Dear Ashton Crawford

Dear Ashton Crawford,

at the Georgia Aquarium

This blog is dedicated to you, my sweet baby boy (who is now seven - not so much a baby!). I have been chronicling much of your life on Facebook, and I recently spent lots of time going back through my Facebook feed, just marveling at how sweet, funny, and smart you are. I laugh at the times you were less than "precious," and cry at the times that you were better than gold.

One of my favorite things you say when I take a picture is, "Don't put that on Facebook!" I'm probably a bad mom for posting your artwork, your silly faces, your good grades, and your messes in such a public way, but it's only because I adore you and I'm so proud of you.

So, this blog is my gift to you. At age seven, you might not appreciate it. Maybe, though, twenty years from now, you'll have a sweet baby of your own, and going back through your life in pictures and posts won't be embarrassing; it will be source of joy.

Love,
Mom