Time is Passing Very Quickly, It’s Unreal that You’re Turning Two

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
My sweet boy, i can’t believe you turned two. You are supposed to be my baby! You are already enjoying the beginnings of toddlerhood. You have strong opinions and aren’t afraid to express them like immediately breaking into tears when you don’t get your way. But you’re also so kind and loving and hug us all all day long. I want to make sure we enjoy every moment because time passes so fast and soon you won’t be little anymore. Happy birthday my son, I love you!

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I Love Seeing You Happy and Hearing Your Laughter

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
I don’t like a noisy house and with two boys it’s quite hard to keep things quiet but i try anyway. And many times a day you just run around and squeal and make loud noises despite my protests. The only exception for me is when I hear your laughter. No matter how loud it is I can never ever get enough of that. The giggles truly make my day every single time. I love you so much. (My sweet boys I want you to now that I will always love you but even more so you will always have each other.)

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Your New Favorite Game of Ready Set Go

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
My sweet boy, a few days ago you were sitting on the kitchen floor and playing with your cars. I came to sit next to you and showed you how to race them so we’d pick two, say “ready?, set, go!” and throw two at the same time to see which won. You absolutely loved the game and now play it nonstop. Even when you’re not playing, you love to just scream “ready? go!!” which makes us all laugh. May 2011.

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I Hope You Always Love Each Other Unconditionally

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
My sweet boys I love watching the two of you get along and I am so deeply thankful for both of you. I have many wishes for each of you individually but my biggest wish for both of you is to always stick by each other and lean on each other. You are lucky to be brother and never ever take that for granted. I love you both so much.

The Joy and Happiness of Making Art

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
Nathaniel you just found David’s old toy in the closet and have been playing with it ever since. I love how you sit there and draw for hours engrossed in the joy of creating art. Then you stop and admire your creation. Erase and then start all over again. I can see the joy in your face when you play, draw. and make art. It’s the same reason I love to create my son. And seeing you share the joy of art makes me happy!

Excited to be Celebrating Daddy’s Last Day and His New Life

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
On March 31, Daddy had his last day at work. He came home that night to find the sign that David made for him that day. We were all very excited for Daddy to start his new adventure. His own company. We love you so very much Daddy and we are so very proud of you and so very happy for you. We are also excited that this also means we wll get to see you and play with you more often.

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You Much Prefer Making a Pretty Big Mess over Playing

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
One of the greatest joys of getting to work from home is watching you play all day long. You are pretty good at playing by yourself and keeping yourself entertained. You often like to play with trains and make lots of funny noises while you play. But lately you’ve started to enjoy creating a big mess. You dig a fork into your lego box and drag them all out. I think you really just like making a huge mess.

Even Your Stink Eye Makes my Heart Swell

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
Sweet little boy sometimes when i try to take photos of you, you give me the stink eye because I am not giving you what you want at that moment. but even your stink eye is so very cute. I love you.

Your First Real Egg Hunt

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
Nathaniel even though this was not your first egg hunt, for the last tow years you didn’t really get what it’s about. This time, you collected all the eggs and enjoyed it so much. You get it now my boy.

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Our Favorite Halloween Tradition

This is one of the projects I did for Authentique Paper for CHA Summer.

Journaling Reads:
in 2006, almost a year after we moved to the bay area we started going to Lemo’s Farm for halloween. They have a little train, a lot of pumpkins, and a petting zoo. It has now become our yearly tradition. We go early just as they open and it’s not so crowded so we have a ton of fun playing!