Yesterday was a birthday !

Nana November 8, 2018 0Comments

Dear Guillianna and Elijah –

Yep, it was Aunt KiKi’s birthday and we got such a nice call- they used two phones and, both Poppy and I were able FaceTime with them, but we were all at separate locations.  It was fun to be with them and celebrate. We sang Happy Birthday all together, and then shared (even if only on camera) some dessert and watched as she opened presents.  It was fun to see all of them and celebrate her special day.   I am so sure she misses and loves you so much, but she knows how busy you both have been, and understands so she is not sad when you can’t call or see them.   She too wants  you all to be happy.   I’m pretty sure that they won’t be able to travel to the Mitten for a while – so we were grateful for technology.

Poppy and I hope you’re both doing so good –  and we are just about through another week.  He will be taking off some time from work, and wanted me to be sure to tell you he sends you HUGS AND KISSES! The picture above was taken when we all went away – you two  and we also took Coach Megan and Miss Taylor.  So –  so  – so much fun right ? I think you swam so much that weekend you almost became little fish ?!

I unpacked another box the other day since we moved and figured I would show you something you may remember.  The purple shoe!

Then I began to cook…. and well, cooking with out my two helpers sure is different.

And, I made some soup for Poppy. I always seem to forget we are only two people, and find myself looking to share the extra food . Grandma Sally loves when I can bring her some home made goodies. Being in the kitchen makes me think of the Food Network, kids baking championship show and you two baking with me.   At the end of the day, the thing that makes us most happy is remembering the smiles. The fun and laughter- so many stories to write and keep.   I hope one day you will read them and say, I remember that!   And the smiles will sneek up on your face and be older larger versions of the ones below.

Certainly were a lot of smiles and that makes both Poppy and I happy remembering them and the hope that you are making lots of new fun times together!

We hope that you know how much you’re loved and missed by everyone. Make today awesome and keep up all the hard school work . Now that Aunt KiKi is done celebrating – we are well on our way to Poppy’s birthday. The Thanksgiving holiday / Guge birthday events and Christmas ? are right there after that ! So exciting .

Please know we ❤️ love you to the ? moon and back, forever and always ,

XOXOXOXOXOXO

❤️Nana and Poppy ❤️?

What we know for sure, love lives in your heart!

Nana November 7, 2018 0Comments

Dear Guillianna and Elijah –

There are so many questions in life, things that happen that we can’t understand. Things you hear in the news or in history class at school – that don’t make sense. Or things that are discussed in politics, medicine or sports that you many not fully understand now – but eventually learn about, or things we think we do understand or know, things we believe in for a while suddenly change or become something different. It can be so difficult to understand the why or how of grown up things? Yet as an example of how it will all work out try to imagine this … when you go from kindergarten to fifth grade or fifth grade to high school you learn more and more and understand things in different ways – in kindergarten you can’t do algebra. But you can when you’re older. When you are first learning letters you cannot read but you eventually can. But there is something you can both be certain of today, while young, is something that you’ve known since you were babies. You are and always will be loved !

The real sincere feeling of comfort cannot be imagined. As a baby, a toddler , a young child and an older child you know what feels right to you and what makes you feel afraid or sad. You must always be able to tell the people you trust truth and keep the truth no matter what happens to make it fade.

A child knows When they are comfortable and when something is not right they can feel it. Take your memories of all the good and real events in your lives and use them make your own dream starters of sorts , You can always depend upon the fact that the love we have for both of you- is authentic/genuine. It is not wavering, and just like the flag story we talked about – how the men during the revolutionary war, who fought to keep it flying no matter what – well sweet kids- our love is just like that. No matter what happens – or what anyone could ever assume – our love will not change and is the exact same as you would remember it. Real. It is also forever. There is no way to truly explain to you how much we look forward to seeing you both again, we will wait- maybe it will be when things are not as busy.

When lots of time passes you could think we forgot, you could think we don’t care , You could think we are ones that are “too busy”. You could even think other things that would not be true. BECAUSE None of those things above are true.

THE Thing THAT IS TRUE IS you’re loved ! By so many people. Every person in the family you’ve spent years around is missing you, wishing you happiness and to stay as wonderful as you always have been. The things that YOU CAN REMEMBER should not be erased or altered by time or anything. Your memories should be cherished or kept special and valued. No matter how many minutes, hours, days, months, weeks or even years go by the truth will always be the truth and the love letters will always carry with them the reflection or the images of the truth.

The documents you’ll get when your old enough to read, able to understand the words, see who wrote them, or where they come from, will fill in blanks that can’t be understood now – and this information can help you as grown ups. It will help to fit all the pieces together – for these are records make a time line that shows our family’s birth from the beginning and how all the members of this family are good wonderful people. Each person in the world is different. We all have different kinds of life stories. So many different people and so many different life stories all merged together and created yours. It will show you all those who love you…. and there are so many stories of those who gave of themselves to make our own kids lives better, well as your lives so nice , for so long … not just Poppy and I, but uncles and aunts, great grandparents and cousins, friends …. and no matter what things may appear to be now you will have so much information that shows the love of family and is a great gift to know how loved you are.

All of us love you both and will always hope that love can bring to you and your family good things forever and always, to the moon and back …..

XOXOXOXOXOXO

❤️Nana and Poppy❤️?

The HAPPY faces of LOVE ❤️

Nana November 6, 2018 0Comments

Dear Guillianna and Elijah –

Today was Election Day and tomorrow will be Aunt Kiki’s birthday ! poppy will be in a few weeks and then before you know it – THANKSGIVING ! To be followed by Guge’s birthday and then the magical time of Christmas, S A N T A, and all the happenings of that holiday! We have gifts already for you both and we hope we will see you soon !

So much to look forward to. New memories and new experiences. I hope Aunt KiKi will get to see you on or near her birthday – she has always loved you both so much!

We have gifts for you for Guillianna’s birthday and for Christmas. We will send them if mom can’t come to the Mitten.

The most important thing to remember is that the smiles and happiness you have always had are priceless! We want you to keep them where ever you go, and in what ever you do …. isn’t that as the song said – “where ever you go, what ever you do, we’re going to do it together ! Through thick and through thin”

Used to be a favorite remember ?

No matter how cold it gets. How far you travel , no matter long it has been since you saw us – we are still and always will be your NANA AND POPPY. Love you to the moon and back, forever and always …

XOXOXOXOXOXO

❤️Nana andPoppy❤️?

Some Fun Times

Nana November 5, 2018 0Comments

Dear Guillianna and Elijah:

Hello to both of you, we are a day away from Aunt KiKi having her birthday, and about 2 weeks from Turkey Day.    We sure will be super grateful for all the time we have had with you both and all your cousins over the years.   We will hope that we can see you, talk, or FaceTime.   That will always be our wish.  Until then we will write, and you can one day know our intent, and hope.    We sure did have some fun times  – didn’t we?     Hope you each had a great school day likely as its Monday.   Do you two remember when Monday was dance for Guillianna and Elijah and Nana would go to the park or have Eli Nana time, often  we would even get to go home and play, since Poppy picked up Guillianna.   Eli and Nana would have so much fun on his specials and I for one feel extra lucky to have had those kind of opportunities.  On Sunday it would be Guillianna Poppy Nana time since Elijah had gymnastics.  Good times for sure.   In addition there are so many times where it was all four of us together, and for sure lots where poppy was working and it would be us 3 … baking…. or a million other things.

Today I will just pop up a few quick photos and you can simply think back and ask was this fun?

So lucky to have these pics to share and help I honestly believe that one day you two and your mom will have for sure the best collection of the past 9 years! Until next time I write please know you two are amazing and brave ! Keep working super hard at school, listen, respect and love mom and dad and know …. we will always ,

Love ❤️ you both to the MOON AND BACK, always and forever,

XOXOXOXOXOXO

❤️Nana and Poppy❤️?