Well here we have it. One year old. The cliche about time passing quickly is true. And you're so wonderful right now, I wish I could freeze time and we could just stay this way forever. You walk like a Frankenstein revving his motorcycle engine - arms sticking straight out and hands twisting. You kiss the dog and cat as much as you kiss your mom and dad.
For your birthday I made you a train cake. We went to the park, you got a little train truck from your uncle Alfred that you love, a Radio Flyer bicycle from Ms. Norma that you demand to be pushed on all day even when it's cold and windy outside (thanks Norma!), Daddy and I got you a fishtank with 3 beta fish, Ga and Ga got you a Noah's Ark with a crapload of noisy animals which you love (except the cow, you are afraid of electronic cow noises - you have 2 electronic cows that scare you now).
You went trick or treating and were so cute. You'd stand there and quietly hold your bag and then I would ring the doorbell and the people would open the door looking at their eye level then have to look allllll the way down almost to the level of their knees and there you'd be, dressed like a dinosaur. Bella dressed like a pirate.
Before Halloween we went to a pumpkin patch and you had a nice time trying to eat hay and rolling little pumpkins and dried corn around.
Hmmm....what else...
Only that the first Black President was elected and you'll never even know what it's like to grow up in a world where maybe some things are not possible. And I'm proud to tell you that I donated, phonebanked and canvassed so that you'd have this world. Everything is possible for you my boy and you live in a promising and optimistic time right now.
Daddy and I love you immensely too, just so you know, in case we don't tell you about 5000 times a day.
