The New Year began in the most difficult way. First, we were dealt the loss of our dear Zadie, Deb's grandfather, who was 91 years old. While Deb and Jenna were in Florida, attending that funeral, we were dealt another loss, the loss of our Grandma Ida in Minnesota. She was 95. Both grandparents had moved to nursing homes in the past year. We had not yet seen them since our return from Germany, and ironically, had just booked tickets for the end of January, first to fly to Florida, and then to Minnesota, with the primary purpose of visiting all grandparents. Unfortunately, these two forgot to check in with us first. (If only it were that simple.) All five of us flew to Minnesota for Grandma Ida's funeral. To the right is Jenna with our Nana, our last living grandparent. Down below are pictures of our kids with Deb's cousin's kids, and then a picture of us with Deb's first cousins. These represent the good moments that were spent with family during such sad times. 
Next up...what happened when we went to Florida and Minnesota...again!
