Birthday Week

Two very special ladies are celebrating very special milestones this week. Ethan and Adam are incredibly blessed to have loving, doting, and adoring grandmas on both sides of the family. Watching the boys interact with their grandmothers fills my heart with joy. Ethan has such special relationships with both his Noni and his Grandma (I'm sure Adam does too, but Ethan's are more evident). These wonderful women are always thinking of our kids - calling to check in, worrying about them when they're sick, finding a certain toy that Ethan or Adam just "has to have", bragging about their "incredibly gifted" grandsons, etc., etc.

These women are not only second moms to Ethan and Adam, but they are the moms I look to most often for mothering advice and insight into this crazy adventure called parenting. They're always there to listen to me gripe about the kids' latest "issues" and help brainstorm strategies for dealing with them. They give me perspective and wisdom, and I always value their opinions, even if we disagree on the solution. (sorry Mom, but I stand by my swaddle. :) ) They're eternally eager to listen to us brag about the boys' latest achievements, and to "oooh" and "aaah" as if Ethan had just learned to read Latin or Adam had just returned from running a mile. These women have many, many things to be proud of accomplishing during their 60 years on earth, but personally, I think they should be most proud of being grandmothers, a role which they have perfected in every way.

Happy 60th Birthday to our wonderful moms!