and was just so happy to have visitors (even ones she didn't remember)!

Josh and his brothers were Pall Bearers along with their cousins. The masks were because of the pandemic. This is life now. We wear masks everywhere :(.

 Josh's sweet Grandma LaFeber passed away and we made a trip up North for her funeral. Ironically, it happened on Josh's birthday week so he already had the time off from work! We just had to change our plans a bit to accommodate this sad event. But it ended up being such a blessing to be around family and to get out of Nevada for a little while. We are still in the middle of a Pandemic and life has been rough. So getting out of the house was exactly what we all needed! Millie LaFeber was the sweetest woman and I loved hearing stories about her during her funeral. There is a huge family feud in Art's family and it was a little awkward, but we talked to everyone and did our best to show people that we aren't a part of their drama. After the viewing we went to Aunt Becky's house (Art's sister) and talked for hours with cousins and family members. It was so fun and they all loved Isla. **We left Austin and Evie with my sister, Briana, in Nevada because it was going to be a quick trip and we didn't want to expose them to COVID-19 by bringing them around a whole bunch of strangers at a funeral. Isla has to go wherever I go because she is breastfeeding and I felt that breastfeeding provides her extra protection from viruses.** It was also so nice to only have 1 kid to take care of! It truly felt like a much needed vacation!! Like I said, the circumstances were sad, but they were also positive. Millie had Alzheimers and her mind had been gone for years. She was 98 years old when she died and she lived a full, happy life. So I was actually happy for her to be able to go home to heaven finally and be reunited with her husband and son (Art). With how insane this world is getting, I know for a fact that she is in a better place. What is interesting is she was born during the Spanish Influenza Pandemic and when she was 3 months old, her mother died from that virus. Then she died during the COVID-19 Pandemic! Crazy huh!

Some sweet pictures of Millie's life

From what Josh tells me, she and her husband fought constantly, but remained married their entire lives.

Her childhood. She didn't have an easy life by any means, growing up without a mother. But she was always happy. That was what everyone remembered. Such a beautiful reminder for the rest of us going through such a hard time right now.

Isla loved having all the attention to herself at Grandma and Grandpa's house :)

I am so grateful for such wonderful, supportive inlaws. Even though the death was on Art's side of the family, they came and supported us by watching Isla so we could take part in the funeral.

She tried so hard to push that stroller like a big girl, and was so proud of herself once she did it! :)