Every morning when Taro leaves for work, the boys have a tradition of seeing him off with kisses and hugs before jumping up and down wildly and shouting "LOVE YOU!" until he's out of sight. It's super-sweet.When we lived in our apartment the ritual was no less epic, but instead of walking for a couple of blocks to the bus stop before disappearing from sight, Taro would be gone as soon as the elevator arrived. To compensate for the speediness of his departure, he would always get on an empty elevator and then shout "LOVE YOU" back at us all the way down, six stories.
One morning during the usual ruckus, one of our neighbors appeared in the hallway. I thought she was going to grumpily ask us us to knock it off, but instead she said,
"You have to get this on videotape."
So, for a few weeks I documented the daily goodbyes and compiled them into a little movie. May it brighten your day:
just saw the video! Too cute! That would make an awesome present for when they are older. :) Have a blessed day
ReplyDeleteAfter the hellish week I've had, this video put a smile on my face this morning. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis video is a WINNER my dear!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE YOU!!
OH! (one more thing) My day has definitely been brightened!
ReplyDeleteThat, my dear, was fan-friggin-tastic. If only you could put that into pill form.
ReplyDeleteThat is the sweetest thing ever! Good call on your neighbors part to document it.
ReplyDeleteholy moley i love this.
ReplyDeleteYou have SO brightened my day!!!
ReplyDeleteI have the distinct feeling I'll be watching this a few thousand more times ...
whenever my days need brightening!
Thank you.
Love UUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!
This reminds me so much of my family! My brother Ross insisted on waving goodbye to everyone until they were out of sight -- so much so that now, when anyone leaves the house, we all say "Gotta wave to Rossy" no matter who is pulling out of any of our driveways. (He's about to turn 29, by the way.)
ReplyDeleteYour boys are too, too cute. Wish my day started with people screaming "LOVE YOU!" to me at the top of their lungs!
so wonderful and sweet; I couldn't stop smiling.
ReplyDeleteJust precious! I love that the love yous are always punctuated by lots of jumping.
ReplyDeleteThat was adorable! It brightened not just my day but my whole WEEK:)
ReplyDeleteThanks a milllion, Leigh
ReplyDeleteSo generous of you to share all those love you
Love you too
For my husband, I know his goodbyes (je t'aime Papa) and his hellos when he gets home at the end of a long day, are the absolute highlight of his life. I know it's probably harder then I know for him to leave us at home and be the financial backbone of the family, but the fact that our little boy is always so loving makes every hard earned dollar worth it.
ReplyDeletevery cute! ~S.Strohm
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, this is the cutest thing i've ever seen!!!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU!!!!!!
ReplyDeletesweetest thing i've seen all week!
ReplyDeleteThat totally brightened my day. Thank you for sharing such a special family ritual. -Chan
ReplyDeleteomg, adorable, my daughter & I loved it!
ReplyDeletepretty sure that this might be the sweetest thing on the internet!
ReplyDeleteOh, so beautiful it made me cry.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! So good to see you guys last weekend (wow time flies!). In the words of the kiddos, "Love you!"
ReplyDeleteCouldn't be sweeter!
ReplyDeleteThat's the funniest and most adorable video!
ReplyDeletebahahaha. this is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this is just too adorable to handle! It totally brightened my day, thank you!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the sweetest, most adorable things I've ever seen. I love it even more b/c one of my earliest childhood memories is of me as a toddler kissing my mom goodbye as she left for work. :)
ReplyDeleteSOOOOOOO sweet! Congrats on having such a loving family! :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing! What a sweet thing to capture. It must make your hubby's day! I love how they both hop when they say "I love you". Too cute!
ReplyDeleteso frigging funny!!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO cute!
ReplyDeleteHow endearing and sweet. This totally brought out the postpartum cry reflex in me. :-) As the new mom of a one week old sweet baby boy, I am so excited for things like this to come! You are so blessed.
ReplyDeletethat is the sweetest thing! thanks for sharing as it put a huge smile on my face!!
ReplyDeletethat video is awesome.xo
ReplyDeleteOh.My.Gosh. that is the best! I think it really says something that no one ever asked you to quit shouting LOVE YOU!!!!
ReplyDeletegorgeous! who doesn't love kids in matching red PJs?! cutest thing ever.
ReplyDeleteThe sweetest thing I've seen in a very long time. I love the little jumps they do. So adorable!
ReplyDeletemade me tear up a bit!
ReplyDeleteso cute and endearing!!
Bellisimoo video!!! So sweet! Kisses from Dominican Republic!
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