"Papa"

This picture is not a great picture, but it says so much. When Hailey was little she was a mama's girl, to the extreme. All my kids (well all the grand kids, neighbor kids, stranger's kids, etc,) love my dad, but Hailey was a little harder to win over. One visit this is how he did it. She wanted to sit on that cooler they brought by the front window and look outside. He was the one willing to do it. I think this was a turning point for her and things couldn't be more different now, she loves her "papa", he is probably her favorite person. 

That's my dad though, whatever it takes he will do it. When we visit he takes care of the kids, cooks the meals, everything we need. And we love him for it.

Today is his birthday and even though we can't be with him, we are thinking of him and hope his day is great. Maybe we will even bring out a cooler and watch the world go by in honor of him today.