Our trip to Boise

On Thanksgiving Day, we flew to Boise to attend my Grandpa Christensen's funeral. It had been a couple of years since the kids had been on an airplane, so they were excited!

Thankfully, Kenna fell asleep during part of the 4 hour flight from Atlanta to Salt Lake!

Once in Boise, we went straight to the church for the viewing - and then the next day was the funeral and burial.

Grandma Christensen let everyone take some flowers from the top of the casket to remember Grandpa.

Grandma holding the flowers, funeral program and flag that sat on top of the casket.

After the burial, we all went to the church for a delicious dinner. This is a picture of all of the relatives who came!

This is all of Grandma and Grandpa's direct descendants - over 50 of us now!

Grandma with her four children (Beckie, Laureli, Wynn, Roy) - and their spouses.

Back at Grandma's house, the cousins had fun playing outside and swinging on the porch swing!

Kenna and Great-Grandma having a little chat.

Some of the great-grandkids eating Sunday lunch with their Great-Grandma!

One of my favorite memories as a kid was when Grandpa used to push us around his big yard in this cart. It was fun watching my kids out there having so much fun with it as well.

Before we left Boise, the kids really wanted to go back to Grandpa's grave, so we did and found that it looked very nice.

The kids and me with Great-Grandma Murdoch (my Mom's mom!)

The kids and me with Great-Grandma Christensen!

The house that Grandpa Christensen built.

We also got to spend some time with my Mom's side of the family - the Porters! It was a blast - we had a great time together! Since it was Thanksgiving weekend, all of their kids were home - and so it was the first time we'd all been together EVER (well, since we have all gotten married and had kids!) We all went over to their house for a big family gathering and lunch! It was so fun seeing them and getting acquainted with their spouses and children!

Mom and Grandma Murdoch!

The big Porter/Christensen family picture!

We had a great time in Boise - despite the circumstances. It was so neat to see BOTH sides of the family - both my Mom's side - and my Dad's side. It was a blessing for us to go - and we will hold the memories we have close to our hearts.