New Baby and a Funeral

On July 31st while Rod and I, Mom and Dad, and my bothers and sister and their families were camping, my Grandpa Bond passed away. He had gone in for throat surgery and although the surgery went fine, that night he must have tried to get out of bed or something, but he fell and the fall is what caused him to lose consciousness. He would have had a lot of problems had they decided to keep him alive, so that night with all of my aunts and uncles there as well as some cousins, they gave him a blessing and then cut off life support. I wasn't able to be there, my bothers and sisters except for Kolby were still on the mountain, but it was a sad day for us.

Grandpa's funeral was held on Saturday August 8th and it was a very good service. My Aunt sharla, Dustan (cousin), my bother Kolby, Jason (cousin), Mika (cousin), and my Dad all spoke. They all did such a wonderful job and the stories reminded me of what my Grandpa used to be like before his throat cancer. We will all miss him very much and I know I can speak for all of my cousins and family when I say we are glad he was a part of our lives. I hope he's having a wonderful reunion with those who have gone on before.

I thought this was a little interesting, but my Grandpa ended up being buried right next to the spot where Rod and I had our first kiss. ha ha Yes, it was at the cemetery. :)

My Dad and brother pulled my grandpa in a horse drawn hearse. My dad does this occasionaly for those older cowboys that would really appreciate it.
This is just as they were getting ready to pass the street where my home is, as well as my Grandpa and Grandma's house and my Grandpa's parents house. Three generations all on one block. :) From left to right is my Aunt Sharla, Grandma Bond, Aunt Jan, Aunt Carma, and my Dad.
Left to Right: My Dad and Mom, Uncle John and Aunt Sharla Starley, Grandma Bond, Aunt Jan and Uncle John Frampton, Aunt Carma, and Uncle Mike Hodges.
Left to Right: Kolby holding Josi, Becca holding Angus (Gus), Rodney, Me, Grandma and in front is Gavyn, Klaudia (her baby boy Cash is at our house in this pic and Cam is at the races), Mom holding Katie (Klaudia's), Dad, Amanda, and Kolton.

It was hard to find out that Grandpa had passed away, and while one life was gone, a new life came on August 5th. Klaudia had her little boy Cash in St. George around 4:15 pm. She makes having babies look like a breeze since she went in around 10:00, they broke her water around 3:00 and the baby came in a little over an hour. She looks dang good too!I think Katie was pretty excited to get a baby brother, we'll see how it pans out now that she's not the one getting all the attention. :)I think Gavyn was pretty stoked to finally have a boy cousin on the Bond side!I think he tried to give me a little smile....This is the youngest I've ever seen Rod hold a baby at 4 days old! Look at his little bitty feet!And me with the little mitten man! Congrats Klaud! He's so cute!