Watching my oldest son Nicholas grow up has been both a joy and an exercise in perspective. There’s a quote from Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, that summarizes it best: “It’s great to have a beginner’s mind.” Watching the world develop through Nick’s eyes has been an adventure. Among the latest musings –
Upon hearing his 2-month old brother Nolan begin to cry, Nicholas lifts up his shirt and runs toward him. “Mommy I need to feed Baby Nolan!”
After we explain to Nicholas that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday, he hears the dog barking at the window, which usually means a guest is coming to the door (we celebrate a lot of the family birthdays at our house). So he runs toward the window … “Jesus is coming, Jesus is coming!”
We’re out in the yard with Nicholas after it’s snowed. He quickly realizes he can’t form a good snowball but still wants to play. So he hands me a handful of snow – “Daddy make a snowball so I can throw it at you.”
