Yesterday Riley looked at me with those big blue eyes and sighed deeply, she then said "Momma, well we made it through the major holidays and now we will start over, for Halloween next year I will be a Rose" So often I am amazed by her because I was thinking the same thing; we made it through the first holidays without Alexis Rose Washington and although it was so sad there was so much joy as wel...l. She then stopped and said "Oh I forgot there are two more big holidays: Mother's Day and ...........I can't remember the name of the other so I will call it Papa's Day:)))))" I smiled and said that some people call it Father's Day and remembered a while back when she said you're my mommy now since mommy went to Heaven and papa , well papa has always been my daddy. Her thoughts and understanding are so simple and complex at the same time, what a beautiful mind she has.
