Father's Day

Father's Day is a bittersweet time for Hubby and I. We love that the boys get into celebrating Dad and all that he is to them, but this is the 3d Father's Day without my FiL to celebrate it with. He passed away just before Father's Day in '06 and not a day goes by that we don't think of him. We go out many times during the year to visit him, but always make sure to see him on Father's Day and all the major holidays/important dates. This year Lil One was very cute, he told Grandpa Happy Father's Day, I love you and Miss you and then looked at his dad and said....Dad, Tell grandpa Happy Father's Day. Of all the grandkids, Lil One held a spot in Grandpa's heart, he loved them all but our lil big one had him wrapped around his finger from the time he was minutes old. We lived, and still do, and hour away but grandpa would come out at least twice a week to see his Little sh!t monster and just hold him and talk to him for hours. Because of this Lil One knew Grandpa the most and always had a smile. When grandpa passed away he would still talk to him at night before he fell asleep. He was 21 months old at the time and was still learning his words but no matter what through the baby monitor we heard babbling and grandpa come out of his mouth for at leat 1/2 an hour before he would go to sleep. It always ended with Ni Ni Grapa. Yesterday as we were leaving to go home he said I will talk to you later Grandpa..he never says goodbye. He believes that grandpa is here protecting him and keeping him safe and I gotta tell ya...I don't think he is wrong.