The boys are so excited to have "Gaga" with them tonight. We stayed up a little late, but they were so excited to do memories. Jeremy started tonight by sharing how excited he was to be surprised by Steve on his trip back to Oregon in October 2010. He remembered me coming into the classroom, asking Mrs. Locke if I could talk with Jeremy. He wasn't sure what was going on. He walked out into the porch and there stood Daddy. He was so excited. He just wanted to hug Daddy forever. Daddy also gave him his Giants shirt. At the time they hadn't won the World Series, so it was a NL Champions shirt. "We know how that ended though."
Will decided to continue his memory with his memory of that day too. He remembers that I had a big surprise for him and he came out of his classroom to find Daddy. He was so excited he was smiling from ear to ear and jumping up and down. "How did you do that Mommy?" I told him that Daddy flew up here on an airplane. I was almost afraid he was going to ask if Steve could fly up here again. He's been a little unsure of everything going on and I knew it would upset Jeremy. He didn't though. I think he's getting pretty clear that Daddy is in Heaven with Jesus and he's not coming back.The boys picked my memory tonight. They wanted me to tell them about the large nutcracker we have by our fireplace that Daddy got me last year. He gave me a nutcracker every year for the last 15 and last year I got a surprise. There wasn't one waiting for me when I woke up so I was surprised. Steve waited until we were done opening presents and them he and the boys went and got the big nutcracker. The boys were so excited to give it to me and they actually dropped it. Steve was upset for a brief minute, but made sure it was okay. We all settled down and I hugged and kissed him and told him I loved it. I never realized it would be our last Christmas together.
We miss Steve dearly and we know it will probably get harder as Christmas draws near. Thank you to our friends, family, church, community for taking care of us right now.
Erika,
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome. The memories are amazing to read. Each day will get better and the memories will continue to grown in your hearts. My first time meeting Steve, was at the Black Jack night as the bartender. He was fun to talk with and clean uo was made easier with his help. You will be missed.
Amanda Turner