Grandma Brooks

Aaron's Grandma Brooks, Barbara passed away on Sunday morning. I only knew Barbara for four years, but in that time I felt a Grandmother's love for her family. Growing up my Grandpa Brewer and Grandpa Merrill passed away before I really got to know either of them and my Grandmothers health were both very poor. Since I am the youngest of the younger children in my parents families, I only really got to know my Grandma Beverly, who was really my step Grandmother, but she was the best! I knew her the longest until she wanted to be with my Grandpa Gib and passed away at the end of 2008. So when I married Aaron and all of his Grandparents were here and very much the best Grandparents, I felt lucky to get to experience Grandparents while I was older. Both sets of Aaron's Grandparents are so wonderful. And that brings me to Barbara. She was and is funny, I am sure she is cracking jokes in heaven right now. I enjoyed talking about politics with her and enjoyed watching her get fired up. She made both of my kids beautifully crocheted keepsakes. She was so talented. I always felt loved and special putting my Daisy in dresses her Great Grandmother had made. I love the sentiment behind such thoughtful gifts. A birthday never passed without a card. I look forward to the day when I get to see her again and her lively way of using her expressions to talk to you. I know Aaron loves his family especially all his Grandparents. It was one of the things that I first loved about him, was his love for his family. I know that he is a loved grandson. I am sure he could write down a lot of memories about his Grandma, maybe I will make him someday... It is a great thing to have roots and Barbara was a great lady.

Don't they look alike? Those are some strong genes. Now I know where Aaron and Daisy got the eyebrows from. Those eyebrows that give me the best faces. It is such an amazing thing to be connected through family. I love that my little girl looks like her Great Grandma! Now maybe one of our next kids will actually look like my side of the family...? ;)

This was on Daisy's blessing Day.

Families are Forever.