Fireworks and kisses

Asked this little sweetie what she wanted to do for the evening and she said:
"Fireworks and kisses mommy"--man she cracks me up!! I think that is probably the best description of this little sweetie pie...explosive and super sweet!!! :)

All because of her.

This past week has been a roller coaster of emotion for me. My grandma Flik passed away Monday night and even though it is such a happy time for her because I know she is dancing with Jesus right now and that makes me smile, it is also so hard to lose someone you love and say good bye. She battled Alzheimers for many, many years and so I guess that the hardest thing for me was that we in a way lost her twice. I was in Montana for her funeral services last weekend and what overwhelmed me was all of the memories I have of this wonderful woman. She raised five children all on her own and all five have the strongest sense of family that I can only hope to impart in all of my children as well...it makes me proud to be a part of it all. I was the "official" photographer for the weekend which was nice because it is one of my favorite things to do AND it also gave me something to do to keep me busy because I was pretty much an emotional wreck. While I was super nervous setting up this shot (because I had to remember how to use my camera timer AND set up the tripod....the two things Karl always does for me and he was not there) as I looked through the view finder of my camera I thought to myself: "we are all here because of her". She touched each and every one of us to the core...to our very soul...I think each and every one of us have the best memories of her and each one would be different. I will always think of her when I hear "her" poems, or see a hard boiled egg, and I will always remember the soft, sweet sound of her voice...it was soo calming. I will always remember her and I will always love her...and I will always have a strong sense of family...all because of her.