Out of all three of our children, you were the easiest to raise. My parents recalled my childhood as they saw me disciplined mine. As I was cleaning the crayon marks that Annabelle left on the walls, my parents and I talked about how I tore out wallpapers in our home when I was a toddler. Well…I did not remember the fun part, but what happened afterwards was forever ingrained on my heart. My hands got spanked by a big long ruler. It was the fear, not the hurt, that I remember. And I never did it again. Never.

I was happy to have my mom and dad visit us during the thanksgiving holidays. We went to the Orange County Great Park. We got on the free balloon flight. In between, we had a mini photo session while waiting for the ride. I could not believe my parents were willing to pose for me. And I actually made them laugh!