Written Aug. 20,
2017
So today we have
Willy's birthday party and it's a Nerf gun party. We all love Nerf guns in this
family but I can't help being reminded of the weekend we spent at BJ and
Carrie's in January of 2016. It was the last weekend we actually visited them
before they split up. We had a great time. Dillon hauled all of his Nerf guns
over there… and bullets and accessories…
and Jaime was there that night. (Jaime
was in the car accident with BJ). So…about a four-hour Nerf gun war ensued
inside their house which was great because they had a circular area and great
walls to hide behind. We had taken Christmas presents and one of the Christmas
presents was a Nerf gun for Cheyenne so she got a little bit involved, but
mostly she had fun gathering the bullets and either given them to her daddy or
running them over to Grandma to protect so nobody could have them. It was a
great night! I have many pictures and videos and when I watch them, it's great
to see BJ having so much fun and so full of life. But that's really nothing
unusual because that is how he lived his life; very full, very fun, and always
on the go. A year ago we celebrated Willy's birthday…just a small family
get-together here in my backyard. BJ and Chicka stopped in and that's when we
got to meet her for the first time. BJ jumped right in the middle of the soccer
game that the kids and Bryan were having and they had a great time. Of course
he was showing off a bit by just leaping over the fences to get the ball when
it went over…until one of the wood fences kind of tumbled as he got on it and
he scraped the side of his leg. It was an awful mess but he just bandaged it
and kept going. That was a great day!
So as I'm getting
ready to make Willy's t-shirt, and go to his party…on this 10-month anniversary
of BJ's death…he's not here physically but I know he'll be with us because he
loved fun and oh boy would he be having fun at that Nerf gun war with the kids.
Because that's just how he rolled. He would just get in the middle of whatever
the kids were doing and play right along and have just a great time. He was
just a big kid at heart. You are missed by so many son, and loved by so many,
and it's amazing the things that trigger these memories all the time. I love
you.
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| Happy Birthday Wild Willy! |
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