Big And Strong And Brave And Wise

I hope you grow up to be big and strong and brave and wise.

And I care not one bit that someone else said it to their children first.

Plenty of parents have told their children that they love them.

But that doesn’t stop me from saying it.

There are thousands of unoriginal things worth repeating.

In fact, if you think about it, there are not a lot of things that are original.

So I’ll say it again.

I love you more today than I did yesterday.

And hope you grow up to be big, and strong, and brave, and wise.

I love you.

–Dad

Lie Lie, The Lion

K, you have taken to saying “Lie Lie” at least a few times a day.

Nothing about lying, or telling the truth though.

You are learning to say “Lion.”

See, we watched the intro to The Lion King the other day.

Quickly, it has become your favorite thing to watch on TV.

Ok, it is not your favorite thing on TV.

It is the ONLY thing you are remotely interested in on TV.

You point at the TV at least once per day and say with the sweetest little voice:

“Lie lie?”

What can I say?

You are right.

It is an epic movie intro.

My girl.

I love you.

–Dad

H, you have started to say that “that’s” interesting.

What’s interesting?

That.

It happens usually when we are explaining something to you.

For example, you might ask – like you did this morning:

“Where do rainbows come from?”

After we give you a, typically, shallow and wanting explanation, you will pause.

You tilt your head slightly, look at us very plainly, and say with a mild excitement:

“That’s interesting.”

You are beautiful and perfect.

I love who you are becoming.

I love you.

–Dad