Sunday, we did more visiting with family, my stepmom flew home, and my dad, sister, brother, and I drove to Gilman, Iowa. It is a small, sweet little farming town that Grandma grew up in. My Grandpa George is buried there and Grandma wanted to be buried next to him.
The Iowa part of the family joined us at a cute little hotel that night and we did more visiting and more showing of the slideshow. We usually only see the Iowa family in July during our family reunions, so this year was a bonus to see everyone twice, even if it was a sad occassion.
Monday morning, we had the graveside service and buried Grandma's ashes next to Grandpa and said out final goodbyes. It was beautiful weather. The cemetary was so nice and incredibly old. We saw many graves from the 1500s and earlier! After the service, we went to a local church and had lunch. The ladies from the church were so sweet and cute and they kept saying how much they enjoyed making our family lunch. So cute!
These are some of Grandma's grandchildren: Andy, his wife Colleen, Mary, Ella, Hannah, Sean, and me at the church.
Some of the Iowa cousins and us: Daniel, his son Harris, Andy, Colleen, Mary, Ella, Sean, Hannah, me, Katie, and Christian. It was so nice seeing everyone twice in one year!
After lunch, we headed back to Kansas City to do more visiting :) Tuesday we flew back to Atlanta and I headed back to Augusta and worked Wednesday.
It was such a nice trip seeing friends and family, especially my brother Philip. We miss him here in Georgia and can't wait to see him and our new niece in February!
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