When you think of the Layton park you probably think of ducks, right?
Well, not me.
Growing up I spent a lot of time at the park with my Grandparents and my extended family. (on my mom's side.) My Grandma passed away when I was very young, but I do remember her love for the park. Her and my Grandpa would go for a walk there almost everyday.
When I was 12 my grandpa passed away and our family decided they needed to make a contribution to the park in memory of my grandparents.
We donated 4 ducks (I think, give or take one) and also this bench my kids are sitting on. There is a plaque on the bench that says
In Loving Memory Of
John and Irene Martinez
It is so special to me to be able to see this landmark every time I go there, and to remember the love they had for this beautiful parkKalea loves to show everyone and is so proud of it. You may have seen it, it is right below the playground at the main little pond.
I never thought this post would make me sad, but it made me bawl like a baby thinking about how much I miss my grandparents.
Well on a lighter note. We went to the park again with cousins and had a blast. We bought lunch and had a picnic (Yes, I was too lazy to pack a real picnic) Then we played on the playground for awhile before we fed the ducks.
Tanner, Hallie, Kalea, and Carson
Kobe absolutely loves the swing, he screams when I pull him out of it. So of course I put him back in and keep on pushing. I am such a pushover.
This picture makes me laugh because the ducks started swarming her and she thought it was cool at first, but then she started to get a little scared. I do not blame her because I think they are cute, but one bit me when I was little so I have always kind of stayed back.
Kobe loved the ducks too.
Hallie and Kaleaenjoying each others company
I just love this picture!What cute little kids.
Thanks again everyone for coming, we had such a good time.
P.S. If you are ever going to the park stop by the Wonder Bread store in Layton and ask for duck feed and it's only $1.00. They give you 5-6 loaves of bread. What a deal.
7 comments:
That looked like so much fun, you all need to plan it again for when I'm in town. What a cute little bench that is such a sweet idea to do for your grandparents. Your family sounds so great, I am learning all sorts of things about your cute family.
That was a very cute post. That is so great about the little bench, you could tell Kalea was proud of it. Its funny cause I have always known that bench was there, but I obviously didn't know the story behind it. Very cool!!That was a lot of fun, you got some great pictures.
Such a sweet post about your Grandparents, I loved hearing about them. I hope to be so lucky to be strolling through the park when I get older. Also, thanks for the sweet comment. Love all the pictures.
That is really neat that you have so many memories of your Grandparents at Layton Park. I will have to check out that bench next time we are there! Those are such cute pictures of all the kids playing together. How fun!
So, it sounds like we will live right by eachother! How fun.. I'm excited to move down there! We should get together since we'll be so close. We can go to the park or on walks or something fun!
That is so neat! What a thoughtful family to do that to honor them! and I didn't know about the duck feed bread...what a good idea!
Hey Ash!! Cute blog! Just wanted to wish a very cute mom, Happy Mother's Day!!! :-) Debbie
Looks like fun I wish I could have gone Brevin would have loved those ducks.
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