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Hello my sweet Aylen John , Ryker Lee and Dempsey Snow!
Such little dears! You all have such a special place in my
heart...brings tears to my eyes just thinking about you and how much I
love you!
AJ, about a year ago you asked me to call you AJ
instead of Aylen John so I am trying to remember to do that. Anyway,
AJ, one of the things that I always enjoy about you is your curiosity
and interest in things. When Grandpa Mark and I returned from our
cruise to Alaska and we began speaking of the big ship we were on, you
stopped in your tracks to listen with great interest in what we had to
say about it. When I sit and stitch at your house you have great
interest in what I am doing...not just a casual interest in the colors
or what I am making but you want to know exactly how to do it. You
watch me make the stitches, thread the needles, ask what the embroidery
hoop is and how it works and want me to teach you how to stitch.
Amazing.
You have always loved trains and trucks and vehicles
in general and somehow just innately knew how to make sounds for these
various vehicles. You LOVED to crash them yet you are such a loving and
tender young man at the same time. You are always so interested in
coloring, writing, playing outside, running and jumping. You are a very
loving and caring big brother to your brother and sister. They will
look up to you the rest of your life.
I love to visit with you. It is fun to hear what
you have to say about things. One of my greatest memories of you is
when I came to pick you up from daycare with Mommy the first time and
when I walked down the stairs to where you were, you saw me and turned
to your babysitter and friends and exclaimed with great excitement, "my
Grammy's here!!" That moment is etched in my heart forever. Thank you,
dear AJ.
Now that you are a bigger boy you get to do
different things than your little brother and sister. I had the
pleasure this year of going on an awesome date with you to the movies.
Remember that the theatre wasn't open yet when we got there and we got
to go to lunch together and then later in the day go back to the movie
for our movie date? Two dates in one day!!
I also remember when you and Ryker came to visit and
stay at our house in Alexandria this past summer. I was so proud of
you! We had so much fun in the country. You helped Grandpa Mark feed
the chickens and were so brave even though the chickens wanted to peck
at your feet. Remember when we went in to Fairbury and had a fun time
feeding the ducks and geese at the lake with Grandad? And then we went
to the play park with Grandad and you climbed and ran on all of the
climbing fort SO FAST?
Ryker was trying to keep up with you and I was trying to keep up with him! I love you, AJ. Grammy
Ryker
Lee, you are such a sweet, gentle little man with a sweet, quick smile
and soft eyes...and you LOVE to run and jump and climb...on
everything!! Grammy has had to hold her breath more than a couple of
times watching you play...jumping and running fast! I remember that you
are the only person I know who likes your waffles frozen! Makes it easy
in the mornings! I remember that you really love to read books...all
books...especially those with airplanes and cars and trucks. I love that
when I gave the little steering wheel toy to AJ for his birthday and
turned it on, we turned on the radio to it and I started snapping my
fingers to the beat of the jazzy/blues song and before I knew it you
were snapping your fingers too! I was honored to be copied. It made me
realize that you were watching all of the time and I should be a better
Grammy. I love how you come and get my hand or Grandpa Mark's to play
trucks with you. Melts our hearts...
I love how you sit on the dining room table to color
and when I sat on a chair there with you, your little feet kept
needling my lap like a kitten making a bed for itself. You are a
precious one, Ryker Lee. I love you, Ryker. Grammy
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