(LOOK at the cheeks on that guy - i cropped his darling bum out because he gets embarrassed now…)

when you have a new baby, especially a cute one, the grandmas come up to you EVERYWHERE - in the market, at the park, in restaurants and coffee shops and the line for the loo and warn you, “ENJOY that boy… it goes so fast!” you nod at them sweetly, inwardly annoyed and think about the fact that you can’t remember the last time you slept through the night or slept in or felt even remotely well rested and it just seems impossible because time actually feels like it’s on pause. and then POOF that little cherub of a baby is SIXTEEN YEARS OLD and you just want to bubble wrap him and keep him in the closet so he can’t grow up anymore. so don’t look for theo around town because that’s exactly where he is… i am keeping him safe and sound and frozen in time because i finally understand what those grandmas meant. i will be happy to pass on your birthday wishes to my sweet boy who will not be getting any older… i love him too much for that! HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY my dearest, darling theo! x0x0x

(theo taking in his birth city of amsterdam)

(baby theo with both of his actual grandmas)

(theo hanging out at thousand oaks - the elementary school KAMALA and i attended!)

(theo with his grandpa in stockholm)

(theo smelling the tulips at keukenhof gardens)

(theo bonding with his baby sister)

(boulder’s newest cowboy)

(theo and lu visiting GG in kansas)

(theo and lucy in the back garden of our favorite cheese shop in longmont)

(theo with his girlfriends at foothill elementary)

(making selfies with mama)

(a sibling heart to heart after a tragic loss)

(sayulita 2018)

(theo becoming a man)

(revisiting amsterdam)

(crissy field, san francisco)

(corona road trip… somewhere in utah)

(snuggling with the best guy)

(sayulita 2021)

(my sweet monkey baby… quilt made by grandma)