Yesterday was Shea's 21st birthday. It does make me feel a little old. Casey and Shea and I went to Outback Steakhouse. Outback has become one of Shea's preferred places to eat since developing Celiac because they have a gluten free menu. Joe asked for us to bring him back some ribs. He couldn't come to the restaurant of course. We enjoyed the food and the kids and I had quite a laugh at the silly pictures I took of them not being cooperative.I found a little diary today the I wrote in over the first years of Shea's life. When he was two months old I wrote "The first thing I noticed other than your boyhood was that you have your father's ears, kind of crinkled and then your wonderful cleft chin - something I never expected. You were so alert and looking around at everything. You've continued to be a very alert baby - able to hold your head up from day one, and always interested in new surroundings...You love being out of doors and being cozy in the snuggle sack - taking you for a walk is still the surest way to calm you down..." It is amazing to look at my adult son and remember that little baby.
I have a whole collection of pictures with Shea holding something in front of his face.
Nice smile.
Being silly in just the same way.
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Love the pictures...and the memories. It truly is incredible that our children are now adults (or nearly adults) and you and I haven't aged a bit. I have fond memories of playing with Shea and Casey in the mountains at Green Valley. It seems like yesterday. Getting all the kids bundled up, going outside for forty-five minutes, coming back in to warm up and dry off...then do it all over again an hour later.
Happy birthday to Shea! We were at a restaurant on the 5th and recalled that his birthday was the day before, so we toasted him with lemonade.
We aren't getting older, only our children do!
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