A few weeks ago, my Grandpa Thune and Auntie Karen came to visit for 5 days to attend the funeral services of my grandpa's younger brother. Though the reason for the visit was sad, we really looked forward to having them with us. Its an extremely rare treat to have my grandpa here in CA. The boys soaked up all the time they could with their Great-Grandpa Harold. :)
This was the moment we'd been waiting for...our first glimpse of the man and his daughter who travels with him. Double bonus for us!!
They came straight to our house for dinner and the boys were beside themselves. Kyle was super excited to show Grandpa Harold his carrier he got for Christmas. It was so fun to capture this moment as Grandpa explained what it was like to fly his F6 Helcat off of the Intrepid during WWII.
The boys were glued to the man. They completely understand by now, that all the family who comes to visit end up leaving way too quickly and they've got to squeeze every minute of their time and attention that they can! :)
Just for fun, we took them to Rudy's work to see where my mom gets her treatment.
Grandpa still golfs (mostly just 9 holes).
Rudy loves this guy and can't believe how well he is doing both physically and mentally at 96 years old.
We are so thankful for every time we get to spend with him, especially for the boys' sake. I'm glad they'll at least have these pictures with this stud of a man. :)
We love you Grandpa Harold! And lots of love to Auntie Karen as well! We missed you before you had even left. :)
How special! I'm glad he was able to visit. It is time to cherish as our grandparents get older. The boys will remember and cherish these times, as will you!
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