The Gary family is incredible. Jeremi was the youngest of 7 children - 3 older sisters and 3 older brothers - and they are such a close knit family. Jeremi's parents - Mr. Jesse and Mrs. Dalta - invited us to 8 am mass, a vigil at the cemetery and brunch with their family and close friends...of course we attended. We love seeing the family and in a way it brings us closer to Jeremi. It was a fairly sad but honorable morning. All the emotions of the week he passed away came back and seeing his strong family and amazing wife was extremely emotional but again, it was an honor to be invited to remember Jeremi for the awesome person he was.
It was a LONG day for Allie Parker. She was such a trooper at mass and the cemetery...at the restaurant my little bull in a China shop came out! All in all, she was really good. We sat next to Kasey and her daughter Marielle (her husband in one of Jeremi's brothers) and the Nikolaus clan - John, Kristy, Taylor, William and Charlie so they were able to see Miss Personality in action for close to two hours.
When we got home, Allie snoozed - and so did mom! - and Ben went to baseball. After she woke up, she was in the BEST mood so I grabbed my camera to catch some pictures of her.
Just like everything - there is a story to Allie's outfit. A specialty children's store in Marshall called A Tisket A Tasket had this outfit the last time mom and I ever shopped in there together (May 1 - I'll never forget the day). Mom adored the blue and white seersucker and the frog was just adorable. She wanted to buy it for her, but it was like $75 and she decided she would stalk it for when it went on sale. When I was in Marshall in July, I had to get it for Allie as a tribute to mom. She wore it all day for Jeremi's festivities...check out how adorable she is. If only my little bright blue-eyed baby doll knew the meaning of that outfit...
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