i hope you had a wonderful weekend.
oh they go by too fast....every single one of them.
i spent the majority of mine shuttling the boys around,
cleaning and organizing, and ignoring the fact that our tv
was on entirely too long {i made an exception for the playoffs}.
the highlight of my weekend was having breakfast with
my girlfriend charlotte and her new baby aidan.
we met at konos the beach, grabbed a coffee and sat on a deck overlooking
the pier and ocean and talked about life - what her new life as a mother looks like,
the exhaustion of it, and the joy it brings. it was wonderful.
i could have sat there all day staring at her sweet baby and chatting.
on sunday, i started to tackle organizing our digital photos and i came
across a clip of finn that i recorded during his submarine obsession phase.
i couldn't get over how his mannerisms even at age 7 are almost exactly as they are today.
the way he speeks, dreams big and shares details are characteristically finn.
as i was watching the clip, finn came into the room and asked if he could watch too.
he did and then turned to me and said "mom, i really really thought i was going to
atlantis in a submarine". i replied "yes, i know. i listened to your plans and saws dozens
of submarine schematics over a year and a half about how you were going to do it".
he grinned and said "why didn't you tell me atlantis didn't exist. i smiled and said
"why would i do that. i didn't want to kill your dream finn....that's what childhood is all about....dreaming big.
he smiled and shook his his head, he understood.
i then had to share with c and we both sat and watched together with cheeky grins,
and slight tugging at our hearts. we miss that little 7 year old boy.
that little boy turns 12 in just a few days. *sigh*
