Monday August 9th, two days before school started... My two sisters in law, Crystal and Carolyn, and I decided we needed to get the kids together to celebrate Grandma's birthday (which she was out of town for on Sat.) and to have one last get together with the kids before school started. Monday night was perfect for a family night cousin party, and party they did. We had a great BBQ at Jeff & Crystal's house, enjoyed some great food and scruptious desserts. And then the kids had a complete ball being silly and getting drenched in an impromptu water party. You can just see the fun...
Cousin Logan at the sprinkler, Matthew and Todd under the red umbrella and Pierce and Madi under the purple
Us Mom's got a kick out of their little water game!
Kelton and Todd (in his very cool Darth Vader swim shorts), Pierce and Madi, and Thatcher and Matthew in there too 
They had so much fun playing together getting drenched in the process, but the umbrellas sure made it a lot more fun! Since they were all soaked we had them stand at the door when it was time to sing "Happy Birthday" to Grandma.
This picture is pure joy. I wish I could rewind this moment and capture each moment of all their happy little faces. Our last party with Todd, our last time to play with him. I am so thankful we had this night together as cousins, aunts, uncles and Grandma and Grandpa. I wish I would have squeezed that little Toddy goodbye and told him I loved him. How could I ever have imagined it would be the last time we'd see him. I guess I wont be saving any hugs and loves for the next time with any of these little ones who are so dear to me. 
And speaking of little ones who are dear to me, I had to add in this one I snapped of Brooky that night. Oh, I love this girl.
8 comments:
It was so comforting to see such happy pictures of little Todd and all these special cousins together. What a blessing for you all to have shared this fun time and come away with wonderful photo memories. Every moment is a blessing and a gift. Thank you for sharing this. My little ones are all getting lots of extra hugs and kisses today. :)
i am sure you were inspired to get the kids together that night, what a blessing to have those pictures and memories.
That does sound like heaven. Amazing how the Lord's hand is in everything.
What a blessing that time was together that you'll always be able to remember and cherish. You have all been in my thoughts and prayers constantly Josie. I'm just still so heartbroken for you all. Know how much we are thinking about you and sending all of our love. Those pictures are priceless.
What a sweet memory. Take care of you and your cute family.
What precious memories with the cousins and such a great idea to use umbrellas with the water. What sweet children and what a sweet family you all are. Thanks for sharing these moments with us!
Josie, it has been SO HARD for me to find the words to even leave a comment since I heard about your sweet nephew Todd's passing. This is my absolute WORST. Fear. Ever.
I literally cannot even imagine the heartache any of you are feeling at this time. All of the posts and pictures you have shared are absolutely precious. You can just tell by the photos what a sweet little spirit he was. My heart aches multiple times a day when I think about this story.But I also smile because I too, know where he is and that he's happy. So many prayers are coming your way from our family to your. We sure love you guys. :0)
Thank goodness for good memories. How sweet!
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