Goodbye To Grandma Obershaw AKA Mom

On April 19th at 10:15 pm we had to say goodby, for now, to Grandma Obershaw.  I will post more when I can, but I wanted to make sure I had the place holder in April of this year.  It hurts my heart too much to post more right now.  We love and miss you mom.

Below is mom's obituary...

Jean Janet Gammell Obershaw

Jean Janet Gammell Obershaw
St George, Utah
Jean Janet Gammell Obershaw, 76, of St George, Utah, loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother completed her earthly journey and returned to her Heavenly Father on April 19, 2012 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.
Janet was born in American Fork, Utah on January 14, 1936, to William Spencer Gammell and Ethel Davis. She graduated from Jordan High School in 1954. She had a beautiful voice and had many opportunities to share her talent in musicals, Messiah, singing to her grandchildren and much more. Janet turned down her music scholarship to Brigham Young University to start working to help her parents financially. She did attend college classes later in life and always loved learning and teaching.
She married her sweetheart, Boyd William Obershaw, April 26, 1957 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Together they have four children.
Janet held many jobs throughout her lifetime, but her favorite was teaching children. She was an active member of the LDS church serving in various callings and responsibilities. Since she had 3 boys she spent a lot of time as a den leader in scouts and was often called to teach Relief Society. She was a member of Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and was proud of her heritage. Janet loved to travel, cook and entertain. She had a talent with gardening and passed that love down to her children. She was always involved in her children's activities and supported them in their various interests. Janet always saw the good in people and was kind to everyone she met.
She is survived by her children, Raymond Boyd Obershaw (Melodie) of Salt Lake; David Roy Obershaw of Gypsum, Colorado; Blake Spencer Obershaw of St George, UT; Heather Camille Randall (Nathan) of Springville, Utah; seven grandchildren: Tyler, Ryan, Caden, Treysan, Baylee, Alexis, and Lillian. She was preceded in death by her husband, Boyd William Obershaw, brothers and sisters, and her parents.
Funeral services will be held Monday, April 23, 2012 at 7 p.m. at the Spilsbury Mortuary in St. George where friends may call from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. that same evening. A second funeral service will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Spring Creek LDS Stake Center, 760 N 400 E, Springville, UT where friends may call from 10 - 11 a.m. that same day. Interment in the American Fork City Cemetery.

Published in Deseret News on April 22, 2012

Some Cathing up

There has been so much going on since my last post--so here is an effort to catch up.

The weather has been warming up and Lily has really enjoyed playing outside.  She loved this outfit that Grandma Mary gave to her when she was born.  Hey it only took her 20 months to grow into it, but she made it.  Slow and steady wins the race, right?  She also loves these pink snow boots.  I think she is trying to make a fashion statement with them.


Hi Mom--I love my boots!



Check out the woods mom--I love to walk in the dirt



I asked Lily to come inside and so, she sat down on the curb in protest.  Maybe she is waiting for a ride...



Again she decided she was not going to come in--yep there goes my girl heading up the street.



Fort Lily New Clothes

While Nate was away on work Lily and I were having a lazy Saturday Morning.  We went shopping on Friday night and picked up some new clothes for her. She was dragging them around the house behind her on the hangers when she stumbled upon this great idea.  Lily pulled out the bar stool put all her new clothes in there and then proceeded to climb in.  I guess it got kinda lonely in there because before you know it she got out and went to get a couple of friends to join her.

Baskets, Suitcases, Refridgerator Drawers...

We were at Grandma Janet's for Thanksgiving and I was cleaning out the fridge.  When I hear Nate say, "Lily what are you doing?!?"  I turned around to see this...

Yes that is my daughter having the time of her life in the veggie drawer and so cute! 

Sitting in boxes, suitcases, laundry baskets you name it--she loves it right now.  This picture was taken when we got home from Christmas vacation and we had emptied the suitcase to do the laundry.  Who knew a suitcase was the perfect place to dine?

Now we have the ever exciting storage bin...with 2 of her Teddies of course.  Who wants to party alone?

What Happened Last Night?

Nate is in Florida this week for work so I got to get Lily out of bed this morning.  Not really sure when this happened, but I think she was ready to get out of her PJs and get ready for the day.  Her morning hair always puts a smile on my face.

First Pig Tails

I know it has been forever since I have posted and I have a lot of catching up to do since September of last year.  That just seems too daunting right now so let's just post some of the most recent photos and updates from our Lily.

Last week Nate and I went to California for 3 days for work and Lily stayed home with Jillian and Aaron.  She was doing great until Friday when a stomach bug hit her.  She couldn't keep much food down, I felt so bad for my little sweetie.  Nate and I spent a lot of time talking about what could be wrong and how to help her.  Previous to this episode she has only thrown up once.  Poor Jillian and Aaron--guess this is good practice for them.

We came home the other day to see this little girl in pig tails--where did my baby go and can she please come back!?!?!

Uncle Dave gave Lily his rocking chair for Christmas.  When he was just a little boy he was hit by a car and spent a long time in recovery.  Some of Grandma Janet's close friends made and gave this rocking chair to Uncle Dave. This is such a precious and thoughtful gift. She loves that she can get in and sit in it all by herself.  I see her in it often and usually with a Teddy.

Lily is One--Photo Shoot

These are some of the photos we had done for Lily's One Year Photos.  She was a little tired and we didn't get a lot of smiles out of her that day.  It was funny--she really has the model pout down.  She basically just kept walking around the park and Annie Flannagan just kept snapping.  I can't believe how many great shots she was able to get--here is a sampling.  The very last photo here she got while Lily was flirting with a cute boy.  Annie ran back to get it as we were leaving the park and I love it.