Woah!

What happened? I think I blinked. Christmas? Over. New years? over. Now we have just celebrated Soren's 9th birthday and on Monday we will celebrate little Hazel turning 4! It is amazing how busy and yet how peaceful it has all been. We also remember Nathan's father as it is the anniversary of his passing 4 years ago today.
I have been thinking of him. He meant a lot to our family. It is hard to watch Nathan grieve each year. We have been through so much since this day in 2008 it seems like a lifetime ago. It also has gone by in an instant. I'm hoping the rest of the Eames clan is healing from his passing and is spending today remembering all the good times we shared with Ron. I know he looks down on all of us with love.
He is ever in our hearts and minds. The kids reminisce often about their special Grandpa moments and we sing the Welsh fighting song almost every night before bed. It was the song I most often heard Ron sing and he used it to put his grandchildren to sleep.
We miss him.
Happy memories mixed with a touch of sorrow. Is it not the way of most things? I am glad to have known Ron Eames. I hope my two older children will remember how he loved them. I hope my youngest will hear of him and know he loved her too even though in this world they never met. His death being sandwiched between two such important dates in our lives is both a blessing and a hardship. But each time I think of him and my two sweet January babies, I smile. And that is a legacy for which I can thank Ron.