December 28, 2009
December 15, 2009
Christmas Lunch at the Gaylord
Thanks for another great Christmas lunch Dude and Joan!!!
Andy and Samuel watching the trains.
Santa Andy & me
Samuel was pretty amazed by the poinsettia display above the water fountain. Actually, I think we all were. 
Ready for lunch!
The first picture I have of Joan and Samuel. Yeah!
The boys next to a strange looking reindeer.
A gingerbreadhouse just his size!
Andy and Granddad.. too, too cute!December 10, 2009
Christmas Box Fun
Samuel enjoys being pushed around in things. This is a Christmas box we kept junk mail in for him to play with.
We miss you Poppy.
On Thanksgiving morning, November 26, Mike's Grandfather and Samuel's Great Grandfather and namesake, Poppy, passed away. He was 93! He had not been feeling well and went into the hospital the night before feeling very ill and weak. It still came as a shock to us when we heard he had passed. And I think we are still in shock that he is truly gone.
It was an emotional day for all of us and on a day when you are supposed to be giving "thanks" it was hard not to be sad. Mike and I were so thankful that Poppy and Samuel got to meet one another. Grandparents have special relationships with their Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren and that was definitely the case with Mike and Samuel's relationship with Poppy.
We spent every Sunday with Poppy, Bobby, LuLu and Grandpa Guy and we looked forward to it every weekend. Mike and Poppy almost always spent time out on the porch talking about anything and everything, while Poppy enjoyed a cigar. Mike taught him a lot about baseball and Poppy would share his views on politics, money, medicine and love. Yes, love! I'd say Poppy knew a thing or two about it after being married to his lovely bride for 66 years.
Poppy was always amazed at how much Samuel would change from one week to the next and how Bobby could always get him to smile at her. I know he loved Samuel and he always praised Mike and I for being good parents. That really meant a lot to us being new parents since most the time we felt like we had no idea what we were doing. Poppy always made me feel like I was one of his granddaughters and that means more to me than he will ever know.
I know Samuel won't remember Poppy but the joy that he brought to his Great Grandfather fills my heart with joy and my eyes with tears every time I think about it.
As I said, the relationships between Grandparents and their Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren are so unique and special. Naturally, we don't see them as their children or other family members do. The love and knowledge that they give us is far different than what we get out of other relationships. Mike and I hope that some day our Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren will love and respect us as much as we love and respect them.
We think of Poppy often and know that we will see him again! We love you Poppy.
It was an emotional day for all of us and on a day when you are supposed to be giving "thanks" it was hard not to be sad. Mike and I were so thankful that Poppy and Samuel got to meet one another. Grandparents have special relationships with their Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren and that was definitely the case with Mike and Samuel's relationship with Poppy.
We spent every Sunday with Poppy, Bobby, LuLu and Grandpa Guy and we looked forward to it every weekend. Mike and Poppy almost always spent time out on the porch talking about anything and everything, while Poppy enjoyed a cigar. Mike taught him a lot about baseball and Poppy would share his views on politics, money, medicine and love. Yes, love! I'd say Poppy knew a thing or two about it after being married to his lovely bride for 66 years.
Poppy was always amazed at how much Samuel would change from one week to the next and how Bobby could always get him to smile at her. I know he loved Samuel and he always praised Mike and I for being good parents. That really meant a lot to us being new parents since most the time we felt like we had no idea what we were doing. Poppy always made me feel like I was one of his granddaughters and that means more to me than he will ever know.
I know Samuel won't remember Poppy but the joy that he brought to his Great Grandfather fills my heart with joy and my eyes with tears every time I think about it.
As I said, the relationships between Grandparents and their Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren are so unique and special. Naturally, we don't see them as their children or other family members do. The love and knowledge that they give us is far different than what we get out of other relationships. Mike and I hope that some day our Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren will love and respect us as much as we love and respect them.
We think of Poppy often and know that we will see him again! We love you Poppy.
Visiting Bobby
While visiting Bobby at her new assisted living place, Samuel discovered her walker and had the best time walking around her room.December 9, 2009
Holiday Events/Santa
We attended a local holiday event on December 4 and Samuel got to meet Santa. He did great getting his picture taken with Santa. He didn't cry or act scared. He just stared at him. They asked us to join in the picture which was nice.
Cozy Hats!
During the event, we saw one of the NICU Weekend nurses, Elaine, that took care of Samuel (and me) when he was there for 8 weeks. As you can imagine, the tears flow often when you have a baby in the NICU and she was always there to give me a hug and help me through it. It was very special to see her and for her to see how well Samuel is doing. She was with her son Bennett whom Samuel just kept smiling at.
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