When I was lucky enough to go to the aquarium with Benjamin, Madi, and Brodan; I was ecstatic. I was driving 48 states at the time and was only allowed 4 days off a month to go home so you can see how I had to choose wisely with what little time I had.
It had been a century since I had seen Ben, Diana, Benjamin, Madi and Brodan And it was important to me to see how they were doing. So I got to go to the aquarium with Benjamin, Madi, and Brodan. As I was driving us all to the Aquarium, It dawned on me that I didn’t ask any of the kids if they had gone or not. Benjamin, Madi, and Brodan said, “Oh yeah we have been here a whole bunch, but we love going to it.” They were so thoughtful and I am glad they humored me.
Once we got there, we started our little field trip and to my surprise, I had my very own private tour guide; sweet Madi Mo. She was very insightful and knew every little detail to all the animals and history. I had an amazing time. And it cracked me up how she called Benjamin grandpa. I thought I misheard her or was losing my hearing. And then she said, “Grandpa is Benjamin! Thats Benjamin’s nickname!!!!” Such a funny and clever nickname for Benjamin. I always had an amazing time with her and Benjamin, and Brodan.
Whenever I got to see them; they were always together. The three amigos. Playing Apples to Apples with them was priceless. They all had me rolling with laughter. Doing anything with them and just being in her presence with her family was the greatest treasure.
Their love for one another and their bond so rare and precious. Madi will be missed by so many, but I truely believe that a piece of her will always remain with her family. That type of bond and love will always remain and it will never dwindle away.
