Lots of Memories

I started to leave my memories of Ethne under the comments section of Lawrence's request for memories, but it got a little long.

I am so grateful that I got to spend so much time with Ethne.

Here are a few of my favorites.

I think my most favorite memory is when we went to the zoo and Ethne picked out Ephant. I love that I was there for that. She was so specific in her desire for that elephant.

I loved her last birthday. I loved how she opened up her presents. What I remember most though was her fear of the candles. Who would have thought she would have been afraid of the candles.

I love the pictures I have for Isaac's birthday. I love where she helped Isaac open his presents. I loved having both of them sit on my lap.

I loved lunch every day. Ethne would eat very daintily and Isaac, anaconda jaw, would wolf everything down and then go for Ethne's food and she would say, No Igac, No Igac. That was when I knew they needed to be separated so Ethne at least got to eat a little of what I had given her.

I remember going over to your house to bring you your phone cord and getting to watch Ethne take a bath. I loved that her water was purple from the bath fizzies. I loved watching her wash her body with the scrubby. I loved watching her stick her toes out of the water to have you wash her toes. I loved the smile on her face through the whole thing, until you had to get her out.

I think sometimes I would ask her to say please just to get her to sign it because it was so cute. Who could have thought signing please meant you had to do a little shimmy.

I can't tell you how many times I watched you read to Ethne. She knew you would read to her and she would get books all the time. I would think, boy I need to do that more, sit on the floor and read my kids books. I love that she loves the Goldilocks book Aunt Renae and Uncle Todd got for you when you were a little girl.

Mom-Shauna