My Dear Ethan,
I can not believe you are 13 years today. My Mommy heart knows it but my head still can’t quite believe you have been gone from us 13 years. You would be taller than me for sure by now, and starting 8th grade in the fall. Your voice would be changing and you definitely would be eating us out of house and home. I can only imagine what gifts and talents you would be enjoying and sharing with all the people who love you so dearly. If following in family tradition you definitely would be musically inclined and perhaps sing or play in a band. You would be smart and funny just like your Daddy and if you are anything like me, your heart will be getting you into all kinds of trouble the next few years if it hasn’t already. You would be teasing your younger siblings mercilessly and yet also be the first one to come to their defense when they needed you. You would be rolling your eyes at me and reminding me just how much I don’t know about technology and the ways of the world and yet still come to me when you needed someone to listen or talk to. You and your Dad would enjoy many hours of video games and probably be just as horrified as your siblings about my lack of interest in them. Most of all my sweet boy, you would know and see every day just how much you are loved. We carry you with us every day my darling boy, You are forever loved and missed.
Love,
Mom
