I Love You To The Stars & Back

I Love You To The Moon & Back

I Love You To The Stars & Back

I Love You To The Farm & Back

I’ll race you to the car & back

I Love You To The Sun & Back

I Love You Got Yo Brothas Back

I Love You All The Way To Space & Back

I Love The Way You Strong & Black

I Love You Around The World & Back

& That’s Why I Could Never Crack

Trade My Life For Yours If It Was Ever That

All Because I Love You To The Stars & Back

Baby you are turning 5 years old and daddy is so proud of all of your fabulousness; but I wanted to share some of the beautiful things you have taught me in these last 5 years. You, my beautiful girl; are everything I could ask for and more and just like all the books you have seen me read, videos you see me watching and classes or meetings I am paying attention to; none of them have taught me more than being your father. I knew I wanted to grow as a father because of you and I have; sometimes in ways I expected and some I didn’t, but all of them bringing me growth; and for that I am so grateful and so much better.

First, your naming process taught me a lot. I was in charge of selecting your first name and that meant a lot to me. I tried a first name-middle name combo to start but mom wasn’t feeling it. Throughout the name picking process though I…