Ava

Tonight we all, except Melanie, who went to Outback with her mom and Gerald in Gainesville, traveled over to White Springs for the Community Holiness Church festival at the ball field.
The purpose was to see Nikki and Ava, kin to us through Lewis my brother being Nikki's father.
Nikki is in the Air Force, stationed in Washington State, soon to be stationed in Ft Walton.
I was most interested in seeing Ava for Nathaniel is just a few months older and I wanted to gauge where Nathaniel would be in his development. Ava was able to talk much more than when she and Nathaniel were last together with Jordon and I back in February.
The sad thing to me was from that one day being with Ava back then, upon leaving, she called me pappa and cried to stay. This time, she gave me no attention or recognition. That pained me in that the longer I stay out of Nathaniels life, the dimmer grows his young memory.
I am most thankful again, as mentioned earlier, for the connection Jordon has re-established with Landon. I trust it shall soon be a full communication.