Thursday, July 23, 2009

Tyrus Meets his Namesake

Isn't Ty's great grandpa, Ty, the cutest old man you ever did see? I cracked right up when he came to the door in a "Ty" hat - his golf buddies made it for him.

It was such a special moment to see Grandpa hold his first great grandson...let alone one named after him. Grandpa was very emotional when we called him with the news. He actually dropped the phone and Ben was fearful we'd given him a heart attack! He told us, this week, that he was just so honored.

It was neat to be able to tell Grandpa why we named our son after him. Grandpa Tyrus has had an incredible life legacy. His successes are monumental (founded his own company, invented his own products, several patents, honorary doctorate, etc, etc), let alone his heart for his family...especially the grandkids. He is an incredible man. If our Tyrus can accomplish half of what his great grandpa Tyrus did, we will know we've done our job well.

We hope our Tyrus will have several more years getting to know his very special namesake...great grandpa, Ty.

29 comments:

  1. That is the sweetest picture! Grandpa Ty seems like a phenomenal man, and he looks so proud to by holding his great-grandson. How wonderful to have such special people in your life!

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  2. How full was your heart when you took that photo? I have an idea, because mine is pretty full right now.
    God is great.

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  3. What an incredible person to be named after!!

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  4. What a beautiful picture and post!

    I am crying, you really have such a way of doing that to me LOL

    I lost my gram last week and my greatest regret is that she never got to see my child

    Although I have faith that she is up there all week having a talk with God about getting the baby here soon

    God Bless you, you inspire me to fight the fight because in the end, I know the prize is so worth it by seeing you and Ben and TY

    Patricia

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  5. What a wonderful post and your Ty's great grandpa is almost as cute as he is!!

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  6. Grandpa looks great with little Ty, who always looks cool.

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  7. Soooo sweet! I love the photo of them together!

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  8. What a great picture! I love how little Ty was named after someone so special to you and your husband.

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  9. What a sweet sweet man. And what a blessing to have this photo. Although I have to admit when I first looked I kept asking myself why Grandpa had a Thank You (TY) hat on. I get so used to internet and text lingo that I saw it to read that. Quickly I notited what it obviously was but it made me smile. Every day, even with his name.....he is full of thanks.

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  10. That is a great picture of the two Tyruses! I love it. He sounds like a great man, and he's certainly a wonderful role model for your son.

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  11. It's funny b/c I'm named after both of my grandmothers and I never thought about until this post how they must have felt knowing I was named after them. Something neat to think about after nearly 27 years (eek!)

    And both Tyrus' are handsome!

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  12. That is the sweetest!
    What an honor for both of them>

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  13. Oh I absolutly love it. I love that he has so much family, and how cool to be held by your grandpa...much less the grandpa your named after. And yes, he is an adorable old man. :)

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  14. I forgot to sign that last one with my name. LOL OH well..just letting you know I was that last comment. Love ya

    Rebekah

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  15. I definitely teared up while reading this..lol. I know first hand how important 'great' grandparents are. I'm so glad that Ty can have that love in his life that only a great-grandparent can give him!! That is an adorable picture, too! Love the hat!

    Hope you're having fun at home! Can't wait till you come back! :)

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  16. What a great picture - love the hat!

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  17. Great grandpa Tyrus is adorable!

    And Baby Ty is getting so big and handsome!!!

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  18. What a special thing to have your grandpa hold his great-grandson!

    He's definitely the cutest old man I've seen in some time!

    :P Kel

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  19. So sweet and what a special day for both of them!! =)

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  20. Your heart must have been very heavy taking that picture. Your son is named after a very remarkable person

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  21. That is such a precious picture. I love your blog it always brings a smile to my face. Thank you!

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  22. There is nothing more special than seeing our parents and grandparents hold our children for the first time! Its a tear jerking moment, I'm so happy you had this time with g-pa Ty.
    Cindie

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  23. That's such a sweet photo. You're so lucky to be able to share your little Ty with great grandpa Ty.

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