A Birthday to Remember

Today was my wife's birthday. She hit the big 3-0. It was a birthday to remember, not only for my wife, but also for my son. This is the first of my wife's birthdays where we have a child old enough to remember what I do to show my wife how important her birthday is to me. He is a keen observer. I sent my wife on a scavenger hunt through the house looking for her multi-part gift. Our son saw this and noticed how special my wife felt. We saw him speed off to the family room for some paper and crayons. Then he grabbed my law school hat and hid it in his bed. It was cute to watch him play the "hotter/colder" game with my wife until she found my hat. Then he gave it to her. He was so excited, and my wife loved it. Then he gave her the card he made. He traced his hands and wrote his full name on the pictures, spelled according to the sounds he hears, his first name on the bottom and his middle and last names inside the hands.