Guess How Much I Love You?

Dear Merritt, Grace, and Grant:

Here's a little reminder for when all is not peaches and sunshine at our house, I love you so much I chased down an ice cream truck on a hot day. Do you remember? We were playing "tickle hide and seek" where I count, you hide, and when I find you I get to tickle you. I had just tickled Merritt good, my last find, when I heard the tinkling music of an ice cream truck. Ordinarily I don't have any cash on hand, but that day I had three dollars, surely enough for a treat. How surprised you all looked when I shouted, "Be right back!", bounded out the door, and raced down two streets waving my arms and hollering for the ice cream man to come to our house. You all sat on the warm rocks in our yard watching your crazy mom and wondering what in the sam-hill was going on. Bringing back the ice cream truck to you was a great moment for me, it was like I had caught a fish "thiiiisss big!" Merritt, your eyes about bugged out of your head when you realized there was a truck full of ice cream that drove around all day bringing treats to little kids. All the wonder of childhood was in your face, an ice cream truck is a magical thing. You all picked an item off the dollar menu: Grace you had an orange cream while Merritt and Grant had a vanilla ice cream bar with a crispy chocolaty shell. We sat on the swing in the back while you ate ice cream and soaked up some of summer's last goodness. I was purely happy and you were all a mess, especially Grant...remember his face? I love you all so very much, never forget okay?

Mom