My favorite Christmas present this year was the one that I gave to J. The week before Christmas, I put everything else on hold and I madly scrapbooked for six to eight hours a day, when J was at work. Several years ago my mother-in-law had given me two boxes filled with photos from J's life, from 1987-1994. All of the photos were in order, and I just needed to put them into scrapbook form.
As I was going through the pictures, I came across a photo taken of J at the San Diego Zoo. I immediately recognized the set and pulled out my own scrapbook. I found a similar picture of me, in the exact same spot, although mine was taken a year before the one of J. The romantic in me had hopes that our pictures were taken the same year (what if we were at the zoo on the same day?!?), but I do like the fact that we are both six years old when our respective pictures were taken. I don't think that this photo op set exists anymore, but it would be fun to take a trip to San Diego and have a similar picture taken when Sam is six.
I can only hope that Sam grows up to be as good of a man as his father. Sam is a sensitive and kind person by nature, I think, which is a good start. He also likes to emulate his dad: he was thrilled the other week when he and J were wearing similar outfits to my choir performance. I hope he continues to want to be like his dad.
I love these two boys, and I think the world of them.
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that is a beautiful post. I love the way your family loves each other. I think my mom had a ziplock baggie full of pictures for me...certainly not two boxes. It would take an hour.
you've got some great boys in your life, that's for sure! i love that you madly scrapbooked after we talked about it right before. we put a bee in your bonnet! i'd love to see the finished product.
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