Family

Our eldest Granddaughter sent Alex (top) and Mikey’s 2022 School Photos to us this morning. It’s hard to reconcile how mature these boys are getting. Their Mom’s comment was “I guess Alex is already too cool to smile . . .” Alex just turned eight and Mikey will be five in a few weeks.

The boys are two of our four great grandchildren, the others being girls, Maci age six and Kenna age three; the girls are the children of our second eldest granddaughter while the boys’ Mom is our eldest granddaughter.

A third granddaughter is still without kids for the time being.

This would have been my Dad’s 108th Birthday. He passed away in 1982 at the young age of 67. Although that seems young to head across the rainbow bridge, Dad had a full life, having served in the Second World War, married to my mom in 1938 and had four children which gave him great pride. After his Naval Career, he became a power systems engineer for a California-based Telephone Company.

“Jack,” as he was known, loved his family, was a good Christian and voted Republican. I wish he could have been with us longer, but the medical procedures and medicine weren’t as available to him as they now are at this stage in our lifetimes.

We miss him. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Dad!

Happy eighth birthday to our great-grandson Alex! Born on this date in 2014, Alex is the eldest of our four great grandkids. He is a good kid with a great personality and is very smart.

We sent a “Birthday Box” to his Sonoma County residence in California. In the box are many goodies and interesting things for a kid that age. The box weighed in at 28 pounds and measured 19x17x14 inches — a good sized shipping carton filled with very cool stuff for an 8 year old kid.

So, here’s wishing Alex a wonderful birthday and blessings for the coming year. Happy Birthday again, li’l dude!