"papa is old"

when i asked linden how old she thought papa was yesterday, she answers with the title of this post. it's pretty funny- she thinks everyone who is "bigger" than her is like 9 or 12- the concept of what we have lived thru is not quite there. she thinks she was always with hammy and me. like when we were talking about living in chicago or the day we brought bruno home in 2003, she always says, "yeah.....i remember that...."
our life prior lu and thatch does feel like a lifetime ago, and the thought of not having them now, makes me shiver. but man- we had the life. work, gym, dinner at 8pm, david letterman and bed. repeat and add in dinner with friends and drinks at happy hour on fridays. it was crazy fun. but not half as fun as now. which kinda goes like this- wake up the kids, breakfast, laundry, target, laundry, time out, dinner, laundry, bathtime, bed, clean up, laundry. there's no david letterman or happy hours that don't include sippy cups. but we are happy- and filled with laughter.
this crazy toddler sized life will not last forever, and we are trying our darndest to enjoy the moment- because we are going to turn around and they are going to be "old"....like 12.
GIANT SIGH.

happy birthday papa- glad we got to celebrate while you were here!
so glad my parents came out a couple weeks ago- it was devine. i love love love having them here. we need a guest cottage.

love this pic! this is pretty much my mom's expression when lu is around. makes me happy.

we went to dinner at the Four Seasons resturant for papa's birthday- like how classy lu is- bread shoved in her mouth- nice.


my dad wanted to order a pizza- too bad he got stuck with a three course meal- and a cupcake! happy birthday dad!


love.