We have this adorable little girl in our lives named Aubrey. She is my close friend’s daughter. She is funny and precious, full of wonder and overflowing with character. I cannot imagine life without her.
Oh, and I should probably mention that when asking my youngest son about her, his response is, “She’s my girl.”
Yesterday I asked if she could come with us to the Botanical Gardens so that Caden wouldn’t be so reluctant to go and so that I could practice photographing with a specific lens. As always, it was delightful and we had a fun time running through trails, looking at fall decor and smelling exotic flowers.
The time I will most remember is sitting around the table at lunch. The conversation that followed was priceless. I was snapping pictures as quickly as I could throughout the discussion.
“Caden, do you wanna marry me?”
(silence)
Caden continues to color. Never looking up.
Aubrey, finding this somewhat frustrating, asks a little louder and with more urgency.
“Caden! I said, do you wanna marry me?!”
Still looking at his artwork, he says, “Yeah.”
“When you’re married you can kiss whenever you want.” exclaims Aubrey.
Caden responds, “I’m gonna kiss you now.”
“Okay. Come kiss me then. The boy’s pose to ask the girl.”
Caden sends an air kiss and sits back down.
Moments pass before Aubrey speaks up.
“Do you love me Caden?”
“I love you forever.” he replies.
(Still coloring)
“Where do you wanna get married 
Caden?”
“At the Botanical Gardens.” he says.
“Do you wanna have a band?” she asks.
“Uh-huh.”
“My dress is gonna be made out of flowers!” she announces.
“That’ll be pretty.” he replies.
“Do we want to get married during the day or at night?” she asks.
He thinks for a minute…”At night. And we’ll have hotdogs, toasted cheese, brownies and pizza to eat.”
“Cake and ice cream later.” she adds.
“Okay! It’s settled!” she proclaims.
“Should I tell my mom?”
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I absolutely LOVE this! It makes me think of, “Sweet Home Alabama.” The boy and girl at the beginning of the movie looking for the glass created in the sand by lightning strikes …
You portrayed this story very sweetly, and innocently. Only time will tell if these two cuties will live out a happily ever after, but it makes me smile at the possibilities!
Thank you, Beverly!
This story makes my heart happy every time I read it 🙂
i love love love this! adorable!
It was pretty stinkin’ cute! 🙂
I love the first photo of them walking casually in the garden. They seem so at ease being with each other.
That’s one of my favorites as well! 🙂
Wonderful story and photos Joy!
Thank you so much Phil!
This is priceless! I love how you captured their faces. Well done Joy!
Thanks so much!
This makes me a little sad for all males—they don’t stand a chance! Look at that expression on her face when he doesn’t answer. And he wants hot dogs and pizza while she wants cake and ice cream and a flower dress. No wonder they don’t understand us!! Precious!
I know! Right?!
This is precious!!! Your pictures make the conversation come to life. Love it!
Aw, thank you! That is a wonderful compliment.
Oh I forgot… that top picture is AWESOME
Thank you! 🙂
I really enjoyed that alot!! Great conversation. Love that comment “She’s my girl”.
I love it too Mark.
I was so glad I was able to snap some shots of their faces.