Andrew Joseph Henne

We had grandpas 60th surprise birthday party as we planned last year..he was very surprised...We bought him a big flat screen tv..and I knew you would want him to have something special from you since you wanted to throw him this surprise party so I took your clothes and had them made into a beautiful quilt for your grandpa..since you were so sentimental about things I knew in my heart you would love the idea. I could never think about getting rid of your things and this way they will remain with us and be passed down to your babies later in life..I am in the process of having a second one made for me and that way when the kids get older they will each have their own...passed down from me and grandpa. We will treasure them for the rest of our lives..and pass them down to future generations. I love you buddy and I miss you so much..Hailey was laying in bed with me last night and she said I remember the day daddy took me to the park and I hit my head going down the purple swirly slide...she said grandma I miss my daddy...when can he come home??? It broke my heart when I had to explain that you cant come home..I assured her of how much you love her and told her we will be in heaven with you again someday but we had to wait until God is ready for us to come there..They are getting so big...and I know your still watching over them and helping me along the way..We miss you and love you...forever and a day!!!!

THE BEST MOMENTS IN MY LIFE ARE THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY YOU... THOSE WE LOVE REMAIN WITH US, FOR LOVE ITSELF LIVES ON, AND CHERISHED MEMORIES NEVER FADE BECAUSE A LOVED ONE IS GONE. THOSE WE LOVE CAN NEVER BE MORE THAN A THOUGHT APART, FOR AS LONG AS THERE IS A MEMORY THEY LIVE ON IN OUR HEART. YOU WENT TO HEAVEN 8 MONTHS AGO TODAY.. LIFE IS SO DIFFERENT, NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME...I PRAY THAT YOU ARE AROUND US AND YOU ARE SEEING THE BABIES GROW..THEY ARE GETTING SOOOO BIG, THEY MISS THEIR DADDY SO VERY MUCH!!! EVERY NIGHT I KISS THEM AND REMIND THEM HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THEM...I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU EVERY SECOND OF EVERYDAY AND WILL UNTIL WE ARE TOGETHER AGAIN...GOOD NIGHT BABY.. I LOVE YOU FOREVER AND A DAY!!!!

I HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE TONIGHT THINKING ABOUT YOU..I MISS YOU SO MUCH!! I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW YOUR FACE LOOKED WHEN YOU WOULD GET SO EXCITED AND HOW YOU, ASHLYNN AND JONATHAN WOULD WRESTLE IN MY LIVING ROOM...YOU GUYS HAD SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER. I CAN STILL SEE YOU LIKE YOU ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF ME...YOU HAVE BEEN GONE FOR ALMOST 8 MONTHS AND AT TIMES IT STILL DONT SEEM REAL I STILL WAIT FOR YOU TO RUN DOWN THE STEPS...I ALWAYS WONDER IF THERE WAS ANYTHING MORE I COULD HAVE SAID OR DONE DIFFERENT,I WISH I COULD TURN BACK TIME I WOULD HAVE NEVER LET YOU LEAVE...EVERYONE TELLS ME THERE IS A REASON FOR ALL THIS..I SURE CANT SEE IT. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY..HAILEY MISSES YOU SO MUCH...SHE DONT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU CANT COME HOME SHE REMEMBERS YOU PLAYING WITH HER AND TAKING HER TO THE PARK SHE ASK ALOT OF QUESTIONS AND I DO THE BEST I CAN TO EXPLAIN THINGS TO HER ON HER LEVEL..IT IS VERY HARD. THE HOLIDAYS WERE ROUGH BUT WE GOT THROUGH AND MADE THEM AS SPECIAL AS WE COULD FOR THE KIDS..I KNOW THAT IS WHAT YOU WOULD WANT US TO DO..i PUT ON A BRAVE FACE AS MUCH AS I CAN, THERE ARE DAYS I JUST CANT HOLD IT ALL IN. MY HEART IS BROKEN AND IM SHATTERED INSIDE..I NEED YOU ANDREW...I MISS YOU EVERYDAY..I WILL NEVER LET GO OF YOU OR SAY GOODBYE..I COULDNT IF I TRIED I HAVE THIS CONSTANT ACHE INSIDE ME THAT WILL NEVER GO AWAY UNTIL WE ARE TOGETHER AGAIN..I LOVE YOU MY BABY..PLEASE BE WAITING FOR ME WHEN ITS MY TURN.........NIGHT BUDDY!!

today is christmas... when i got in the car it was snowing.. it made me think of you the whole ride.. i kept replaying in my mind the day in the truck. i seriously cant stand winter time... the best part about it is the memories i have once shared with you.... and thank you for that! i love you! thinking of you always!

Andrew,tonight we took the babies to "Santas Magical kingdom" they loved it!! They sat on Santas lap and got their first pictures with him..Driving through there I was thinking of you and how much you always loved the Christmas lights..and when they went to get pics with santa I thought of the time I took you to the mall when you were about Andrew Jr's age to see the Easter Bunny and how you screamed and cried and wanted nothing to do with that big bunny...it seemed like yesterday when I was thinking about it...I hope you got to see their faces light up tonight and how much fun they had, I miss you so very much...we all do!! I love you forever and a day!!!!