Memorial Day (Honoring My Grandpa Bert)

(The first year I took Luke and Grace 2006)

(Luke, mom and Grace 2008)

Every year, since we have had Grace, I take the kids to my grandfather's grave at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. We buy the same flowers and we visit his grave site. It is a promise that I fulfill as a wish that my dad had. My mom told me that my dad wanted to make sure that some one cared about his dad's grave site each memorial day. So, I pack up the kids and we drive up the hill to the cemetery and weave back to the great hill where he is buried. The kids get out and help. This is the third year we have gone.