Park Day/ Comic Book Day

Aidan, Julia,

One Saturday morning, we picked you up from a tremendously fun sleepover with Mimi and Pops and dove head first into a super fun day!

You, me, and Mommy went and had a picnic lunch at "Woods Park." Mommy had to run to do a few errands after lunch, and the three of us goofed around at park. After a lot of running and playing in the sun, we laid in the shade and sang songs, took pictures, and made a little, black, multi-legged friend.

And then it was off to part-two of our adventure day: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

You guys were so excited when I told you that it was free comic book day! You didn't know what that meant, but you were still excited. We went to a local comic store, and perused the free offerings, and you each also got to pick out 2 comic books to buy (Julia, you were a bit sore that you couldn't get three, because "Daddy, you said it was three comic book day!")

Aidan, you picked out two issues of "Plants vs. Zombies"; Julia, you picked out a "My Little Ponies" and "Disney Princesses."

And then we sat there, all together, and read! 

You guys LOVE your comic books and read them, stare at them, figure out what the story is, and are generally entranced by them!

In fact, you can't even put them down lately...after the comic store, we stopped for an errand, and you had to bring your comics with you!

Lately you've been reading them in bed, at the table, in the car...and you show me all the funny parts and cool pictures you found. 

Aidan, you even brought your comic book to school for Show and Tell and told everyone "My Dad took us to the comic book store!"

I was happy to do it, and I loved celebrating "three comic book day/bug-woods park day" with you! 

When You Grow Up

Aidan,

You are almost 4 years old. I am in disbelief.

Some days it seems like you're already all grown up. Other moments feel like we have a long way to go.

I'm in no rush. As I sang to you last night (on repeat, three times, at your request), "I can hardly wait to see you come of age, but I guess we'll both just have to be patient."

We're definitely enjoying the ride and as we wrap up "being 3" it's amazing to see how far you've come.

You now dress yourself (sometimes commando, and sometimes with backwards underwear) and put on your own shoes.

You brush your own teeth (sometimes). You sing to your sister and kiss her goodnight. You know your letters and your planets. We're working on numbers.

You know who you are, and sometimes you know where you're going.

I asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up.

You might think Marine Biologist?

Or maybe Radio/Music Personality:

 

 

Perhaps an explorer:

 

 

 

 



 

A bouncer?

 



 

 

Three days ago the answer was definitively, "Monster!"

Two days ago, the answer was "I get bigger and bigger. I be a GIANT!"

And yesterday, the answer was "Spiderman!"

 

I was sure "Batman" would be another career choice, but we'll have to see if that makes the short list:

No matter what you are when you grow up, though, I will never forget what you are now and when you were younger: you're head-strong, creative, loving, sensitive, funny, smart, protective (even over strangers! "You can't yell at him!" to the mother disciplining her son at the park).

 

 

You're a leader (who maybe just doesn't have any followers yet, besides Julia, who'd follow you anywhere). You've got a great mind for details, especially when it comes to stories. You're a great story teller (they all start our "Once upon ago, far far away.") You love costumes and role playing and using your imagination.

 

This is a great adventure we're on together- the adventure toward being a Grown up Giant!- and, I know it's cheesy, but since you told me that I was your one true love (you also told mommy this too), I feel like I can tell you: I'm so excited to be on this adventure with you, for as long as you'll have me.