but see your
mom
in this photo.
we used to
come to this place,
and walk
down this same street,
and talk about
a future with you,
before you were you,
and watch similar
clouds roll
over us.
and last year i
was here with you,
but you couldn’t walk,
and you had no
words for the
things you loved
and hated.
and now…
you walk these
streets with me,
picking up rocks,
throwing them as
far as you can,
yelling “birdie”
and “fock”
(which i think is frog, but sounds more like “fuck”),
and yelling for
any person who may
be too far
ahead or behind
you on this road.
and i think about
a future with you,
a future that
will be nothing
short of perfect,
despite the imperfect start.
so keep running,
throwing, and kinda
swearing, ’cause
it makes me happy.
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Beautiful picture of Maddy!!
“and i think about
a future with you,
a future that
will be nothing
short of perfect,
despite the imperfect start.”
Gave me chills.
Beautiful picture of Miss Maddy!! Yes, she does look just like her mama in this shot…bittersweet for you, I am sure!!
Beautiful words as always Matt…hope you are having an awesome time in Mexico 
she is gorgeous, just like her mom.
Oh man, I CANNOT wait for your book! Maybe an early release is in order?
Wow Liz this is all I can say about that photo!
gulp
gorgeous!!
thanks Matt.
you made me cry.
So very bittersweet.
Just wait until she actually says, “Fuck.” It will be momentus. You will laugh.
She certainly looks like her mom in that one! And Maddy has the most amazing collection of dresses! Living in England my little one hardly has the chance to wear dresses and I covet Maddy’s awesome dress wardrobe and all the sunshine you two enjoy!
Vida (almost Maddie’s age) calls squirrels, ‘fro-ders’. It took a month for me to figure that one out. For the longest time, we thought she was saying, ‘oh shit’ but it was ocean or at least we convinced ourselves and her.
you are best dad & husband in this world
You made me cry…
I think that after reading everything you have written in this blog for nearly 2 years, this one affected me the most.
I’ve always said and thought how lucky Maddy is to have a father who literally gives her the world, “despite the imperfect start”.
Totally agree with Nina’s comment…she is lucky to have you for a dad.
Now, this one made me cry. And she does look just like her mother. You two are lucky to have each other for the rest of your lives.
*chokes up again*