Birthday Wishes

Oh em to the gee.  Aaron would have turned 30 this week.  30!  I can just imagine how this would have been.  He would alternate between lamenting the 3 at the beginning of his age and proclaiming, "Whatever...I'm still fabulous."  This past year would have been a whirlwind of escapades he would have undoubtedly scribbled on a "Things I NEED to do Before I am 30" bucket list.  Ridiculously awesome accomplishments--I'm thinking run a marathon, travel to Europe again, finish school, buy a house, find a way to finally meet Ms Janet Jackson, be on Oprah's last show...among others.  And awesomely ridiculous debacles--I am picturing sneaking backstage to meet Cher, auditioning for a huge Broadway musical, pitching some kind of reality tv show...just to name a few.  One of my favorite things about Aaron is that he was always full of big dreams.  People always thought I was the dreamer; but, without him to push me, I would never have been able to dream as much as I could.  We were a lot closer than most other siblings.  I've never met anyone as close as the two of us.  And I am always grateful that his traits show up in different ways in Hannah and Airy (especially Airy).  Hannah loves fashion, dancing, and singing (loudly) just like Aaron.  Airy is feisty, stubborn, hilarious, and soooo not a morning person just like him.  I hope that I can teach them to dream as big and live as passionately as he did.

Highlights of the week:

• Hannah started at her new dance school.  She is in pre-ballet II and beginning jazz/hip-hop.  She LOVES it!  And I feel like she's already learning a lot more here than she did at her last dance class. 

This is not from this week...
But I made this for my friend's
son on his birthday.  I finally
took a photo of it.  :)

• We had a huge sleepover with two other friends whose husbands are away, their kids, and one of my friend's out of town guests.  Picture four women, three little boys (all 3 and under), Hannah, and one crazy demanding diva.  Oh, that would be Airy.  It was so nice and fun to have all of us in one house, laughing and bonding.  Hopefully this will become a regular thing.  :)
• Hannah said my new favorite quote from her.  I must post here for posterity.  "When you're getting dressed, it's not fun to be a boy.  Boys only have 2 or 3 things to wear.  Girls have a lot more fun things to choose from.  I'm glad I'm a girl."  See?  Totally Aaron's influence.




This is how you would
normally find her at the
playground.



• Airy had fun playing in the sand and dirt at the playground...as usual.  One of the other ladies commented, "Look she's already dirtier than the boys."  Another of my friends (a mother to two boys) said, "It's nice to see 2 year old girls do things like that too."  (This is after Airy attempted to eat rocks.  Yes, rocks.  Didn't you know they are delicious?  I didn't either.)  She really is something else.  Hannah did not prepare me for her.  At all. 

Enjoy your week!  Dream big and don't put rocks in your mouth.