February

Ruth Woodruff Photography

Dearest Sebastien,

Happy Valentine's! We took a few months off from the blog and photography. It was busy.You turned 5!! There were almost 20 kids at your batman party at our new house with bouncy castle. Of course it was a cold snap at barely 40 degrees. Christmas was a whirlwind.

As I sit down to write tonight, all of a sudden, my five year old seems long and lean to me. The why and how questions have started.  You are shooting up and emotionally you bounce between baby, child and adult. It's amazing. At bedtime, you look for kitty. Kitty joined us at dinner the other because he was hungry. Dad teased you about keeping kitty clean, so he doesn't have to take a bath. And , all of a sudden, you say "Kitty doesn't take baths, he's just a sleepy toy.  But you have grown up with him. A baby present from Grandpa Warner and Felicia to match our real ginger kitty, Joe.

 Ruth Woodruff took pictures of you as a baby. You were so beautiful, her pictures were beautiful. Mom took fuzzy snapshots with a DSLR. Now I try to take the photos, and you are still hugging kitty. I love you. Don't grow up any faster.

Please continue along our Letters to Our Sons blog circle to amazing mom and photographer Sarah Leonard