Liam is 26! I know. I can't believe it either. And this is, I think, the first morning he's woken up since I started blogging in 2005, without a birthday post all ready for him. But I don't think he minds. This was taken at his breakfast birthday party in Columbus and I don't think that's Hi-C in his glass!
Yeah, your mama was found slumped over a book at 8 pm last night, and that's all she wrote yesterday: Nuthin.' So better late than never. It's still your birthday, and you and Ayla are on your way down here soon, which feels like a birthday present to me! I've got a nice meal prepped, which involves the last of the garden produce: a poblano pepper plant almost as tall as me, that showered me with goodness in November.
I'm so proud of my artsy son. You work magic with your hand and eye. Please keep doing this, and I will too. It'll be a pact. Nobody draws Mac Miller like you do!
I'm so happy you've found someone as wildly artistic as you are. Who understands your creative soul and shares the gift. Ayla can draw and paint and make 3-D things like nobody's business! One would be hard-pressed to find a more talented couple. Or a cuter one!
You both love the beautiful things in life. One of my favorite memories from Phoebe and Óscar's wedding preparations was the day we all sat down and arranged flowers for the Faraway Friends Party tables.
It felt as natural as breathing to be arranging flowers as a family, because aesthetics is what we do around here.
Many thanks to Missy Fleeman for the FABULOUS flowers from her emerging flower farm right up the road! We used them well! That's Syrie, our wedding planner, to the left.
A candid photo from the First Look in the wildflower meadow...
Loving on Curtis, who was all dolled up and loving the hoopla.
Nothing could have made my heart burst more than to see you stand in for your dad, bringing Phoebe down the aisle. You do him proud, lanky king. And you bear more than a passing resemblance to him.
Sometimes I step back and look at you two and say, wait a minute. These are my kids? The Siblings Dance was definitely one of those moments. Lightning in a bottle.
And these are just the moments from July. You delight me and make me proud every day. And now you're 26, my beautiful boy. Keep on dancing, drawing, laughing, and making people happy. You are a gift.
Happy birthday, Liam!
Love, Ma
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