Time passed far too quickly and Clifford reached his one-year-old birthday. To celebrate the occasion Maggie-May invited her sister, Emma and her husband over. Not far into the celebration Clifford blew out his candles and became a toddler right before her and James's eyes.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49299564442_0bdb1bea47_c.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49265336766_7f568d868b_c.jpgEmma was pregnant again and despite being quite close to her due date her husband, Johnny couldn't stop saying how beautiful his wife. Maggie-May found them sweet, especially when they danced the waltz in the living room. It was wonderful to see that Emma found a husband that cared about her so much. With the pressure, their mother put on her and all her sisters to marry, Emma could have easily settled and not been nearly as happy as she was.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49299357216_403e59a8a7_c.jpgThe years following Clifford's first birthday were a blur of promotions, book deals and above all raising Clifford to eventually be a man as great as his father, a man who even helped Maggie-May with their child.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49299357171_67ee781939_c.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49299563997_2f7ed19a77_c.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49299564312_78e8e54b06_c.jpgTheir parenting must have worked because it became quite clear early on that Clifford was turning into a really sweet kid. Years later Maggie-May would consider those early years a golden time in her life. An innocent time that slowly started to come to close not long after a family trip to the seaside when Clifford was about three or four. The family spent hours just enjoying the sea air and playing in the sand.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49299356866_79b4baf99e_c.jpgBy the time Clifford was a child, life seemed to be going well. Maggie-May's book, TRUTH AND IDEALS was starting to sell and James was doing great in his career. Clifford continued to prove he would be as gentlemanly as his father by helping around the house and he tried his best in school which would secure him a great future.
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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49299766922_d7a3eb58e2_c.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49299781972_ee82c01623_c.jpgMaggie-May even found out that she was pregnant once again and both James and Clifford were excited about the prospect of a new bundle of joy in the house.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49299050528_6bea17883e_c.jpgHowever, life would soon prove that sometimes happiness isn't meant to last.
