Family Matters - Nana, Grandad & Roxy Dog

Hello, again dear little one.

Daddy is back from his adventures and as promised has taken lots of nice pictures for you, I'm going to collect them into a short story for you and then I hope mummy will be able to read it to you at bedtimes to help you get to sleep, it will take me a little more time to get that already for you so, for now, I'm going to introduce your family to you, starting with your Nana, Grandad and there naughty little doggy who is called Roxy.

Nana Julie, Grandad Paul, & Roxy Dog.

So this is my Mummy & Daddy, they are your Nana & Grandad and this is their caravan by the sea. Nana Julie is super strong, hardworking and kind, she is the best footballer and loves growing things in her garden or greenhouse. She is a nurse and works at the hospital looking after people, Grandad Paul is very wise, gives big cuddles and loves playing and being silly with his grandchildren, he's a big soft teddy bear. They are the best grandparents and I am so very lucky to have them as my mum and dad, they are the best people I have ever known, I'm so proud to call them mum and dad, And then we get to Roxy Dog, a cheeky little doggy who loves belly rubs, running on the beach and swimming!

Nana & Grandad love it at the caravan its such a beautiful place and we go on lots of walks and adventures together, through windswept sand dunes, rolling waves and lush forests full of beauty and life.

Holkham Beach, What a View.

Adventures in the Wild.

Its a dogs life at the caravan and at the end of the day it seems all the excitement is a little too much for someone.....

Roxy Ran Herself Ragged.

So this is your family Ariya, Nana, Grandad & Roxy send there love and they miss you so very much. But this is just the start, were a big family and I want you to know each and every person in it, they're all wonderful people and can't wait to see you again. Next up will be my brother and sisters, your uncle Ellis and Aunts Marie and Stacy. take care little one. All my love.

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Your Daddy.

Family Matters.

Hello Little one, I hope you're doing well.

It's very important to me that you know about your family, That is I know you are looked after by Mummy and her family and they are wonderful, kind and caring people, But you have more family, You have your Daddy's family, people who care about you very much and have not seen you since you were a little baby, Its important to me that you know that they all miss you very much, that they love you from afar and want nothing more than to see you again one day. So because we all cannot be together right now I'm going to start introducing you to your family on this blog (your blog) Its all I can do for you right now, but at least perhaps one day, you will know how much you mean to us, and one day, one shining day we may all be together again. That is my hope, dear Ariya. Daddy is going away this weekend with his Mummy and Daddy, your Nana and Grandad (and there doggy Roxy). I am going to take lots of photos for you and tell you all about them when I get back. We all miss you Ariya and its time you know that.

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Your Daddy

Story Time.

Hello again dear little one, I am very sorry that I have not been posting more often, but I have been a very busy daddy of late, I'm trying to find a new job and looking into starting my own business so there is plenty to do, its important to me that I post you drawings and stories to show you how much I both love and miss you, but its equally important that I work hard and get to where I want to be in life, I need to have a regular income, a good wage so I can put money away for you and a nicer place to live one suitable for little girls like you. I'm not quite there yet, but I will never stop trying, every day I get a little closer and a little stronger, hopefully, one day my hard work will lead me back to you dear Ariya and we can have hugs and kisses and go on magical adventures in faraway lands. Now I'm going to tell you something about me, I'm a very silly daddy and I like things to be perfect, well I want things to be as perfect as they can be for you, I have lots of drawings for you but they're not perfect, and some of them are not finished, but I'm beginning to realise that, it doesn't matter if they're finished or not, it matters that I drew them for you, with love. so finished or not I'm going to start showing you them, and in the meantime, I can work on some truly special things for you.

Story Time.

I drew and coloured this for you when I was very ill and I was doing my best to get better. You were always in my thoughts and I wanted nothing more than to sit with you and read you a bedtime story. Well, this is the world I created for you Ariya, That's you sitting on my knee listening to daddy tell you tales from The Lands of the Never, Nevetherndar, a place of magic and wonder full of adventure and friends for you to play with. I hope you like it.

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Your Daddy

One step forward, Two steps back.

I knew it was going to be hard getting back to you Ariya, I knew it was going to be hard coming back from my sickness and getting on with my life, I never knew it would be this hard. So daddy has lost another job, (this is the 4th one I have lost since I have gotten better) its very very sad because this was a wonderful job, and I loved what I was doing. What makes it all the sadder is it is not from something I have done in the present but by the past coming back to haunt me. In the past, when daddy was  very sick this would have sent me spiralling into depression, but I am too strong now, I won't let this beat me, all I have to do is keep trying and eventually I will get to where I want to be, let me tell you how I keep going, when things get bad, and I feel all alone, when I feel lost and defeated when I feel like I can't take any more, I think of you little one, I think of how much you love me, and how much I love you, I think of where I need to be in order to see you again. And I get back up, and I try again, it doesn't matter how many times you fail Ariya, all that matters is that you keep trying. I will succeed, I will win and I will never give up. When daddy came back he was given a gift by your Nana, your Daddys Mummy, you have met her but you won't remember her, she held you in her arms when you were only 2 weeks old, but she gave me a gift and i want to share it with you, because it sums up everything I'm trying to say to you.

Renewed Hope.

I Will Never Give Up On You!

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Your Daddy