Here's Jen:

Our family gatherings were always so much fun with Katherine … she was the only extrovert in a family of introverts!  She would always make us laugh so hard … and it’s so hard without her.  She also liked taking pictures ‘just because’ so I’m blessed to have so many pictures of these times; this layout includes 3 different gatherings.

Journaling: My favorite place was anywhere, as long as we were all together.  I love our family gatherings, and I know you did too.  We’d laugh, cry, play games and tell stories.  Some of my best memories were during these occasions.  And it’s not the same without you. 

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My grandparents took my entire family to Hawaii twice, and I know it just made Grandma so happy to have us all there.  She loved having her entire family all together.  This picture was taken during one of the trips, when we got her to sit on Forrest Gump’s bench (her skinny leg in the big shoes just make me laugh!)

Journaling:  You loved being on Maui, with all of us there.  We went twice as an entire family.  So much fun … from synchronized swimming to the daily 5:00 conch shell, it was nice for us to all be together.  This picture at Bubba Gumps in Lahaina cracks me up – I still smile looking at you in Forrest Gump’s shoes.  :)  I miss those happy times.

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