Happy
Mother's Day

Opening · Bella

Like mother, like daughter — in all the best ways

Callie, you once told me you see yourself in Bella — and I believe that is one of the greatest gifts a mother can carry. You already know her heart. You understand the road ahead of her because you have walked it. That kind of knowing is rare, and Bella is so lucky to have a mother who will guide her not just with advice, but with true empathy. I watch you with her and I see a mother who is already preparing her daughter not just for today, but for every chapter to come.

Second Page · Abbie

That smile gets away with everything — and she knows it

Let's be honest — Abbie has your number, and she has had it since day one. She is so cute and so funny that she gets away with, well, everything. And you know it. And you love her for it anyway. That is the beauty of your heart, Callie — even when you are being completely played by a toddler, you do it with such grace and joy that the rest of us just laugh along. Abbie didn't choose that smile by accident. She learned it from the warmest person in the room.

Third Page · Jimmy

Our first son — already wrapped around your finger

Jimmy is here, and our world has shifted in the most beautiful way. I am going to need your help with this one, Callie — I want to raise a disciplined, strong young man, and I know that will take both of us. Your tenderness will shape him in ways my intensity never could. And if he ends up half as kind as his mother, he will turn out just fine. Hold him close — and then help me be stern when the time comes. Deal?

Fourth Page · Manny

The peace of our family. Our forever good boy.

When the house is loud, when the kids are wild, when life is spinning — Manny is there. Steady. Loving. The quiet protector of this whole beautiful chaos. We have said it a hundred times and we will say it a hundred more: nobody loves their dog the way we love Manny. He is the peace of our family, and he gives that peace right back to all of us every single day.

Final Page · All of Us

Bella. Abbie. Jimmy. Manny. You. Me. Everything.

"Every single day, I love our differences more — because they make me better."

This is us. Bella, who carries your heart. Abbie, who has your number. Jimmy, our first son, who already has your whole world wrapped around him. And Manny — our peace, our constant, our good boy who we love more than is probably reasonable. And you, Callie, at the center of all of it. The sweetest person I have ever met. The most intentional listener. The tender, caring, extraordinary woman I am so happy I married. Happy Mother's Day. I love you.

With all my love ✦