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Dear Jack: I’m Watching You Become More Responsible

11 years, 5 months.

Dear Jack,

While I do my best to encourage you to to find ways to be more helpful and independent, I am noticing that you yourself are naturally wanting to become more of a responsible person.

This past week, Mommy bought a big umbrella for our back deck. You insisted that I not open the box once it came to our house from Amazon.

Instead, you wanted to be the one to open it, and unpack it, and to help Grandpa Joe set it up.

And you did!

You were so proud to be the project manager of the event!

 

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: I Think You Have a Bigger Appetite Than Your Brother!

5 years, 10 months.

Dear Holly,

This week when we went to the French restaurant in Blue Ridge, Georgia, you and your brother both ordered the exact same thing:

A giant Nutella crepe.

I could tell by the look on your face when the waiter brought it out to you, that you were determined to eat as much as you could.

You came pretty close to finishing the whole thing.

And I can confirm that you definitely ate more than your brother did; even though you are half his age and easily less than half his size!

You sure weren’t messin’ around!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Jack: You Went to a French Restaurant for the 1st Time

11 years, 5 months.

Dear Jack,

You have been quite intrigued by the nation of France; specifically Paris, and more specifically, the Eiffel Tower.

When we visited Epcot Center this past Christmas, your main goal was to visit France there. And even now, the keychain you carry around now is one of the Eiffel Tower that you got there.

So it was quite a fun surprise this week, while on Spring Break in Blue Ridge, Georgia, that I found a French restaurant for us to have lunch at.

I think it’s cool that you are fascinated by France, as I happened to take like 5 years of French between high school and college!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: You and Nonna Still Love Coloring Together

5 years, 10 months.

Dear Holly,

I know this can’t be the first time I’ve mentioned this, because it seems so familiar. But when you and Nonna are together, the two of you have a tradition of doing coloring books.

This past weekend while your brother and Papa were outside catching crawdads, you and Nonna spent the same amount of time inside coloring.

It is quite on common in the morning before school, like today, you will announce to me: “Daddy, I am going upstairs to work on my pictures.”

You’re really good about taking it upon yourself to enroll in quiet and creative activities!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Jack: Catchin’ Crawdads with Papa

11 years, 4 months.

Dear Jack,

You never need my help in discovering things to do, that an 11 year-old boy should want to do.

Now that the weather has been beginning to warm up, you found a colony of crawdads that live in a drain pipe on the walking trail in our neighborhood.

So with Papa in town last weekend, you made sure he accompanied you to help catch and release a few dozen.

Because when you’re a 5th grade boy, it’s easy to spend hours doing that!

Catchin’ crawdads is apparently one of the main attractions in our neighborhood. I didn’t realize that until now!

 

Love,

Daddy