What greater blessing to give thanks for at a family gathering than the family and the gathering. ~Robert BraultYesterday marked my 56th trip around the sun. My trip this past year we went through some very sad and hard times, but we did it together. I learned a lot about my girls, just how strong they were, how one of them doesn’t hurt without the other two hurting just as bad, how if you say something about one of them you had better be ready to fight all 3 of them. What I saw was LOVE at that had no end.
Yes, yesterday was my 56th birthday… I look back as ask myself just were did the years go and how did they go so fast… I look around and I see 3 beautiful young ladies sitting at the table with me having lunch.. and I just have to smile at just how lucky I am.. to my left my oldest grandson, to my right my baby girl and my soon to be 5th grandson.. at the end of the table my only little Princess granddaughter and my youngest grandson, who just smiles at Paw Paw now… going on around my middle little girl.. the feisty one… you say something about one of her sisters and you had better get ready for an all out fight.. LOL.. and then there my oldest baby… it was only through the help of God we raised her… take about not having a clue how to take care of a baby.. we didn’t have no one clue when she was born. We did and she turned out just great. When here sisters were born 8 and 10 years later she kinda became their little Mom… where ever she went her little sisters were always in toe with her. My number 2 little man was missing yesterday… Noah was in school… but he is very special to PawPaw also…
Last night the kids had a birthday cake for me… and all the grandkids were there… It was so much fun to get on the floor and play with the kids… To hear little Charlie laugh now just makes me feel so good. Born 6 weeks early and just over 5 lbs he was so small and seeing him in the Nursery ICU, I was so afraid. Now he 20 something pounds and is trying to crawl and other than his Mom the other girl in his life is McKenna. She loves little Charlie and it’s so funny to watch her trying to take care of him.. Charlie is bigger than she is and she’s a year older… I’m just so happy that all my kids are here together and the cousins can grow up together.
The girls tell me that I’m a good Daddy.. I hope I have and am… As I said in the pass I had great teachers.. but at being a parent and now at being a Paw Paw. The time I invest today will become gold tomorrow.. I know this for a fact... My gold stash is running over from the memories I have of being a little boy and the things I did with my grandparents and Mom and Dad.
To say I had a good birthday yesterday would be an understatement… IT WAS A GREAT DAY…
