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I want to remember how much Bea loves to dye Easter eggs.

I want to remember that she dyes them all at least once, and usually twice.

I want to remember her bypassing the Easter basket and going straight to egg hunting when she woke up Easter morning.

I want to remember that we were all together on Easter at my mom and dad's house.

I want to remember there was an egg hunt there, too.

I want to remember that Brycen cut his second tooth while we were at Grandma and Grandpas!

I want to remember that Bea fell asleep on the way to G'ma and G'pa Braun's house, while still holding the flower that she had picked for her grandmother.

I want to remember that she woke up just in time for a third egg hunt when we arrived at the Braun's.

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I want to remember how much Bea enjoys her cousins!

I want to remember how very alike her and L. are, and how well they play together.

I want to remember the times C. and I get to have date nights. 

I want to remember the silly. The fun. The love.

I want to remember how I love spending time with him at home, too.  

Every. Single. Night.

I want to remember the way Bea and Brycen interact and enjoy each other.

I want to remember the excitement of watching Bea begin to navigate the world of letters, sounds, reading, writing and rhyming.

I want to remember how quickly this happened, so I don't forget to stop. Remember. Enjoy. Appreciate. Document. Participate.

:: i want to remember ::

I want to remember Brycen's cooing and smiling.

I want to remember "I love you higher than a giant (that's a lot of pounds)."

I want to remember watching E.T. as a family and Bea calling him "Poor Little Guy".

Every. Time.

I want to remember the look C. gets on his face when B. says something funny (which is quite often lately).

I want to remember that B. turns everything into an art project.

I want to remember the UNO addiction.

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I want to remember that you insisted on wearing your finger lights to bed tonight.
I want to remember that you made Daddy turn off the lights so you could shine them on the ceiling.

I want to remember how excited you were yesterday to show us the pumpkin you got on your field trip, but that it was more exciting for you that you got to ride the bus.

Twice.

I want to remember that one of your famous sayings recently is "I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid.  I'm not afraid of anything." Especially when you are going to be in the dark.

I want to remember that you say those words like you are going on a lion hunt.