R.I.P. Blueberry

Blueberry the Betta fish has died.

We hardly knew ye. 

Aidan, Julia, you are such sensitive, loving, thoughtful children that you worked together to give Blueberry a fitting send off into what lies beyond.

Aidan, you and I constructed a casket for him out of cardboard.

Julia, you lead us in some lovely music in his honor.

We all made gravestones for him. 

We found a lovely spot by the fence, the three of us dug a hole, and we buried him.

Julia, you gathered flowers while Aidan said some kind words about Blueberry.

We shared a laugh when Julia realized she had spelled his name as "Blue-bobby" on his gravestone.

Then the two of you went door to door to alert the neighbors that Blueberry had passed on to the other side. None were home, but the support was palpable.

We can never replace life, Blueberry, and that we truly understand. We hope you are honored that Aidan's new Betta fish's name includes an homage to you.

We will miss you Blueberry. Rest in peace.

Now we welcome Blueberry The Second.

March 25, 2018

When it's a Daddy-and-kids Sunday, and your kids have a plan of what to do....you do it!

You both wanted to go to Fair Park: Aquarium, lunch, scooters.

So I said 'YES!' How could I say 'no' to these faces?

We all brought our journals and sketched some animals.

We saw a feeding of piranhas and cichlids.

You wheeled around the grounds.

We walked the tentacle sculpture.

We hung out with the mammoth.

We were together. We went home and picked up Mommy to go to dinner. It was a great day...with great people. Just a small blip in the radar of our lives together.

But it was just a great day. I love you both so, so much, and wish such great days for you us well into the future, and for you and your children one day too!

Fishy Labor Day with Mimi and Pops

Labor Day. Three day weekend. Mommy was up at school. So we decided to get fishy with Mimi and Pops!

You guys LOVE the Aquarium Gift Shop and always ask to go up there, so we called Mimi and Pops, packed some lunches, and got ready.

Then we packed up and went to an under-water adventure down at Fair Park:

There was much fun to be had: petting slippery sting rays and sticky anemones, laughing at silly turtles, trying on shark teeth, and screaming at scary lobsters. As many times as we've been to this aquarium, we've never been with Mimi and Pops- and they had a blast!

Pretending to be a sting ray

Oh, and then...popsicles!