To Babies W, From Your Dad

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Ears Pierced- Mommy Daughter Day

Well, young lady, you've been talking about it for weeks and months and years. But recently you got serious about it. We told you it would hurt, and you said "but only for a little bit." You love sparkly stuff, and thought there was one area in particular on your body where sparkly stuff just won't hang by itself. So, on the eve of your fifth birthday, you, and your Mommy, Aunt Sham, and Yaya went to the mall.... went to Claire's...and....well...see for yourself.

Before

After

Notice anything different? That's right! You - with the support of these lovely, wonderful, important, strong ladies in your life- got your EARS PIERCED!

There were some tears. There were lots of smiles and hugs. There was LOTS of shopping!

You were SO enchanted with the store...

you were so BRAVE....

and you are SO SO happy with your decision.

The only problem, for you, is that you can't CHANGE your earrings for ONE month! You want to try on a different pair everyday!

You are also so responsible! You have taken charge of the cleaning and turning of your earrings. You do it twice a day by yourself, remind us to remind you when you haven't, and are such a wise young lady beyond your years!

This day was also amazing because it was a "Mommy and Me Day" (with some company from your Aunt and Grandma too).

You had especially told us that you were missing Mama a lot ever since the school year started, and that you faked a headache with the hopes that Mama would stay home with you and take care of you. We figured this out all together that you were just missing your Mama! So you had a special ladies day all to yourself.

And now you and Mama get to share earrings too!

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Daddy and Son Day Sunday

While Mommy and Julia had their "mommy daughter day", you and I had a Daddy Son Sunday!

We spent the morning doing just whatever you wanted, which just so happened to be wrestling and playing Legos together for a long time!

Then I had a treat for you, which you really really liked a lot more than I thought you would!

We went to a drive-in place- Jake's- and I let you sit in the passenger seat while we ate greasy delicious burgers and fries. You LOVED sitting up front more than you loved the burger (and let me tell you, you ate all but one bite of that dang burger!)

I gotta say, I loved sitting side-by-side with you in the car and eating burgers too! Your joy for pushing buttons and just sitting up front next to me was infectious!

Then we went to JumpStreet, your choice, and bounced, hung, climbed, dodge balled, shot baskets (you made one and were so proud!) and sweated until we couldn't bounce any more.

I love you son! And even though we didn't do anything big or monumental, sometimes it's the little things that count. And this little, lazy, burger filled, bouncy afternoon counted, for sure, in my book forever.

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Songs of the Summer

Aidan and Julia,

You both have songs in your hearts, and that makes me happy, because singing and music make me happy too!

We sing a lot- whether it's rocking out to some of our favorite 'jams' in the car, our Beatles/Ben Folds (or even Kenny Loggins) lullabies each night, or working on our Michael Jackson or Les Mis during the day, or even channeling our inner Weird Al and making our amazing parodies, we sing at least once a day!

It's good for the soul!

And it's so good for me and your mom to see how much JOY music is bringing both of you!

So, what song exactly is in your heart?

Here's a snippet of what's been spinning on our records in the summer of '17.

Rock on, my children. Rock on.

August Roundup

Ahh...sweet August. End of summer, Beginning of school. Still enough time for endless, aimless fun with friends and family, and the promise of new beginnings just 'round the corner.

August 2017 was filled with amazing times with our family- both from London and Houston. Uncles are sweet and will pay for your horse rides. And there's nothing cooler than wrestling with your older cousins! You guys brought out the kiddos in them!