I’m comfortably perched in an easy chair when I see him, advancing on me with a determined expression, a yellow sheet of puffy stickers clutched in his hand.
Warily, I set my drink down.
He climbs into my lap.
“CJ? What are you doing?” I ask him.
He is quiet… focused… carefully peeling off stickers and affixing them to my cheek.
Then he says, “Mommy, I’m making you lovely.”
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October 29, 2007 at 10:18 am
That you are, my friend. That you are.
October 29, 2007 at 10:47 am
Very lovely indeed. Who knew that puffy yellow stickers could look so beautiful?
October 29, 2007 at 10:51 am
Oh my – you ARE so very lovely! You can truly see in that child’s face how much he loves his mommy. I must run to the store now to get some puffy yellow stickers – I wanna be lovely too!
October 29, 2007 at 11:08 am
Without those yellow stickers, just a mom in Seattle. With yellow stickers~super duper lovely Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 29, 2007 at 11:56 am
Gorgeous! I have twin five year old boys and I too have had stickers/paint/makeup applied in a rather unusual yet beautiful way. You are a good mama.
October 29, 2007 at 12:00 pm
That’s such a precious pic. My sons have decorated me in stickers many times.
On another note, did you know I’m having a giveaway on my blog? Come and enter!
October 29, 2007 at 2:20 pm
What a sweetie. And, very lovely you are, too!
October 29, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Oh, how adorable. That is just the sweetest thing. Gotta love the things that kids come up with.
October 29, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Oh that is sweet.
At 1st glance, I thought you photo-shopped those yellow stickers on yourself. :) Now why would I think that?
October 29, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Very sweet, Jenny.
October 29, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Well you were definitely lovely before them, but I do have to say he does have a way with color.
I’ve missed you my friend. Sorry I haven’t been around as much. Was in a blog funk.
October 29, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Awww. You’re already lovely. But yellow is definitely your color.
:-)
October 29, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Aww what a sweet little guy. :)
October 29, 2007 at 6:59 pm
tooo cute! and you were lovely before…but now…all i can say is wow! ;-)
October 29, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Lovely!
October 29, 2007 at 8:05 pm
He’s adorable! My little girl tried something like that with me too..
October 29, 2007 at 8:05 pm
How darling is that? That must have melted your heart!
October 29, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Can he spare some stickers? I’m feeling rather old and haggard today…
October 29, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Oh, and HOW lovely you both are!! I miss my daughter “stickering me”, as she would call it, but I’m glad Caesar has yet to discover them, lol. :)
October 29, 2007 at 11:36 pm
You are both lovely!
October 30, 2007 at 5:47 am
AWWWWWW.
And that comment alone deserved a million red m&m’s :-D
Adorable!
October 30, 2007 at 7:36 am
You were lovely before, but the stickers are a nice touch! What a sweet little guy you have there.
October 30, 2007 at 8:58 am
And lovely you look!
October 30, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Lovely indeed!
October 31, 2007 at 5:42 am
Heehee, I agree you ARE lovely! With or without puffy stickers.