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4.5 Year Interview and Friend Birthday Party

Today we sat down to talk to you about what’s it’s like being 4 and a half years old (minus 1 day). Some of the highlights were: Favorite color: blue Favorite food: rice and rou rou Favorite dessert: chocolate cake Favorite TV show: Tom and Jerry Favorite movie: The Lion King Favorite animal: hyena Favorite […]

4 Year Interview

So we were about a month behind in interviewing you for your 4-year-old birthday. I was most surprised that you were really talkative and engaged during the interview. I had tried doing an interview earlier, but you weren’t having it. At this point, we were over a year into the pandemic, and you had been […]

Halloween (2020)

The pandemic has thrown off a lot of the usual ways holidays were celebrated. Halloween is no exception. A day when children would walk door to door asking for candy has no place in these strange times. We did what we could to make Halloween enjoyable for you. You trick-or-treated inside the house, visiting various […]

Getting to China

Hey Bud, We certainly had a great trip to China to visit mom’s family. It’s a shame you are too young to remember it, so I’ll write down some memories for you. Getting to China got off to a rough start. The week before the trip you had started coughing, maybe on Wednesday. By Friday […]

August 3, 2017

Hey bud, Today was your second day of daycare.  From what we were told, it went well.  You only cried a few times, when you were hungry or tired.  When you got home, you started sticking your tongue out a lot.  It was pretty funny.  You’ve become quite the giggler.   From Your Dad

Knowledge Insurance

Hey dude, Your mom and I are very busy preparing for your arrival.  A few months back, we met with our insurance agent to get some life insurance so that if something happens to one, or both, of us, you will be well taken care of. You’re welcome. But it got me thinking, sure, financially […]

Carrying Our Wayward Son

Hey Little Fella, You aren’t even here yet, but I’m wondering what is going through your head.  I also wonder how someone has thoughts without having a language to work off of.  It would seem that language helps structures thoughts and feelings, but without language, I wonder how you are filing away things that you […]

Hello

Hey little guy, You aren’t here yet, but we’re pretty excited to see you in person. I thought I’d write you some letters now because there are things I want to tell you, but you aren’t here yet. And even if you were here, you would be way too young to understand what I’m talking […]