birthday weekend day one...

after opening the large presents at our house in the morning we packed up the car and headed out for the weekend. we first went to one of our standbys. i'm sure you all recognize gruene and canyon lake. we did change a few things up we ate at a new lunch place. the boys made an island instead of a dam at the lake. and we checked out the fishing area with the small dam below canyon lake that we've alway thought looked cool. we had a fun day and even found a cake so we could sing have cake and open up the rest of beck's presents.

he's 4...

Beckam,

i can't believe you are four! i ask you and your brother to slow down but you tell me you can't. you are amazing. you are loving school. you learn things at the speed of light {just trying to keep up with big brother}. you are so independant, but you still need your mom thank goodness. i love your personality you are so silly, you make me laugh. i love the looks you give me. you still can entertain yourself better than your brothers, but you've always been that way. you love to draw and write, i love to see what you can do. i'm so glad i have another year with you before kindergarten. i love you more than you will ever know!!

love, mom

Grandpa...

{ryan, isaac, and grandpa:isaac's first halloween 2005}

{isaac, grandpa, and beckam:beckam's first halloween 2007}

my grandpa passed away on the 15th of december. he had been battling cancer for the last several months but it was still hard to see him go. i'm so glad that we were able to spend a little time with him and say good bye when we were home for braden's wedding.

ever since my mom called to tell me i've been reflecting on the person he was and the kind of life he lead. he was an amazing man. he could fix or build just about anything. he had the most awesome handwriting ever. he could answer any gospel question you ever might have. and that's just the beginning. putting all these thing into one idea i realized how much he gave in everything he did. he was the best architect, husband, father, grandfather, disciple of christ, etc. he could be. i want to be more like my wonderful grandfather. i want to put the effort he did into the things that matter most the way he did. giving my full effort into perfecting the habits i want to have. being the best mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend i can be. i want be as committed to following my savoir and his teaching as he was. for these are the things that really matter in life.

thank you for being such a wonderful example to us we love you grandpa.

grandpa's obituary:http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-vandenberghe&pid=147145285

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