Posted on
Monday, January 17, 2011
10:44 AM
| By:
Jennifer
Category: 1000 Gifts , Birthdays
Shortbread turned six on Saturday, and after hosting a few little friends on Friday, we had a quiet family dinner complete with his birthday cake choice: coconut cream pie.
I am struggling a bit with the thought that if "we" are now six, "we" are no longer very young.
Seems that something helpful might be to focus on the multitude of things about my no-longer-very-young baby for which I am thankful. I'll dedicate this list of gifts to him:
46. his most frequent complaint or request: he wants to snuggle
47. his huge missing-tooth smile and his mousy brown hair
48. his "I love you" after asking "Mama?"
48. that he still has a wet thumb, a threadbare blankie (that smells vaguely of puppies and cheese), and a holdable frame
49. his wonderful creations, especially the ones he's made for me: bracelets, colored paper flowers, and the double-stick tape purse (It's picked up a little hair by now.)
50. that he counts his brother as his best friend and a perfectly wonderful sleep-over buddy (who would never make fun of his thumb or his blankie).
Happy Birthday Moochie!! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Six years old! It's wonderful but hard to watch them grow up, isn't it?
(And I will be posting more about our "new & improved" homeschool stuff, by the way!)
And he also gives flowers for people to weatr in their hair. Love it! And love him, too.