November 28, 2002 - In Pop-Pop's Arms

Erin and my Dad had a little bit of a rough spell when she was around a year and a half old. They were playing hide-and-seek in my parents' house, and Dad had hidden behind his bed. When Erin walked into the room, he jumped out to surprise her, and scared the daylights out of her. As a result, she wouldn't go near him for a while. I didn't know who to feel worse for! He felt terrible for having scared her like that, and she just kept giving him sideways glances and refused to let him hold her. After a few weeks, thankfully, Erin seemed to either forgive or completely forget, and by that Thanksgiving, things were back to normal. For her part, Erin has no recollection of the whole event (whew!). For me, I just look at this picture and smile, knowing that all was right with the world again.