Matthew just turned six recently. One of the cards he got from his kindergarten friend was so nice; I thought I would share it with everyone. I love how happy the sun is in this picture. When someone who is five sits down at their desk for an hour and draws something like this you know the sentiment is far more than you can buy at the Hallmark store for $2.25. We celebrated Matthew's birthday three times; once with my parents, once with just me on his birthday while Mom was away and once more with a small party at Chuck E. Cheese. I printed out a few baby pictures for Matthew to take to school for "show and tell" on his birthday. Seeing the baby photos made me remember that tiny dark-haired boy we brought home from the hospital. I remember how hard it was to get him to sleep, how much fun it was to make him smile and giggle, how he lost all his dark hair and how hair grew back in curly bright blonde ringlets. Some days it's very hard to connect the little baby to the kindergarten age kid sitting down and doing his homework, running around the house shrieking and chasing his sister, making jokes about words and surprising us with interesting facts about science. Matthew, being your dad has made me want to be a better person and wish the world was a better place. Being your dad has also allowed me to see both myself and the world as better than I realized they were. Thanks for lending me your perspective
