March in and March out....

This month has marched in and marched out and left its mark.  Where do I begin?  I have pretty good reasons for not writing a post this month.  It has been a crazy time for our families this month.  On March 1, we lost great grandmother.  She was 101.5 (I included the half because I felt it important to know how long she lived).  She left us with a great legacy:  2 children, 7 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchilden, and 1 great-great grandchild-Jackson.  There is a great deal to be said about a lady that lives to hold 4 generations in her arms and was an icon for 5 generations in our family.  She left us with memories of her quiet ways, soft-spoken voice, great wisdom, and wonderful cooking.  Her funeral and burial were on March 3.  While I was away at the funeral, Jackson spent a couple of hours with his friend Will.  They had a great time.  I have included pictures below.

On March 5, we lost Jackson's Pops, Ray's father-Buck.  He left us after a battle in the hospital for six weeks.  His kidneys went into renal failure and there was no recovery for him.  He left us with memories of him spending time reminiscing about the past, working on things with Ray, his love for Alabama football, John Deere, and NASCAR, playing with the grandchildren, and visiting people around town.  His funeral was on March 7 and he was buried on March 8.  He was a loved man all over town.  This was evident because of the 350+ people that came through the funeral home.  During the time we were home, we got to spend time with family and friends.  Jackson was able to spend some time getting to know his cousins.  Although we were together because of a sad occasion, we did enjoy the quality time we were able to spend with family and friends.  We spent one day working on repainting the living room and rearranging furniture for Ray's mom.  Jackson enjoyed helping with that.  While at home Jackson got to spend some time with his Mee Maw and Paw Paw.  When Jackson sees his Mee Maw, he immediately looks around and starts calling out Paw Paw's name. 

Jackson and I spent part of my spring break visiting with family and friends and the other part at home.  Jackson has a new cousin that was born this month.  His name is Sutton.  Jackson hasn't gotten to see him yet but he is a handsome little one.