Our little family "celebrated" Memorial Day on Friday. We headed down to the Roy Cemetery and put out pink mums (at Grace's request) she reminded me that they looked like the flower she laid by Daddy's head so he could have it in Heaven and said she thought he would like them. We also put out a couple of flags and a little whirly spinner thing. It wasn't much his headstone has not arrived yet but I received notification that it will be here within 4-6 weeks. Although, Chase did not serve in the Navy very long he was proud that he did serve and he loved his country.
Memorial Day weekend has been very special to me for the last several years. Chase and I always seemed to have a lot going on this weekend. It typically started out with something crazy happening but usually ended in us drawing closer to one another and me with a nasty sunburn.
Three years ago it was the Wednesday prior to Memorial Day that we discovered we were expecting Henry. Chase's way of dealing with that life changing news was typical for him back then and it lead to some difficult consequences but it also lead to him realizing what he really wanted. It was in that weekend that Chase told me how excited he was to be a family, how excited he was to have a child that was a part of him. How excited and determined he was to get his life sorted out so he could be the best Dad he could possibly be. He had his ups and downs along the way but he really was a great father and that is what we are choosing to remember this weekend.
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