'We cherished every moment with you': Bristol Palin and her sisters don traditional Alaskan dress to 'celebrate' the life of their late great grandmother with mom Sarah
- Willow Palin, 21, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a photo of herself posed with her sisters Bristol, 25, and Piper 14
- The sisters wore kuspuks, hooded overshirts that are commonly worn among Alaska Natives, to their great grandmother's memorial service
- Their father Todd's grandmother Helena 'Lena' Andree passed away last Wednesday at the age of 95
- On Monday, Bristol returned to work at the Alaska Dermatology Laser and Skin Cancer Center in Anchorage, after one month of maternity leave
- She is currently embroiled in a custody battle with her Marine ex Dakota Meyer over her one-month-old daughter Sailor Grace
Bristol Palin and her siblings wore Alaskan kuspuks to celebrate their great-grandmother's heritage at her memorial service on Wednesday night.
The 25-year-old and her sisters Willow, 21, and Piper, 14, donned the colorful tunic-length hooded overshirts that are commonly worn among Alaska Natives to mourn their father Todd's grandmother, Helena 'Lena' Andree, who passed away last Wednesday at the age of 95.
Willow took to Instagram that night to share a photo of herself with her sisters at the memorial service, writing: 'Celebrating our Great Grandma's 95 years of life.. We loved and cherished every moment spent with you Gg, and know you were smiling ear to ear looking down at everyone being together today. See you soon Gg. [sic]'
Unbreakable bond: Bristol Palin (left) posed with her sisters Willow (center), 21, and Piper, 14, at their great-grandmother's memorial service on Wednesday
Long life: Their father Todd's grandmother Helena 'Lena' Andree (pictured) passed away last Wednesday at the age of 95
Bristol also snapped a photo of the event, sharing a photo of her seven-year-old brother Trig, who has Down syndrome, pursing his lips while her 14-year-old sister Piper looks behind him.
'Mood. always,' she wrote when she posted the image on Instagram.
The day after Lena's death Bristol took to her blog to show her gratitude for having her great-grandmother in her life.
'I always admired my great grandmother GG. This week, she passed away at the age of 95,' she wrote. 'She is in a better place and feels no more pain. We’re all at peace at having witnessed a life lived to the fullest.
'Thanks, GG, for all of the lessons you taught us… most of those lessons which were taught without any words at all.'
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Family time: Bristol shared this photo of her Piper and her seven-year-old brother Trig, who has Down syndrome, pursing his lips at the memorial service
Honoring tradition: Bristol, Willow, and Piper wore kuspuks, hooded overshirts that are commonly worn among Alaska Natives
She also took to Instagram to share an old picture of herself with Willow and Piper as they posed with Lena, writing: '5 generations under my beautiful great grandma Lena, rest in paradise we love you GG [sic].'
Before Lena's memorial service, Bristol's mother, former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin shared old photos of Lena, a picture of the program from the event, and a snapshot of her daughters on her Facebook page.
'Celebrating a Great life tonight in Alaska [sic],' she captioned the series of four images.
In the images, Lena can be seen wearing a buffalo plaid vest as she happily holds a large fish that has been caught.
Happy family: Before the memorial service, former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin shared this photo of her younger self with her grandmother-in-law
Five generations: Bristol took to Instagram to post this old photo of herself (far right) and her sisters Willow (far left) and Piper (second from left) with their great-grandmother after she passed away last week
Another photo sees a young Sarah and two of her children posed with Lena.
It has been a busy week for Bristol, who returned to work on Monday only a month after giving birth to her daughter Sailor Grace.
The mother-of-two revealed earlier this week that she was leaving her daughter for the entire day for the first time since her birth in order to head back to work.
To commemorate the end of her short maternity leave, Bristol shared a photo of herself holding her newborn in a car seat as she posed with Tripp, her seven-year-old son with her ex-boyfriend Levi Johnston.
'Back to real life today! I was fortunate enough to take the last month off to stay home with my babies, today marks the first time I've left SailorG, but I could not be more thankful she's in the best of hands!! [sic],' she captioned the family photo.
Paying homage: Sarah snapped this photo of the memorial service program that details Lena's long life and death
Remembering: Helena was the grandmother of Sarah's husband Todd. The pair are pictured together during Sarah's vice presidential campaign in 2008
In the image, Bristol is wearing a black long sleeve shirt, black pants, taupe ballet flats, and a chunky gold necklace. Her hair is pulled half-way up while her Louis Vuitton bag sits open in front of her with her water bottle peeking out.
Tripp is pictured in a neon green Nike sweatshirt, camouflage cargo pants, and red Nike sneakers, presumably heading off to school, while Sailor is bundled up in her pink carrier with only a bit of her head peaking out.
And while some people may think a one-month long maternity leave is too short, Brisol's mother Sarah Palin only took three days off after her youngest son Trig was born with Down syndrome in 2008.
Despite her reality show and appearances on Dancing with the Stars, the daughter of the former Republican vice presidential candidate has apparently been working at Dr. Michael L. Cusack's office at Alaska Dermatology Laser and Skin Cancer Center in Anchorage for years.
Family photo: Bristol shared this snapshot of herself posed with her son Tripp, seven, and her daughter Sailor Grace on Monday to commemorate her return to work one month after giving birth to her baby girl
Pretty in pink: The 25-year-old posted this precious photo of Sailor sitting in her pink car seat a week ago
Bristol is currently embroiled in a custody battle with her ex-fiance and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, 27, who is making a bid to get joint custody of her one-month old daughter Sailor.
The former reality star, who often shares photos of her children and family adventures on Instagram,announced her daughter's birth on social media on December 24 with a photo of her cuddling her newborn in bed.
Meanwhile, her ex-fiance shared his own precious snap of the mother with her newborn on his Twitter account on Christmas Eve, after months of speculation over whether he is in fact Sailor's father.
Dakota is now being forced to take a paternity test as part of the former couple's increasingly bitter custody battle over her new baby.
Overjoyed: Bristol announced the birth of her daughter in December by sharing this photo on Instagram, however, some believe the baby was actually born on November 4 because of the date scribbled on her IV line
Broken romance: Bristol got engaged to marine Dakota Meyer (pictured), 27, in March, but eventually called off their wedding. They are now in a custody battle over Sailor Grace
Court documents seen by Daily Mail Online reveal that Meyer's bid for joint custody in a suit filed in Kentucky and Alaska has stalled pending the results of the paternity test. A question has also been raised over the actual birth date of Bristol's baby.
The Instagram photo posted by Bristol announcing the birth of Sailor on December 24, places the birth date one day earlier. The date of birth on court papers filed in the custody case is also given as December 23.
But the same Instagram picture posted by Dakota with the caption 'Best Christmas present ever!!' reveals a detail whited out in Palin's account – the date scribbled on her IV line.
There, in black and white, is a date that appears to read November 4 – placing the birth almost two months before Bristol claimed.
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