We went to UT this past weekend. Eric's beloved grandmother, Melba Mecham passed away on Tuesday, April 1st and we thought it was important to support the family and be there for the funeral services. It was a little crazy trying to get packed up Friday afternoon before the 4 hr drive (amazing how much stuff you haul with just 2 kids and for only a weekend!), but we finally got out of Boise around 4pm and arrived in Logan a little after 9:00pm. Saturday morning we drove down to SLC for a family viewing at the mortuary and were greeted by Eric's immediate and extended family. It was so good to visit with everyone, especially those we hadn't seen in a long time. It was also fun to see the new McEvoy babies that have been born over the last couple of months (see picture)! Carson is the newest addition in the family, but Salli's Ella is only 2 weeks older, Kevin's Rorie is 2 months old, and Jim's Grayson is 5 months old (but born 15 weeks early and just got home from the hospital). After the viewing, we drove down to Orem to attend the graveside service where Melba was buried next to her husband and one of her daughters (she had 3 children and her husband pass away before her, including Eric's mom). It was a touching service and even though it's always sad to see a family member pass on, we were all reminded of how great her reunion is in heaven and how much happier and pain-free she is now. On Sunday we hung out at Eric's dad's house with the entire family and watched Conference, even my sister Jen and Matt came up to see us and the new baby! All in all, it was a great weekend and even though I was exhausted, I was glad to be surrounded by family!
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