Dear Kieran,
How are you doing? I am doing fine, with the exception that
I miss you very much. I have great news, though: We get to see one another a
couple of times this month! We will be getting together the afternoons of April
12 and April 26. That’s next Friday (April 12) and then just two weeks after
that! I can’t wait to see you again!
The snow is beginning to melt and the weather to warm up, so
I think I am done snowshoeing for the year. But that means I’ll soon be able to
start hiking again! I always enjoyed the great hikes we took to the tops of
mountains, through desert canyons, and to cool places like Vasquez Rocks (You
always called them the “Kirk Rocks”!).
Speaking of the Kirk Rocks, did you know that there is a new
“Star Trek” movie coming out? It will be released in May, and you even can see
it in 3D at IMAX theaters. I can’t wait! In the meantime, I’ve been reading
lots of “Star Trek” books to satisfy my hunger for Captain Kirk’s adventures.
How are your reading classes going in school? You must have
gotten through most of the alphabet by now. Have you read any interesting
stories? I always liked reading to you when you were a preschooler. You’d curl
up on my lap in the comfy living room recliner, and I’d read to you a whole
bunch of books we got at the library and a few that we purchased at the book
store. Some books you liked so much that you wanted me to read them over and
over! You always enjoyed flap books, too.
Grandma and Grandpa Bignell say “Hi”, and so do Uncle Chris
and Aunt Susie. They all have some Easter gifts that I had planned to give you
March 29 when we were to last get together. But since the date for Easter changes
every year, what’s the difference if you get them on April 12 instead? J
They all are looking very forward to finally being able to meet you in person
and enjoy looking at old pictures I have of you.
On Easter, Grandma Bignell gave me a whole bunch of old
pictures she had of you when you stayed with them in 2008 and of when you were
a baby. I’d never seen most of the pictures before! I’ve scanned them all into
my computer and will have to show them to you sometime.
I recently read a very good book that had a lot of very
pretty pictures in it. It was called “Bear Wants More,” by Karma Wilson. One
day Bear wakes up and realizes that he slept all through winter and that it’s
now spring! And you know what a bear who has slept all winter is when he wakes
up? He’s HUNGRY! So all of the animals of the forest try to help Bear find
enough food to eat so he won’t be hungry anymore. Do you know how they do that?
You will have to read the book and find out! Maybe you can find the book at your
school library or at the city library when you mom takes you there.
That is all for now. I miss and love you very much and can’t
wait to see you next Friday!
Love,
Dad
