....and then they were a family

As I was putting up the new header I realized that I hadn't documented the story of 3 here on my blog. I'm sure the heading ...and then there were 4 is obvious, but there is a story there.....

I found out late in May of 2004 that I was expecting Hadley. You would think that I would run home and tell Wayne immediately, but I didn't. You see it was just a couple of weeks away from Father's Day. With the creative juices of my friend Stacia, we came up with the perfect way to tell him on Father's Day.

I had a plate painted that looked like our dishes, but had writing in the center that said....and then there were 3. I wrote him a beautiful note:

I'm a dream that's now a reality,

I'm a prayer answered,

I'm a testament of faith,

I'm a hope fulfilled,

I'm a symbol of love,

I'm a promise of what's to come,

I'm a part of you,

I'm a baby waiting to be held by my Daddy.

Happy Father's Day 2004

The plan was to cook Wayne breakfast Father's Day morning and as he ate he would see the words, I would then present him with the card and poof there would be a wonderful moment.

What happened was not a wonderful moment. After containing the secret for 2 weeks, I couldn't contain myself any longer. I woke Wayne up at 5:30 AM to a breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast and grits. He was so groggy from the early hour that when he saw the writing he told me I had burnt the eggs and started digging around on the plate. He scrapped all the food to the edge and read the words....and then there were 3. I handed him the card, he slowly read it, I waited for the light to register, surely by the 7th line, nothing. Surely by the 8th line, nope nothing. Okay by the end, nope nothing. He didn't get it, he thought I had written it for someone else. I had to EXPLAIN IT TO HIM. Finally, the light bulb went on and he started to jump up and down....and then there were 3.

....and then there were 4.