You Will Always Be My Sunshine

Last week on the morning of October 17th, I received the news that my sweet grandpa, Harold Heiner, passed away peacefully in his sleep. When I heard the news, I immediately regretted not seeing him before he passed. I had two chances before we moved to ND, and I didn't take them. 

My older siblings and I all made arrangements to be there for the funeral. Even though it was a sad occasion that we all came together for, it was nice being able to see my family. 

This is my grandpa's old house, that we all grew up going to. It is now sold and has new owners, but we were able to go and have one last visit. It felt so weird driving up the long driveway and meeting the new owners, because to me, that house will always be grandpa's. I have so many memories at that house that I will never forget.

This past Tuesday, the 27th, was his funeral and also, his birthday. I didn't think it would be hard, but as we were all putting flowers into the hole, it hit me that Grandpa is really gone. We celebrated the life he lived all day. 

After the funeral service, we spent our remainder of the day at Whatcom Community College where my grandpa was the President for years. He left such a huge impact on the college and many faculty and students there. The Heiner Center was named after him and all of the hard work he put into the college. 

Even though we came together for a sad occasion, it was so nice to see my family and to be able to spend time with them and celebrate the life of our grandpa. 

Grandpa's song is "You Are My Sunshine." We sang it with him all the time growing up. We sang it the day of his funeral and I broke down crying. It's our family song and I know he's shining up there and watching over us. 

Love you and miss you so much. Keep on shinin up there Grandpa! You will always be our sunshine! 

Xoxo,

Emi

Anniversaries, Birthdays, October & Updates

I'm finally getting around to updating the blog. I'll be honest, I've had time, just being lazy and I have been somewhat busy! 

Last month, on September 10th Trevor and I celebrated our two year anniversary! It's been two years already?! It feels like it's been longer than that. We were talking about everything we've gone through in the past two years and they definitely haven't been easy. We moved so many times, back and forth between Utah and Washinton. Trevor got an amazing job at a dam and then was out of work for two months. We had a beautiful baby boy who keeps us on our toes all the time. We moved to ND for a new job! We've grown together as a couple and are still learning new things every day. These past two years haven't been easy, but they have been so worth it! 

Last Sunday, Trevor had his 23rd birthday! Our brother Mason was so kind to watch Bentley for us so we could go out and celebrate Trevor's birthday together. All Trevor wanted to do was go out and eat, so to Olive Garden we went! He wouldn't let me tell our waiter it was his birthday, which is no fun, because maybe we could have gotten free dessert! After we got home, all Trevor wanted to do was watch some anime stuff and go to bed. I think he had a pretty good day! 

It's finally my favorite month and favorite time of year! October is the best month ever, because my birthday is on the 21st and Bentley's is on the 30th. I can't wait until it's Halloween, because it's Bentley's first Halloween trick-or-treating! He's going to be a shark, the cutest little one out there! This fall season is going to be a good one! 

Speaking of Bentley, he turned 11 months just a couple days ago!

-He has 8 teeth now, with 3 more coming in.

-He's starting to walk! 

-If he doesn't get his way, he'll scream bloody murder until he does.

-He still loves Curious George!

-He loves when his daddy gets home from work.

We love our boy more than anything! He has been such a blessing in our life. Can't believe he'll be 1 next month! Time is flying by fast! 

Last month, Bentley got to meet his favorite cartoon characters in real life! If you follow me on Snapchat, I'm pretty sure most of it is of Bentley and how much he watches and loves Curious George. We literally watch it everyday. He still loves it! 

Bentley has also made some friends! One of Trevor's co-workers has his family out here in ND as well and we've had a couple play dates with them! He loves playing and interacting with other kids. It's a nice change for me, since it's mostly him and I everyday. 

Other then our usual daily routine, we are loving it out here in North Dakota! If we aren't sitting at home watching Netflix, we like going to the library! Or we go to a park that is just down the street! We also go and explore the stores around town and try not to buy too much stuff! This new adventure is already a good one! 

Until next time!

Xoxo,

Emi