Smiling Mom

Babe,

Today you tur­ned 32.  And although you’ve already had a chance to see this pod­cast, pic­tu­res and all, I wan­ted to post it here so you can come back when you might be doub­ting the impact you have on our chil­dren, or when you are fee­ling down.

The time you spend with us is pro­found.  The extra effort you put into get­ting eClaire to gig­gle is so won­der­ful.  The spe­cial atten­tion you give BC when you teach him about science, earth, or just how to fix things around the house are for­ming las­ting memories.

When you read to our chil­dren in the eve­nings, you soli­dify your pre­sence in their lives.

The man you are comes through in the daily actions of your chil­dren.  Your daugh­ter is meti­cu­lous.  Your son is a gent­le­man.  Your daugh­ter a so very bright.  Your son is help­ful and kind.  Your chil­dren reflect you.

I’ve added the video to this post for you to come back to every time you begin to won­der what you really mean to our kids.

You are the best man I know.

Happy Birth­day.

Love,

Me

Thanks to my friend, Amber, here’s another pic­ture of eClaire.

Face Pain­ting by a 2 1/2 year old

Ya, with all this bla-bla-blaing about my son I may have for­got­ten to men­tion my daugh­ter.  She’s frea­king ado­ra­ble.  Seriously.

And her per­so­na­lity has totally blos­so­med this year.  She’s funny, ado­ra­ble, and about the best 2 1/2 year old I’ve ever seen.  (Oh, and please don’t be foo­led into thin­king that I believe this will last fore­ver!!  She’s a girl.  I’ll pro­bably need daily anti-anxiety pills by the time she turns 14!)

Anyhow, she just had her first hair­cut.  Eek.  I know.  Cut­ting her curls ranks right up there with pulling my toe­nails out one at a time.  It’s an acti­vity that have not been loo­king for­ward to.  But it was time.  Her baby hair had to go.

BEFORE

Notice the super long curl in the cen­ter of her back.  We called it her tail.

At about this point eClaire said, “Look Mommy, only big girls get haircuts!!”

So proud of herself!

All done!  CRAZY Dif­fe­rence, right!!  Right?  Seriously, can you tell a difference?

After, before, after.  Dif­fe­rence?  Well as her mom, I feel like I all but sha­ved her head.  She’s so thri­lled about her new do that she called both her Dad and Non­nie to tell them,”  You’ll never guess what I just got!!!  A HAIRCUT!!”

So… it was a suc­cess.  I’ve got some ado­ra­ble curls stashed in an enve­lope to prove it.