each year after mary peyton's birthday party, we release the balloons from the party and say that we are sending them to Heaven to her pap-paw barnette (tommy's dad who died of cancer 6 1/2 years ago). here's a picture from each year!
the first year, we just let them go and didn't take pictures. bad...i know. but really, this is when we decided to start the tradition. so since i don't have a picture of letting the balloons go, i thought i would include this one of my angel digging in!!!
2nd birthday: mpb still doesn't quite know what is going on, but she did let them go. some tears were shed, but it's o.k.!
3rd birthday: she understood and watched them until they were gone. she really didn't have a complete understanding about who her pap-paw was, etc., but i wanted to keep this consistent. so we did. and this time WE cried.
4th birthday: she completely understood. she knew that she would let it go and it would go "way up to Heaven with God and Jesus - and pap-paw barnette!". i love this girl!!!
tommy videoed until it was going far. then they held hands and looked for it. this picture makes me cry. knowing how much tommy wants his daddy here to see mary peyton grow up. for those of you know did know billy, you know how completely rotten mary peyton would be if he was here now. seriously - it would be bad!
but sometimes tommy says that he knows it was all part of God's plan (as hard as it is). he didn't know his daddy's dad, either, so he had to know him through stories, pictures, etc. mary peyton is to that point. she wants to hear stories. and she loves looking at pictures. she knows right off who her pap-paw is and says that she can't wait to get to Heaven to see him and give him a hug.
i can't wait, either, angel. you will both be able to praise Jesus together. what a better way to meet.
2 comments:
What a beautiful tradition, Suzanne. Just another reason why I adore you so much.
we do the samething with the balloons. cute pictures.
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