Fourth Birthday

May 29, 2013

Dear Hudson,

 

Today you turned four years old, and as I watched you joyously scamper into Chuck E. Cheese--the only place you really wanted to go to celebrate your birthday--I was awed at how much you've grown and matured this past year.  As Ava so succinctly put it, you're "older, smarter, and really special too."  Indeed.

 

You are four.  You are fabulous.

 

 

 

This year, besides organizing our special family trip to Evansville, you also actively prepared your own party, which you adamantly wanted to have at Mamaw and Papaw's country home.  You're an outdoorsy boy, full of life and delight and freedom.  It pleases me more than you'll know to realize you're also one of those boys always eager to help.  You help cook supper, put away laundry, and clean the playroom.  When you get bigger, you want to help mow the lawn.  You love reading books, playing video games, and going outside.  You're just getting interested in superheroes and sports.  When you grow up, you want to be a mail carrier.

 

 

You've completed your first year of preschool, and I couldn't be prouder of the student you've become.  Miss Jennifer says you're an excellent listener, and I can attest to that.  When you have something important to say, you hold someone's face and make direct eye contact.  I love that about you.  Furthermore, you have an inner depth beyond four years, and a love of family that's so strong. Your sense of humor is sharpening every day, and your grasp of God is deepening as well.

 

More than anything, I am grateful to be your mother.  You've brought satisfaction, adventure, and joy to our family. You still give the best hugs, and even though you don't want to hold my hand anymore or let me kiss your face, you still show your love each and every day.  It is warm and vibrant and so full of innocence that it takes my breath away.

 

 

Yes, Hudson, you are growing up handsomely.  Your sister is your best friend, and you treat your parents so well.  You're a wonderful boy and will become such a magnificent man.  You make me smile.  You make me happy. 

 

Happy fourth birthday, my sweet man.

All my love,

Mom