Although a funeral isn't a fun reason to get family together, it sure IS fun to get together with family! The funeral festivities were changed for me when Doug wanted to stay back with all three of our children for the graveside service (2 hours south) and offered to keep all the other smaller children in the family who didn't want to go to the graveside. I rode down with Tiffany and Tyler and little Avery who was sick. Doug sent me several photos to prove the chaos that was going on at the house from noon until 9 pm or so.
I was so concerned to leave Lyla for that long, but he convinced me that she was happy by sending a photo.
It was great to have my brother, Matt, in town and for Lyla to meet a few second cousins (my cousin Nicole's baby, Derek)
The graveside service was really unique for me because I saw MANY, MANY names I recognized on tombstones. It was as if every Beckstrand for generations had been buried here…because they were!
It was also amazing to see how fast my nieces and nephews are growing up!
Loved that we took the opportunity to snap a photo with my grandpa. We were all together! It has been a while since this has happened. It was a very uplifting day (with a lot of driving!).
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