i will always love you

On Tuesday, the redhead and I were working on the hubby's Father's Day gift (I'll show you after Father's Day what I did - he does read my blog). I was doing most of the work - what good are 20 month olds with craft projects? - and I guess the redhead felt neglected since all my attentions were upon the project at hand because he got really whiny. Once I got to a stopping point, he said "up" and held his hands up to me. I scooped him and bear blanket (the all important security item) into my arms. Recently the redhead and I have done all kinds of dancing, so I started to sway to the music with him. The Whitney Houston version of "I Will Always Love You" began playing on the radio and we continued to sway. He laid his head on my shoulder while Whitney serenaded us with her ever so fantastic voice. I was singing quietly to him (he likes that) and looking into his sweet little face when Whit started singing this verse:

I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you dream of
And I wish to you joy and happiness
But above all this, I wish you love...

Needless to say, I couldn't hold back the tears. I kept on singing until the end of the song when I quietly said "I love you", to which he responded in the cutest 20 month old voice possible..."yah".
I did have the presence of mind to grab the camera while the song was still playing and snap a picture to commemorate this "one moment in time". Here we are...

Father's Day gift: $18.99
Time spent on Father's Day gift: 1 1/2 hours
Calories burned while dancing with 27lb 20 mo. old: 50
This moment: Priceless