Fathers Day, Grandpa's and Great Grandpa's

This past Sunday was your Daddy's very 1st Fathers Day! You and your Mommy made him a cute shirt with your handprints on it and he really really loved it. We had dinner together with your Grandpa Leon and Grandpa Golden. Great Helen and Grandma Marzena were there too which made it especially nice. Your Grandpa Jarek is still in Poland but will come to visit you in September.

And well......you have a Great Grandpa Herbert too, he is my Daddy. I'm not sure if you'll get to meet him honey. I haven't seen him in about 8 or 9 years but I do talk to him on the phone now. It's hard to explain why and maybe it's not so important right now but I would like you to know a little about him and I want you to know that I called him on Father's Day and told him about you and he was very happy that you are here and ok. I told him that I would make sure and send a picture of you so he could see how adorable you are. Great Grandpa Herbert had lots of brothers and sisters, there were 15 of them all together! Your Great Great Grandpa's name was William Cook, I never knew him because both him and your Great Great Grandma Cook died before I was born. I'm not sure what they died from, sorry about that. Anyway, William remarried to a lady named Mary and she saw me when I was a baby but I don't remember her, I just remember a picture of her at the green house. I always thought she must have been a saint to marry a man with 15 kids! Ok, well that's probably enough of that other than I can tell you that your Grandpa Herbert is not very tall, he worked hauling coal a long time ago and that he is a good carpenter. He likes old cars, car races and horse races. His birthdate is October 1st, 1928 so he is 81 years old now. Him and his sister Isabel are the last two of the 15 that are still alive.

So you see even Grandma's have Daddy's and remember how safe and strong their hands are. Your Daddy has been my strength for a long time Lidia and he has always been there for me just as he will be for you. You are Daddy's little girl already and you have lots of time for fun and good Daddy hugs. And remember that those hugs will feel as good to you when you're all grown up as they do right now. I love you.