SLC for a sad occasion

I went out to Utah last minute for my Uncle Kevin's funeral.  It was such a sad, emotional time but at the same time it allowed me to reconnect with all my family out west and to have some time with my siblings while being kid free, which was wonderful.

Kevin had a big, adventurous heart and is greatly missed.

 I didn't take my camera to UT but had my ipad around so these pictures aren't the best quality but I wanted to remember this trip so here goes.  

I spent a really fun day with my two big brothers (and one of my SIL's) up in Park City and SLC while waiting for my little bro and parents to get into town.  It could not have been a more beautiful day. Steve and I enjoyed the lack of humidity that is so welcome to those of us who live away from the west coast.  In the spirit of Kevin, we did something adventurous and went on the fast tracks of the Alpine Coaster.  (Although Kevin would have made fun of Ken and my speeds. :)

 Beautiful day in Park City.

 Later we went to a cemetery (which was another appropriate task under the circumstances) that is home to a lot of the prophets of my church and found their resting places.  

Pres. McKay

 Pres. and Sis. Hinckley

 Pres. Taylor

 Pres. Heber J. Grant

 Pres. Woodruff

 Pres. George Albert Smith

 Pres. Kimball

 We did a drive by of temple square.  It is always fun to see where I was married.

 My brother Steve had a fun time stealing my i-pad.

 Which is why I have no problem showing the selfies he was taking.

Occasionally he would throw in a picture that wasn't of himself making a ridiculous face.  

Love ya bro. :)

Duck face with my little bro Robbie. (Except for Alicia who happens to look very cute.)

 The next morning/afternoon was a sad one.  It was surreal to think we were there for Uncle Kevin's funeral.

 My dad and his brothers performed a beautiful music number accompanied by my Grandma.  My dad was busy running around getting stuff ready while they practiced so he isn't in this picture but it was special to see them all sing together.

 Watching the video of Kevin's.

 Waiting for the service to start with my sweet Grandma.  I felt for her so much that day.

 The brothers and sisters with their spouses.  It was amazing how many Lund's were there.  I loved seeing everyone and was glad we were able to all come together.

 It was especially great being able to reconnect with my cousin Monica and her family.  (That's my brother in the pic- not her husband.  Hubby is in the background. :)

 Me with the girls. 

 There was a celebration of Kevin at a beautiful venue. 

It had the perfect view which overlooked the mine where he worked.

 After such a heavy day we decided to lighten it up (our moods- not the scale) with some ice cream.

 It was so much fun to be able to spend time with my brothers.  They are all such great guys and I love them a lot.  I sure wish we all lived closer and were able to get together more often but I appreciated the time we had.

 It was great seeing my SIL, Alicia, too. :)

 After 2.5 hrs of sleep, it was time to drive to the airport and say goodbye to the mountains.

 Utah is such a beautiful state. Hopefully I can make it back to visit again, this time with Todd & the boys

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 Flying over the mountains.

 Flying over the midwest. (It will be a year in a couple of weeks since we moved from Nebraska to Virginia.) 

 Layover in Chicago.

 This is how I think of Kevin.  

I am sad Kevin is no longer here but I am happy he has good company with my Grandpa.

I am so thankful for the gospel and the knowledge that I have that I will see my family again. 

I am grateful for my Savior who sacrificed his life and atoned for our sins so that we all can have the opportunity to be families forever.

Fisher's stories & artwork

(2nd post of the day)

 Fisher is an artistic boy and loves to write stories and draw pictures.  This is a picture from about 6 months ago that I kept meaning to frame and never got around to it.  Cooper got a hold of it and added some stamps and purple marker and kind of ruined it but it still is such a sweet picture. 

 He went through a phase of knights and castles.

 This is from a few months back when he entered his current Star Wars obsession. (He was still in school.) I love this story.

 Close up:  Once upon a time a long time ago...

There were two Jedis walking in there ship.

Then Darth Vader came and the Death Star.

 There were to Jedis were walking in there ship.

 Then Darth Vader came and the Death Star came.

 The Death Star was attacking their ship.

 Then R2D2 came.

 Then clones came.

 Then Princess Leia came.

 And C3PO came.

 Then a Wookie came. 

Turn to back.

 (I love his "turn to back" note. )

 And they all fighted.

 And fighted.

 Page 2.

 Until?????

 The emporer came!

 The emporer and Yoda fighted!!!

 Then Luke came!  Yay yah.

 They fighted the emporer and they... ?

 Won!  And they all lived happily ever after.

 A star wars doodle.

 I had to throw in a Cooper art project from church.

He is loving preschool btw.  It has been great so far.  I LOVE the place where he goes.

 More angry bird star wars.  He loves Yoda but General Grievous is his favorite.

 A sweet drawing for Cooper.

 This note cracks me up.  

 This used to be a huge deal.  Nothing used to be better than Scooby Doo.

 The ultimate fight.

 Nice note to Daddy.  

Fisher really is a thoughtful little boy.

A painting by Cooper.

 Some more stories from Fisher's collection.  These were from winter last year.

 Once there were some brothers.  They were walking in the forest then they heard some cracking noises.  It was a bear then one had an idea.  He was going to trap the bear.  It worked.  The end.

 Once there was bees fighting over honey with a black bear then they decided to share.

The end.

 Once there were animals that were telling each other storys.  One story was about a animal land they were going there.  They had fun.  The end.

 Once there were freinds.  They liked to play with toys.  One day one of them broke a toy.  They lied and then somebody cot them stealing somebody elses toy and had to go to jail.  The end.

 He loves all things halloween but is terrified of the dark.

 Angry Bird Star Wars.

 He is also a little list maker.  This was his list from when G &G Lund came to visit.

 My Mother's day card.

 A list of things to do on Cooper's birthday.

A birthday card for Cooper.

 End of the year notebook from school.

 My favorite thing about this is the pictures he has up on the wall on either side of the TV.  It just shows that kids do pick up on those things.

He writes us nice little notes all the time.

 Art work from school.
This summer we had him taking art classes and he loved them so much we might keep it up through the school year.

 Cave men.

 "Starry night"
Van Gogh

 Guitar
Picasso

This was just one he drew at home one day.  He loves Bush Gardens so much that he decided to create his own amusement park.

 wanted to document these. I was nice to be able to throw them all away though.  We go through a lot of paper in this house and it tends to build up in piles with all of his drawings.
(Cinci 4th of July trip before this.)