Grandma Treesh went on to dance with Jesus on October 18, 2011. We will miss her fun and feisty spirit until we join her one day in heaven. Isaac loved getting Grandma out on the dance floor!
The first weekend of December we traveled to Fort Wayne, IN, to join the rest of the extended Treesh family to remember Grandma Treesh. Since we flew Allegiant Air, we had limited options on flight times and arrived a day ahead of everyone else in Fort Wayne. We decided that Grandma would want us to have a good time, so we made a fun Christmas weekend out of it touring Fort Wayne, Milford, Goshen, and Syracuse.
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| We dined at the historic Don Hall's Old Gas House that Thursday evening. We had amazing filet oscar! Cheers to Grandma! She appreciated a good meal too. |
After dinner we walked to the First Presbyterian Church's theater to see An American Christmas Carol.
The church was so beautiful and had a full theater and art gallery. It was cool to see members of the congregation using their talents for God's glory and to invite the unchurched to come to church.
The musical had a great storyline, and the singing was superb.
The art gallery exhibited two local artists' work. One artist showed their wood turning skills with multiple vases. The other artist's craft is paper cuttings. The above picture is layers of paper cut to reveal multiple colors and textures. Every time the church has a new show in the theater, the gallery brings in new artists too.
The next morning, we walked to Cindy's Diner for a quick breakfast. There are only 15 seats at the counter, and Isaac was pleasantly surprised to find FoxNews on the TV. The donuts weren't bad either.
Our second stop on Friday morning was the History Museum to see the Gingerbread House Exhibit. Isaac decided to play "toy soldier" for a moment.
The Gingerbread exhibit started off with the younger kids' entries. I thought the Angry Birds entry was especially creative.
My favorite Gingerbread house is the one above-looks like a great place to vacation!
This was the grand-prize winner. It is hard to see all of the detail in this photo, but this house was pretty amazing.
After walking to the Ice skating rink and sadly finding that it didn't open until noon (the time we had to leave town for the memorial), we headed back towards the hotel and stopped in at the Botanical Gardens of Fort Wayne. The gardens had a Christmas theme and had ornaments and decorations throughout the various greenhouses.
Saturday, we went to Milford United Methodist for Grandma's Memorial Service and graveside service. Cousin Eric, Josh, and Leah all shared memories of Grandma at the memorial. Everyone mentioned her love for her family, love of having fun and laughing, and her selfless attitude. Most of us wore something red to the memorial-red was Grandma's favorite color. She was a great lady and a blessing to our family.
Saturday evening, Cousin Jim and Wendi hosted us all in their home for a meal and extra time for us all to visit with one another. The picture above is of the cousins and spouses.
Isaac's immediate family-all 15 of us!
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