Dear Mackenzie

Dear Mackenzie, 

The past two days have been hard for mommy. Someone important in her life has passed away. It won't be something you remember and all you'll have is a few pictures and our stories we share. 

Your Great Grandpa Bob was a very special person. Here is when you were 3 weeks old and you two met for the first time. 

He was awake and very excited to see you! He asked all about you :) He gave you small kisses on your head. 

You went to see great grandma & grandpa in a pretty pink bow! 

There you are! Such a small sleepy baby :) Some things you should know about great grandpa are that mommy loved growing up next to a huge park he helped build. It's now named after him! It was the biggest park around with a lion water fountain, swings, slides, softball fields, a sled hill and eventually a place called warren special recreation where mommy worked! Some other memories with Great Grandpa are Christmas time, working at the Christmas tree lot, Christmas Day with the whole family around a big Christmas tree, driving around their neighborhood in a go-cart (so cool!), getting a new swing set, visiting Florida with family, driving around in their golf cart, stories upon stories of his life lessons and adventures, me cheering on the bears while he loved the packers, mommy & daddy's wedding day, mommy & daddy going to Florida to visit, conversations laying by the pool, dinners out & about... Visiting Florida with cousin Amy!! So many memories...

I'm so sad you won't remember meeting him or get to talk to him as you grow. The  second time you visited great grandpa he asked about you again, your grandma was holding you and brought you upstairs to see him. He of course loved seeing you!! You slept in grandmas arms. 

Great Grandpa passed away on 6.20.14 and was 84 years old.  He lived a great life! I'm sure I'll show you so many pictures as you grow. Here are some.. 

I am blessed to have had such a caring, generous, thoughtful grandpa! I will miss him so much. He was funny, not afriad to speak his mind and do his own thing. He knew Jesus as his savior and is in heaven rejoicing. It's beautiful to know that Jesus loves us so much that being perfect with no sin he died for us all on the cross. But us as sinners... We're not perfect and we need Him who is perfect to help us through! Because he died on the cross we have a way, a bridge to heaven. We surely don't deserve it with how much we all sin but God choose to give us a way.. In heaven everything is perfect and grandpa is perfect and in no pain! No more tears in heaven :) 

Mackenzie, you will be blessed to grow up with 4 grandparents. Daddy & mommy are blessed to have their parents  who love you so much already! As you grow you will build memories with them just as I have with my Grandpa Bob. You will cherish them and always remember.. 

I love you Grandpa. I love you Mackenzie. 

Love, 

Your Mommy Alisha