Shopping break

Between your upcoming birthday party and Halloween I've had to drag
you all over the place on my days off to get all the things we need.
Right now we're taking a little break and letting off some steam.

The best laid plans...

falling water

Dylan,

"Momma". "Momma". "Momma!", you called from the shower, unable to hear her at the dinner table as your repeated entreaties drowned out her attempts to respond between bites.

I stuck my head into the hallway.

"Whenever I'm thirsty in the shower, I just drink some of this falling water", you told me and I nodded my head.

"You can go", you said in a lilting, friendly voice, motioning me back through the doorway with your hand.


Dad

ps: Still in the shower, you're now singing a made-up-on-the-fly song about "I like to play unicorns, in my school."

sweetness and light

Dylan,

I always make you hold my hand through the parking lot when I take you to school. This morning you continued holding my hand, humming yourself a tune -- the quintessence of innocent childhood bliss -- all the way to the classroom.

I appreciate that you are still at a place in life that I can get a hug, in full view of whomever, every single day when I drop you off. I'll miss that when it's no longer so normal and natural a thing for you to do.


Dad

Dylan meets four hot chicks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aZPtexemtw

Decorating Trunk

Dylan,

You woke up early this morning. Rather than disturb us, you busted out
a bag of sticker-letters and decorated your elephant.

Thanks.

Dad

New babies

Dylan,
We're embarking on a new project of sorts. Today I took a class on
how to keep chickens and at the end of class I was sent on my way with
a brooding kit and 4 chicks. You were very excited to see your new
pets. Hopefully they will fair better than your fish have. They were
hatched Wednesday the 14th so they are 3 days old...

Mom

New track for Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTy5MvnagBk&feature=youtube_gdata

Sent from mobile device.

Picking grapes

Dylan,

We're making wine this year for the first time. You had fun playing at
the farm/vineyard where we picked our grapes.

Dad

Row Cart

Memorization

Dylan,

This was my first time hearing this, but you seem to know it well.