Birthday Shout Out

Ten years ago today, back in the "old days" when digital cameras weren't as functional or omnipresent as they are today, I remember driving to a one-hour photo place, eager to see the pictures of our newborn son that I'd taken a few hours earlier. I wore the biggest smile on my face, but I couldn't help it. And I remember being perplexed about why everyone else I encountered didn't seem to be as happy about the loud and squrimy bundle of joy in the pictures as I was. Hadn't everyone heard the wonderful news?

Today that bundle of joy turns 10 years old, and there hasn't been a day go by that I haven't smiled as broadly and as proudly as I did that first day.

Happy birthday, Sam!