Sunday, May 6, 2012
Our little man is growing up too fast! Just another reason we have baby #2 on the way! Just this week he tried to feed baby Jackson, which left Peanut Butter in my belly button! Then, over the weekend he helped sweep the kitchen. Only to dump the contents back out onto the floor just so he could sweep it back up. Just a few weeks ago he (while i'm changing his diaper) he claims I have a monster in my tummy. He isn't scared of it though, or so he says! The kid cracks me up!
What a chaotic few months our family's had! Daddy worked the whole month of March in Indiana, we've gone to see thomas the train, the zoo, gone to yard sales, had a yard sale & then traveled back home to visit family. When daddy got back from his work trip Preston had a lot to say! One night I recall him sitting in bed asking why daddy had to work. D explained that he had to work so that he could have toys. Preston responded with "but I have toys, look over there." He then said well, we need gas to and Preston said but we have gas already. So, precious listening to him trying to talk daddy out of working. You can tell daddy is his hero!!
Over this past week we were saddened by the sudden loss of D's grandfather. Although, it was a difficult time, it was so nice to be surrounded by family! We got to spend a lot of time with D's family, including the newest 8 month old addition baby Ruby. Preston just adored her! We went to his aunt's baby boutique & baby Ruby crawled around chasing Preston throughout the store while mommy & daddy picked out a few outfits for Jackson. We spent our nights talking about good memories with family & our days eating lunch together. By the end of the week we were ready to go out and leave the leftovers behind.
During the visitation & funeral I came to realize how great of a man Paw-Paw Tom truly was, with nearly 600 people coming to show their condolences. It was a humbling sight. I think we all wished for more time with him, just one more day but he passed on like we all would want to do, peacefully in his sleep.
The hardest part was deciding on when\how to tell Preston. He is at the age where he can sense sadness but can not grasp death. So, as the week went by we decided to take him out to Paw Paw Tom's farm before heading back home. We told him that paw paw Tom was no longer at home & that he wouldn't be seeing him anymore because he was with Jesus in Heaven. He seemed very observant and his sweet blue eyes teared up but all that he said was "Okay." We talked to him about how much fun he had riding four-wheelers with paw-paw Tom & feeding the cows on his farm. We drove him over to his farm where his Great Uncle & cousins were working on the farm. First thing he did was get on a tractor and pull a lever, which of course caused the bucket to come down. Scary moment for daddy & uncle Jeff, as they jumped out of the way while Preston jumped into my arms.
Overall a sad but comforting trip. You start to realize how important time is with family and we hope this week will bring on better things to take us closer to them.
Over this past week we were saddened by the sudden loss of D's grandfather. Although, it was a difficult time, it was so nice to be surrounded by family! We got to spend a lot of time with D's family, including the newest 8 month old addition baby Ruby. Preston just adored her! We went to his aunt's baby boutique & baby Ruby crawled around chasing Preston throughout the store while mommy & daddy picked out a few outfits for Jackson. We spent our nights talking about good memories with family & our days eating lunch together. By the end of the week we were ready to go out and leave the leftovers behind.
During the visitation & funeral I came to realize how great of a man Paw-Paw Tom truly was, with nearly 600 people coming to show their condolences. It was a humbling sight. I think we all wished for more time with him, just one more day but he passed on like we all would want to do, peacefully in his sleep.
The hardest part was deciding on when\how to tell Preston. He is at the age where he can sense sadness but can not grasp death. So, as the week went by we decided to take him out to Paw Paw Tom's farm before heading back home. We told him that paw paw Tom was no longer at home & that he wouldn't be seeing him anymore because he was with Jesus in Heaven. He seemed very observant and his sweet blue eyes teared up but all that he said was "Okay." We talked to him about how much fun he had riding four-wheelers with paw-paw Tom & feeding the cows on his farm. We drove him over to his farm where his Great Uncle & cousins were working on the farm. First thing he did was get on a tractor and pull a lever, which of course caused the bucket to come down. Scary moment for daddy & uncle Jeff, as they jumped out of the way while Preston jumped into my arms.
Overall a sad but comforting trip. You start to realize how important time is with family and we hope this week will bring on better things to take us closer to them.
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