Fly Away, Dragonfly

Oh Madi--how do I even begin to express what you and Kelsey meant to your Grandma. She loved you unconditionally from the first moment she touched you and laid eyes on you. You and Kelsey had a special bond with Grandma like no other.

I remember when we came home from China and Grandma and Grandpa picked us up from the airport. It made her so happy that you were glued to Daddy and wouldn't go to her right away. That's when she could see how much you and Daddy already loved each other. She sat next to you on the car ride home and sang songs and talked to you. She also took your little hands and did "Whoops, Johnny" on your little fingers. She and Grandpa stayed with us for five days so she could be sure that you were comfortable in your new home. She adored dressing you and bathing you and especially feeding you. You were her little China doll, and she was always so proud of everything you did.

Grandma taught you so many things. She taught you how to chew gum before you were two! She went through pack after pack teaching you how to chew gum and spit it out. She taught you how to use scissors at two and cut hearts out of paper. She loved doing workbooks with you to teach you how to trace and paste. Grandma also loved to pretend with you. I swear she's responsible for that wild imagination of yours! She was always your baby and you were her Mommy that tended to her every need. She loved being the dragonfly when you were the butterfly and Grandpa was the Stinkbug. You would all fly from house to house pretending to taste the yummy--and sometimes not so yummy things that your Mommies would make. The three of you played that game for hours!

Grandma loved giving you baby dolls and really-- any toys that looked fun! I think deep inside giving you all those fun things made Grandma feel like a kid again and she wanted to play them with you! She also loved baking with you, and now Grandpa loves baking with you too!

There are so many memories that we have in our hearts. Mommy and Daddy promise not to ever let you forget about your Grandma. She helped make you into the special person that you are, and we are forever grateful to God for being blessed with her loving presence. She is a part of you. She will always, always be with you.