Right now, Pete is 3.001 years old. That's not strictly accurate, because he was born at 11:23am.
So, we went out for a birthday donut this morning, and Pete was excited about that.
This afternoon, he and I are going to put together his new bed.
And on Tuesday, he gets to start school.
Pete, you think that your mom and I are very cool right now. Yesterday, in fact, I asked you what you want to be when you grow up, and you chose "a man, like you daddy" over paleontologist or superhero.
But regardless of how cool you think we are right now, there will be a time when you will be misguided and hormonally influenced (called puberty) and you'll think that we're total losers.
Once you're through that, and have decided that maybe your parents are cool after all, you might be curious about the people that we were before you were born and when you were too young to remember. And maybe you'll run across an old archived version of this blog, and you'll read this post.
And if that happens - if you're reading this post in 2030 or so - you should know that we love you enough right now to fill up our cups for lifetimes. We're proud of you, and we hope you'll be proud of us. You like to express your love in natural terms (Moon, stars, trees, rain, mountains, oceans), which is the best way to use words to describe something so wordless, but honestly, it doesn't come close.
6 comments:
I love your birthday tribute. You're a great father; our son couldn't have a better role model. And you're not too shabby of a husband either. :) Heather
I love this entry. I love that you write about the intricacies of life with your amazing and adorable children. Happy Birthday Pete!
I have been bad about checking the blog ... damn those music blogs! i am hooked, when the real intelectual meanderings are going on here!
Say if you ever want me to do some random illustration of one of your strange stories, i would love it! like the conan dream or heathers dream. Just something fun and random.
Keep it up brother man.
Petey,
We also love you and are blessed to have you as a part of our lives - even if it is a few states away! Happy Birthday Dino-Boy!
Dave, Rebekah and Lucas
Pete WILL read this someday, and he WILL know how lucky he is.
Happy Birthday, PeteyPie--I can't wait to get my invitation for next year's party--I'll be there!
Mwah!
Robyn
hi pete! it's your auntie jennie in california! oops, i wrote "aunty jeremy" at first. and you wonder why your parents don't let you know about us. that and i'm allllwayys late on birthdays! happy birth day month (when your bday is in the short month of feb you get to count march too).
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