WGWH (Wish Granty Was Here)

This week has been one filled with a lot of mentions of Granty from Alexa...I think he's been on her mind a bit more than normal this week.  There's no doubt how much she misses "her cute little baby."  

When Alexa and I were flying out of Lambert Airport in St. Louis, the entrance to the "C" concourse was decorated with floor-to-ceiling posters highlighting some of the landmarks in the city.  Alexa was very excited to see an image of the Cardinals playing at Busch Stadium, and she stopped in front of it to make sure I noticed the picture of the baseball.  She looked two images to the right, and she was ecstatic to see a poster representing the St. Louis Zoo.  Wouldn't you know...of all the animals in the zoo, the image on the picture was a beautiful, but simple, shot of a giraffe.  Alexa exclaimed, "Look Mommy!  Granty's right next to the Cardinals...he'd be so happy!"  Aww....

This morning, Alexa was joking that Damon and Alstott both had babies in their tummies (she's going to give poor Damon a complex), and she suddenly laid her head on my stomach and said, "I miss Granty."  We all do, kiddo.  Like in the St. Louis airport, the signs of Granty our everywhere, but even more powerful are the constant remembrances in our hearts.  

Always on our minds...this is one bond that will never be broken.