How Do I Love You

How Do I love You? Let me count the ways.
I love you as the sun loves the bright blue days.
I love you as the bee loves a fragrant flower.
I love you as the thirsty duck loves a sudden shower.
I love you as the bird loves a song to sing.
I love you as the waking bear loves the smell of spring.
I love you as the cat loves a sunny sill.
And as the dancing snowflakes love the winter's chill.

How Do I Love You? Let me tell you how.
I love you as the nest loves the sturdy bough.
I love you as the sea loves the sandy shore.
And as the ancient world loved the dinosaur.
I love you as the wind loves its own sweet sound.
And as our friendly Earth loves to spin around.
I love you as the moon loves each shining star.
I love all that you will be and everything you are.

"How do I love you" by Marion Dane Bauer.

Jackson turned 5 today.
I think five is a milestone birthday.  I do not feel like he can be a little boy anymore- starting school, and other such things.  He will, however, always be MY little boy.
After church this morning (which came after a special breakfast of-you guessed it-Peanut Butter and jelly Waffles and chocolate milk), we came home and ate lunch.  Grandma came over and Mom, Dad, and Jax went to the movies.  We saw "Kung Fu Panda 2".  Then back home, and off Dad and Jax went to play some miniature golf.  Ryan and Jeana came by with gifts for Jax, Grandma too left something on the front porch for him.  And he opened Grandma and Grandpa's gift when Grandpa got here after work.  His motto for the day was "It's my birthday, and I get to do anything I want today!"
Grandpa swears Cole said "car" today.  I have not heard it, so waiting to add it to the still very short list of words.
I predict Cole's hair is going to bleach out this summer and we will have a platinum blond on our hands by August.