John Atticus is 2

John turned 2 today!  What a joyful, loving, handsome and pleasant little man!  He loves tractors, Jeeps, trailers, balls, cars, trains and his siblings.  He is starting to dance which is a total hoot.  He loves to give hugs and kisses.  He likes to mimic Luke and Claire which is usually a good thing.  He is really starting to play with them more and they are getting better at including him.

His smile is infectious and his eyes will draw you in.  We love our beloved witness.  He is just so cute!!

grief

My dad died on May 14, 2012 at about 5:45pm.  I've never seen grief till I saw my mom.  I think it gets harder every day he is gone, not easier.  I will write more on this later.

From the mouths of babes...

We went to see my mom and dad in the hospital yesterday.  Dad isn't doing well.  He slept the whole time we were there.  Claire was talking to mom and said "you know Papa may die".  My mom said yes.  Then Claire said "He will see Jesus!".  Nothing is more exciting than getting to see our saviour face to face "as he is".  What a comfort to know whenever my dad does die he will see Jesus!  What a joyous thing that Claire is excited about it too!

After the visit we went to the zoo.  It was the first time since Luke was 1 1/2 years old.  The kids LOVED it and were so well behaved and it wasn't busy since we got there when the school kids were leaving!