Thursday, November 11, 2010

GPA STEENBLIK

The most awesome threesome ever enjoying some pumpkin picking with our Gpa. I have to say this is one my most favorite pictures from my childhood.

Of course showing his UTE pride with his Utah hat on.

X mas last year with Gpa.

I love this picture, Gpa kept tickling Liam's feet during the photo. It was so cute to see him so interactive and playing around with Liam. For sure something I will miss when I have kiddos.


I will be forever grateful to the man he is and was as he helped to shape my father into the man he is today. I am so thankful for his example of service and kindness. He was known for going to grocery stores to get their day old food, which was often not even expired and would drive around and deliver to those in need. This delivering of food and goods has been something he has done ever since I can remember and still was going on even in the last few months leading up to his stroke. Gpa Steenblik was the only grandpa I had ever known as Gpa Howe died just a few months before I was born. I am sad to not have him in my life here on earth and while I know it was the right thing for him to join my gma and others in heaven it doesn't take away the fact that it sucks to not have him HERE. My gpa died today, Veteran's day.

2 comments:

  1. Lovely tribute. I may just have to steal your pictures. The one of him tickling Liam's feet is awesome! We'll all miss his quiet sense of humor. And his gigantic pumpkins and gigantic heart among many other things. But Grandma gets all those things back. They have gardens in heaven, right? See you soon.

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  2. I love the pumpkin picking picture! Great memories with your Grandpa.

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