My baby boy,

Hi, handsome. It was another day. I made your siblings clean their rooms, Ellie cleaned and Lucas and Elijah cleaned a little, but also took baths, read books, built with magnetic blocks, jumped on their beds, and complained about cleaning. You were getting better at cleaning your room. You finally realized that if you just quickly start it, you’re done much quicker than wishing you didn’t have to clean. Once when you didn’t want to clean, you even just laid down and took a nap.

I got excited today because I randomly heard this song that I forgot existed, but it was a big part of my life back in my college days. It was a Vanessa Carlton song that they played on an episode of One Tree Hill. At the time, I’m pretty sure I was in a relationship I thought was going to last, but everyone was telling me to get out of it. This song stuck with me because I thought “people just don’t get it”. In hindsight, the people were right. I wonder what songs you would have had that went through and defined parts of your life.

It’s odd how certain things stick with you. I remember jumping on my awesome yellow and brown couch when I was a child and singing along to The Beach Boys. During my senior year, before prom, we were voting for our class song. They were playing the songs over the speakers and one of them was You’ve Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story. The principal made a sarcastic comment after playing the song about Woody and Buzz being at prom or something. What would you remember? Did you already have songs and moments that stuck with you?

Lucas asked today if he was allowed to have an “Isaiah” themed birthday for his birthday. I told him that he absolutely can and I will figure it out. So prepare to be celebrated at his Isaiah/Plants vs Zombies birthday party in a few weeks. I have no idea how it’ll work, but I will figure it out.

Ellie wrote you a little note, as you can see she’s overly upset she doesn’t have social media. Add that to the list of things that I have done that have helped “ruin her life”. I love you more than anything, my sweet boy. Goodnight and sweet dreams.

Isaiah

Hi Isaiah it’s me Ellie I know I didn’t write or talk to you that much but camp was fun and yeah every letter that mom writes to you she posts it on Facebook (which is cool she lucky to have face book) but yeah I love you have a goodnight your almost ten my goodness love you I’m gonna go and bye.