My father passed away Monday night. He loved this little one with all of his heart. They will always have a special bond. Rest in peace, Daddy. Tommy Joe Fontana July 27, 1950 - November 30, 2009.
This was taken when Bella was three days old. Even then, you couldn't kick him away from her!
They were lying in his hospital bed a few months before he passed.
Two peas in a pod.
She had just noticed his hair had started to grow back.
Papaw and Bells on her second birthday.
On the Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX in March of 2009.
Myrtle Beach, SC last summer. This is one of my favorite pictures of them.
Nana, Bella and Papaw in Stone Mountain, GA.
The apple of his eye. He would take her riding up and down the street on his scooter.
Mother's Day - 2008.
Jackson Zoo - 2008
Easter 2008. He always called her "Precious Outfit".
Late night feeding.
Muir Woods, CA. Bella's first vacation. She was five weeks old.
They way they were.
Out to eat on her first birthday.
Playing with "his baby girl".
Giving Papaw "fugars" in front of St. Louis Basilica....St. Louis, MO June 2009
Mt. Magazine State Park, AR 2008. Another one of my favorites.
They loved each other so much. Don't worry, Daddy. I will tell her everyday how much you loved her. We love you and miss you so much already.
Miss Priss using an Easter basket as a hat. This kid is a ball of fun!
Trying to act shy.
My little zebra running at Kiroli Park.
She LOVES to play tea party!
Cute little pigtails!
2 1/2 years old already. So hard to believe!
Bells, Cam and Piper
They were lying in his hospital bed a few months before he passed.
Two peas in a pod.
Papaw and Bells on her second birthday.
The apple of his eye. He would take her riding up and down the street on his scooter.
Jackson Zoo - 2008
They way they were.
Playing with "his baby girl".
Giving Papaw "fugars" in front of St. Louis Basilica....St. Louis, MO June 2009
Mt. Magazine State Park, AR 2008. Another one of my favorites.
Baby Girl posing with her coe-fee.
Bells doing her thang on stage.
So beautiful.
