Dear Son, Dear Daughter

Dear Will,

you are my beautiful boy.  you brought big change.  you taught me how to take care of a baby.  i'm sorry i didn't know more than i did before you came along.  you have forgiven me so many times, and i will never forget that. 
you helped me make friends.  you taught me to eat more fruits and veggies.  you got me outside more and more.  because of you, i know a lot about trains and trucks.
you encourage me to sing. 
you can be a talker.
you are hilarious and don't even know it.
you make people fall in love with you and you don't even try.

Dear Phoebe,

you are my special girl.  you are a doll.  you are affectionate and quiet, but very social.  you are only 1, but you smile like you know exactly what's going on.
you have been carted around since you were just a few weeks old.  you are patient, but only to a point and i can't blame you for that!
you are my dancer, my gymnast, my climber, my little mommy.  i love to watch you take care of your lamby and piggy and baby dolls.
you showed me that i give up too easily and to not do that.
sometimes you just need to be held.
you love books and you love to color.  i didn't know anyone could love to color as much as you do.
you are sweet and spunky.