So, it's taken me almost two months to be able to post about Shawnie's passing. My sweet sister in law (Travis's wife) passed away unexpectedly and suddenly on May 1st. It was shocking and devastating and we are all still walking around in disbelief. She left behind my brother Travis and three little boys: Drake - 9 yrs old, Luke - 6 yrs old and Mason - 4 years old. It is always sad when someone passes away and my family has sure had it's experiences with death of loved ones however, this passing has affected us all in such a strong way and we have all said it's like nothing we have dealt with before. We miss her terribly and we ache for my brother and his three little boys.
This is one of the last pics that Travis and Shawnie took. They took a week vacation - just the two of them- to Cancun in February. They had a great time.
This is the last Granny's Goombata that all of us were together. It's very fitting that Shawnie is in the center of the picture.Travis and the boys are doing okay. They are living day to day. My mother lives with them and has taken over helping Travis raise the boys. Dori and Brian moved down to Lake Ridge and will live just 2 miles from Travis and the boys. Dori's kids and Trav's kids will go to the same elementary school. Dori and Brian live right across the street from the school so ALL the boys can go to Dori's after school. It's hilarious to have all the boys together ALL the time....they are so funny and Dori and my mom are in for an adventurous summer! The stories they will be able to tell!
I think it's going to take a long time for us all to feel "normal" again but it helps to have all the kids around and hopefully we can all start to put the pieces of our broken hearts together again!
