In Memory of Gia

Luke (L) and Liam (R) with their Great Grandmother Gia (July 2008)

One of the cute outfits for the boys from Gia

This week has turned out to be quite busy and it is only Wednesday. On Sunday afternoon, my grandmother "Gia" passed away. This was my mom's mother who battled dementia for the past few years. She was slowly declining and after some surgery, she began to go downhill relatively quickly. The boys met their great grandmother a few times on visits to Arkansas and we will remember some of the very cute outfits she gave them. She was a very generous, kind, and loving person that we will miss; however, we are glad that she is no longer suffering. In light of my grandmother's funeral this Friday, we decided that we would all take a trip to Arkansas. We realize that trips over the holidays will be unlikely due to the birth of Baby #3 sometime in January 2010. This will be the first airplane trip for the boys as we have always driven to Arkansas. We are as prepared as possible with lots of new little toys, gummy fruit treats, crackers, etc.... The boys may arrive tired and cranky, but they won't be hungry!