Dedicated to Pop Pop

Wow, First post.  Here we go!  I am not a blogger by nature. I did keep a blog while we were adopting our youngest Allie from Hunan China.  That is now over 4 years ago. Boy have things changed since then. This has been a very difficult year for our family. Some of you know we lost Billy on October 30 when he suddenly went home to heaven. He was a very cool brother in law that we are missing horribly. The kids miss "Silly Billy".  Uncle Billy was their mystery pirate that would leave buried treasure while they slept and built the best campfires on our trips to the beach. Always spending time with the kids, making them laugh. He has left a big hole in our hearts and we miss him so much.  Then on January 4th our hearts were broken again with the passing of my dad,"Pop Pop". He'd battled cancer for two years. Never giving up. Heart broken to leave mom, and us. It is in his memory that I am writing this blog. He was probably my biggest follower on my first blog. Even making a book out of it for us to keep forever.  He met us at the airport when we brought Allie home on August 10, his birthday. He announced that this must be the best birthday present ever! Fu Quan shares the same birthday as my dad. My dad was a pillar of strength, that always took care of all of us. He made everything good and right, always lent a helping hand, to everyone. He always had the right answer and knew how to make everything O.K..The extreme hurt of not having him here runs deep. I got to share Fu Quan's pictures with him.  Later he pulled Michael aside to make sure that this was Michael's heart also. Then the next day he told me, "I spoke to Michael and he really wants this too. So I think, if you can, bring him home."   It is in his memory we move forward.  Knowing  we have our guardian angel in heaven looking over us and our endeavors to bring him home.