"Come on, sweetie! Go get him! Go get Daddy!" Cindy exclaimed, watching as her daughter, just a year old, crawled lightning fast towards Jimmy, who was kneeling down ready to catch her. He would pick her up and smother her in kisses. Cindy would watch this interaction, her heart swelling with love. It was funny how Jimmy always said he never wanted kids, compared to now where he would just melt away, his inner goofy side coming out, ready to shower Aurora with kisses. He would then walk over to Cindy, pulling her into a loving embrace, kissing her forehead.
As the years went by, Aurora would still eagerly wait for her dad. As soon as their door opened, she would run lightning fast into his arms, causing him to pick her up and toss her in the air, catching her, while a volcano of giggles erupted from her. Cindy would still watch the interaction, carrying their next child, eagerly awaiting their arrival. Jimmy would put his daughter down and walk over to Cindy, kissing her forehead, marvelling at her growing baby bump, caressing it lovingly, unable to believe that their family was growing in size. Aurora would look at her dad, her blue eyes were the mirror image of her father's, her hair the exact same as her mother's.
Three years later, the tradition never gave up. Aurora would eagerly await her dad, this time accompanied by her three year-old disabled little brother Isaac. She would push him towards their father, who would bend down, enveloping them both in hugs, Declaring how much he missed them, while they would articulate their day to him, and he would listen. Cindy would stand, her hand over her heart as she watched the three of them bond with each other. Jamie would then go over to her, pulling her into an embrace and kiss her forehead.
Even when Aurora was a teenager, the tradition still persisted. Jimmy no longer able to lift her up as he had been able to, but they would still share the same love, Isaac smiling brightly as his sister would wheel him over to their father, as he would envelop them in smothering them in hugs and kisses and love, just as he always did. Cindy would still always smile as she watched her beloved family embrace and love each other. Just as she always did, Jimmy would come over pulling her into an embrace and kiss her forehead, just as he always did. Then Cindy would declare that dinner was ready and guide them to the dining room table where they would share stories of the day and laugh, Isaac would smile as Jimmy would feed him the same meal only puréed down for him to stomach.
Yet their family tradition never gave up, even as their daughter moved out and went off to college, Isaac still kept the tradition warm, which Jimmy loved. Cindy would watch as the father and son would hug and declare their love for each other , even while their sister and daughter was away. Jimmy would come over to Cindy giving her a giant embrace kissing her forehead.. She then would declare it was dinner time, where they would sit at the dining room, with only one less spot than the years previously.
And then the holiday season arrived. The door opened, and their daughter quietly walked in the hallway, brushing off the snow, and depositing her boots at the door. She would then go into the living room and run into her father's arms, who would smother in and kisses, having missed his eldest daughter so so so much.
Cindy, her hair starting to grey, would then join her daughter in welcoming her home. Isaac would smile and make happy little noises to show his excitement. Aurora would then come over and caress her little brother's face. Finally happy to be home again.
Even in the years Jimmy was no longer with them, the tradition still carried on even through generations. Aurora's own children continued the tradition, running into their mother's arms as she welcomed them home from school. Aurora would declare how much she loved her children, while her own wife would watch in love as they embrace each other.
Even though times had drastically changed from when Aurora was little, there was one thing that never did change, the love that she had for her family.
