I want them back...

My SIL made me a beautiful charm bracelet for Christmas. She is so talented. And I can't even begin to tell you how much it means to me. Here is a picture of it:



Maggie loves to look at it. And she asked me what all the charms mean. So I told her she has an older brother and sister, who are in heaven, because they were too sick to stay with us. It's very hard to explain death to a 3 year old. We told her they were in heaven with Nana, Grampa, little Grampa, uncle Danny, uncle John and the many others we have lost throughout the years. So then she says to us, "I want them back". It just about breaks my heart every time she says that to me. She has no idea how much we wish they could be here with her. I can't imagine what life would be like if we had 4 kids. How crazy our lives would be. How outnumbered little Brian would be. I wonder if he would be the protective big brother? Would Lilly be the ring leader of the girls?

So now when we do night night, Maggie always says good night to her brother and sister. She tells us they are in heaven cause they were too sick. Then she says, "I want them back"...