The labor day break couldn't have come at a better time! We left Thursday evening, later than we had planned due to some issues in the church and with our fridge/freezer. But alas, we make it to my parents house in the middle of no where Missouri.
Although the weather was cooler than we had packed for, we couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather. We played outside all day, and Cavin loved it. We helped out around the house some, but it was so nice to relax and get away from the hecticness. Cavin got to go on his first tractor ride (don't worry Papa Richards, it was a John Deere!) with his Papa and he loved it!
Even though we live in an area with lots of large trees and there are lakes right behind our house, I forget how quiet and peaceful it is out in the middle of nowhwere. It was just what we needed.
We came home late Saturday night and crashed, gearing up for another long Sunday, one we knew would be brutally difficult.
This past week we had a 10 month old baby in our church pass away, and the funeral was Sunday afternoon at 3. So after church and quick nap we headed out to drop Cavin off at some friends.
I walked in, saw the precious little boy in his casket and walked right back out, trying to pull myself together. Through blurry eyes I found a bathroom and curled up in a ball in the handicap stall and wept. I wept for the loss of this precious baby boy, for his family, and for the loss of my own three precious babies. I managed to pull myself together to get through the rest of the service crying quietly and praying for strength, peace and comfort for the family.
Sunday evening was a nice reprieve to a very difficult day, BBQ with some great friends. It was nice to sit back, relax, laugh at the boys and enjoy hanging out. We ended the night with some great conversation aroudn the firepit and of course, S'mores!
Monday was back to the grind, somewhat for us, running some errands and gearing up for the week ahead.
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