grandpa bub

sam's grandpa bub passed away this week

the funeral was wednesday



he had 10 daughters, 30 grandchildren, 41 grandkids and 2 great-grandkids



we spent 5 days celebrating his life

with the entire family

it was an incredible time

grandma bub chose this beautiful pine casket to bury him in



he was 91 years old

the following are photos that were taken throughout the day of his funeral

lia and cousin esther

these 2 love each other so much

here's grandma bub

here's kye watering the tree

sam and his brother eric playing some horse-shoes

typical site at our family gatherings

kye was so happy to find these guys to play catch with him

aunt amy getting a fire started for the kids to roast marshmallows

sam and his cousin henry

a "few" of the family

cousin josie

kye and his cousin nate

sam with his uncle randy and cousin jake

lia had the best time atop her cousin jesse playing some b-ball

we love jesse

more cousins

a little wrestling

sof with cousin jordan from indiana

sam and his dad

this barrel entertained the kids for most of the afternoon

here's grandma bub with cousin joanna

these next 2 photos do not give justice to how funny this was--shy kye feeding almonds to cousin rick by throwing them to him like he's an animal

rick played along and kye loved it even though his facial expression did not change at all during the 5 minute show

sofie giving the barrel a go

lia with cousin debra

sofie and cousin charlie

praise God for the incredible life of grandpa bub!