10 years, 3 months.
Dear Holly,
You have an upcoming try-out to see if you qualify for the next level up at the dance studio.
So in order to prepare, you have decided to teach yourself yoga moves to help become more flexible.
This past week in our house, I have been finding you watching YouTube videos on your phone, while trying to get the position just right on the yoga mat.
Here’s to hoping your hard work pays off!
Love,
Daddy
15 years, 8 months.
Dear Jack,
When I was your age, just months away from my 16th birthday and with my driver’s permit, I took every single opporunity to drive a car.
But that is definitely not the case for you. And I am in the process of accepting that this is a common trait among your generation: Generation Z.
Compared to my generation, you already have instant access to socializing in a way I never did: Thanks to smartphones.
Specifically for you, you own two dirtbikes and a side-by-side. So you are able to get where you need to go around our neighborhood and surrounding ones.
And you love to study and research the new and upcoming vehicles these off-roading companies are coming out with.
You are much more interested in off-roading vehicles than “on-roading” ones!
Love,
Daddy
10 years, 3 months.
Dear Holly,
At this point, it really is a strange Saturday morning if we don’t start things off by taking you for a breakfast treat at The Bakehouse Downtown. That’s how much of a weekly tradition it has become.
This past Saturday morning, you chose a “back to school” cookie… which just felt right.
You are now beginning your 3rd year of school here in Alabama since we moved from Tennessee. I can tell- you are really starting to like school now.
I think it’s going to be a good school year for you.
Love,
Daddy
15 years, 8 months.
Dear Jack,
Exactly a week ago as parents in our town began posting pictures of their kids on the first day of the new school year, Aunt Dana shared a photo that simply caused me to react with the thought, “Yep, here we ago again.”
She took a picture of you along with your sister and cousins in the car ride home. Everyone looked happy and normal… except for you.
You looked a little too happy… and definitely not normal.
And that for you… is normal.
Love,
Daddy
45 years old, today!
Dear Jill,
How did we not think of this sooner?…. We both just simply take off a day of work for your birthday and then go have fun while the kids are away at school. It’s that simple.
We drove just a little over on hour away to Huntsville as we checked out Bridge Street Town Centre for the first time. It contained all your “greatest hits”… from Starbucks to Barnes & Noble to a French macaron cafe to “cute little boutique shops”… it was totally your speed.
Not too far from there in Hampton Cove, we had lunch at Bloom Winery, where you enjoyed your glass of Strawberry Shortcake wine so much, I insisted we buy a bottle to take home. Because, after all, it is your birthday!
Then for dinner, due to the importance of not cooking or doing dishes on your birthday, our family had dinner just down the road from our house at Mentone Market and saw a beautiful sunset on the way home.
Back at the house, we took the time to enjoy the macarons, as well as a chocolate Eiffel Tower we bought earlier while shopping at Bridge Street.
To everyone else, it was just a random Tuesday. But for you, and for me, it was a very special day. Happy Birthday Jill!
Love,
Hubby
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