Peaches

Did you have a sweet Valentine’s Day?

My baby crawled on top of me first thing, as usual, and after a little snuggle time, I told him to look at the dresser. There was a white gift bag with big red heart on it and tissue paper sticking out the top. I had filled it with goodies for him and Kevin after they fell asleep the night before.

For Kevin: sweet nothings tucked inside an envelope and a heart-shaped box of Kit-Kats. For Steevenson: popcorn, peaches, and the cute little t-shirt he’s wearing in the photo below.

“Daddy!“, he exclaimed as he grabbed the bag by its rope handles and bolted out the bedroom door. “Daddy!“, he said again as he made his way down the stairs. I threw on my worn-out slippers and hurried after him. I didn’t want to miss his reaction. Not the one connected to his Valentine treats; the one connected his enthusiasm about sharing that moment with his Daddy. “Daddy!“, he said again before he found Kevin coming in through the back door. I rounded the corner at the bottom of the stairs and heard “Mommy got us surprises for “Valentime’s Day!”

I said,”the red ones are for Daddy, and the other treats are for you“. He handed the red box and red envelope to Kevin and then squealed when he discovered his can of peaches. He took a quick look at the t-shirt and after answering my question about what it said (LOVE!), he hugged the can of fruit and asked if he could eat it for breakfast. “Sure!”, I said and headed back to the kitchen to open the can. I decided this occasion called for a “fancy bowl”, so I pulled a piece of blue and white china out of the cabinet and placed three peach slices inside. “Look! It’s Mama, Daddy and Steevenson!“, he said upon seeing them. I love that he always thinks of us when he sees three.

And here’s the thing: I didn’t know he loved peaches.

A couple of weeks ago, he came home after a nighttime church activity for kids and didn’t know what to call the “yummiest food EVER” that they had served with the pizza that night. He had never seen a canned peach, so he didn’t know even know it was a fruit.

The following week, Kevin chaperoned at the same nighttime church event and when he and Steevenson walked in through our back door later that night Kevin said, “canned peaches“. And now that he knew what they were called, just hearing the words caused Steevenson to spring into animated action as he chimed in, “Yeah! Yeah! Canned peaches are the YUMMIEST food EEEEEEEEEVER!“

Y’all, the candy and cards are so much fun, but discovering new things about my seven-year-old son? Priceless. 🙂