The BEAR Cub

How does one describe a 'BEAR'? Our Bear is a blessing and a joy all bundled up into a very unique package. He was born nearly 2 years after we lost our son, Jake. We did not give him the name BEAR....that was all his doing. It started about the time he was 2. People would ask him his name, and he would reply BABY BEAR. We are season pass holders to SEA WORLD, he loved to see the polar bears there. The name has just stuck with us through the years. The dentist reminder card comes with BABY BEAR on it, his doctors all call him Bear. The orthodontist always has a new 'bear' joke for him. There are some people that have given us 'fits' (LOL) over calling him Bear...but for the most part, those that love him see him clearly as BEAR. He doesn't tell anyone his 'legal' name. I really think it is a nice name... but he loves Bear. At the credit union is account is in his initials AJ. That is about as close as you get to calling him by the name on his birth certificate. That is fine with us........... he is our FAVORITE BEAR CUB here!

Bear in his George Washington/pirate get up.
You have to love those dress up days!

What would Todd and Aimée have ever done without

BEAR??

Brothers at the beach.

They tease they are twins, just 12 years apart.

Bear loves COLOR.

Can you imagine SCHOOLING this??

Bear loves theatrics.

Thankfully, all the world may be the stage for him,

but MOMMA holds the key to the trap door!

One of many things I wanted for our children was for them to be close.

I wanted them to sincerely love each other.

They do. I am very thankful!

Even today when the oldest are 23 and nearly 20,

they color coordinate themselves. LOL

Here they are in their 'snakeskin' skirt or shorts.

Bear has been a joy to all of us.

We are thankful GOD choose to bless us

with a

BEAR CUB.