Grandma Hill and a trip to Washington

In June we found out that Jeff's Grandma Hill was not doing well. She had fought a long battle with breast cancer and had recently taken a turn for the worse. Marsha headed over to Camas and began pretty much around the clock care. Hospice care was called in and we all knew it wouldn't be long. They said maybe two weeks to a month. Jeff and I decided to make a trip over on the 4th of July so that we could say our goodbye's and see her one last time. However, she was called home before we had that chance. She passed peacefully in her home on June 30.

Grandma's full name was Martha Maxine Williams Hill. She was born in Coalville, Utah. After marrying her husband, Wesley Hill, they lived much of their life in Portland, OR where they raised their three kids, Marsha, Jim and John. She loved to serve and served in many capacities throughout her life. She was a great example to all of us.

She also LOVED music! This was at the center of her life. She played and taught piano for years. In fact, this is how she and her husband met. He was also a musician and needed an accompanist when he was in college as a singer. Someone suggested Maxine and the rest is history. :)

We are lucky enough to have inherited her piano and could not be more thrilled. It is beautiful and we will always cherish it. We brought it home after her funeral and Lizette has been playing it ever since. We are going to get her signed up for lessons soon. Isn't it beautiful?

Her funeral was held on July 5, so we headed over to Washington on the 4th and met up with the rest of the family. My cousin Amy lives in Vancouver...just minutes away so we were able to stay with her and have a great visit while we were in town. It was great to have all the Rigby's together and to be able to see so much family over the weekend. We spent a day on the coast, visited Multnomah Falls and spent a lot of time visiting. Here are some pictures from the weekend:

We met up with Grandpa Rigby and Micah and Hilary's families at Multnomah Falls on the way to Washington. Beautiful! Jeff is photo bombing Micah's family portrait above. :) 

Some family shots after the funeral. Everyone is growing up! Beautiful family. Love them! 

With cousin Amy at the beach. They love her! 

Some down time at the beach the day before we all went home. It was a beautiful day. 

Lexi hit it off especially well with Monroe, Micah and Martine's youngest. Monroe was great at helping Lexi to come out of her shell and they played so well together. Cute girls!