"My Lennon"

Today we are playing ball, beach ball that is. I throw it, or roll it, or kick it and he catches it and throws it, or punches it, or drop kicks it back! It is a game that requires a certain amount of energy, but he is so good at it and he never seems to get tired.

Today he asks me a question. “Do you like playing ball better than you do with my little guys, or my video games?”

Of course I ask why he wants to know and he says, “Because you always smile when we play ball.” Then I have to ask if he likes that and he responds. “I love it when you smile, your eyes are so beautiful.”

Ah, Lennon! You always make me smile. Just the name makes me smile, but add that last line and it makes me cry.

You are such a big part of my life, so sweet and innocent, so good, and that last line seems to be a Lennon trademark.

“I love it when you smile, your eyes are so beautiful.”