You Are My Sunshine

When My Son was little, the first song he ever learned to sing was You Are My Sunshine.  He was blonde, with blue eyes, and smiled constantly, with a dimple that winked in one cheek in a way that made my heart light up, every time I saw him smile.  You have never heard such an adorable rendition of You Are My Sunshine in your life, I promise you.  And he WAS my sunshine.  Nothing ever made me happier than having him wake up and say, 'Good MORNING, Mommy!'

Then he was joined by Princess.  Princess was not even 6 pounds at birth, and was, quite simply, the prettiest baby that was ever born.  She honestly and truly looked like a real, live, living, breathing baby doll.  One of those perfect porcelain baby dolls with the rosy-perfect skin and tiny, tiny hands.  I don't even remember her ever crying much, or spitting up, or doing any of the things that 'normal' babies do.  She was FAR too ladylike, even as a baby.

Soon, My Son and Princess were joined by Peaches.  Peaches smiled ALL THE TIME.  She was cheerful and bubbly, and made us laugh almost every minute.  In those minutes she wasn't making us laugh, she was charming us into submission.  She just seemed to come into the world to charm and enchant the rest of us.  And she does.

Well, My Son, Princess, and Peaches are all grown now.  Princess is married, with a family of her own, Peaches probably will be, soon.  My Son has moved from the East Coast town where he grew up to the Rockies with some friends, to explore and adventure.  We don't get to see ANY of them as often as we would like.

Today, I was treated to a visit from Peaches and her intended.  They didn't stay too long, but it was so wonderful to see them.  They were just catching us up with their lives and what's been going on...but I realized how much they all three still light up my life in their own ways, just as much as they did when they were little.  They may not be my babies anymore, and they may not sing You Are My Sunshine to their momma anymore, but they are STILL my sunshine.  Each one of them.  My everyday joy today is getting to see the young adults my sunshines are growing to be.

I hope they will always know, no matter what they face in life, how much joy they bring to mine.