7 SEVEN 7

My dear sweet Griffin,

Here are 7 (of the million) reasons why I love you so:

1. Your sweetness and thoughtfulness

2. Your excruciating perfectionism and love of learning

3. The way you push the start button to make my coffee

after waking me at 6:15 a.m.

4. Your passionate love of animals, even if it means that

it's just too mean to eat meat.

5. Your indiscriminate eye for detail

6. Your love of art and all things beautiful

7. For teaching me that it's never too late to start the day over.

I love you so very much...Happy 7th Birthday!