selective memory

it's amazing what liam chooses to remember about events. a recent history ... 1) he joined chris and me at his first non-kids sporting event, when davidson played nc state in basketball at the charlotte coliseum. the game was close, the victory was ours. liam's highlight: the ice cream. 2) i took him to disney on ice, where he watched in fascination as lightning mcqueen skated on the rink below us. liam's highlight: our parking spot. 3) he participated in his first christmas pageant, singing "go tell it on the mountain" in front of hundreds of people, and even went up to the altar for communion. liam's highlight: the tail on his horse costume. 4) he opened all sorts of wonderful christmas presents from his parents, his grandparents, his uncle, his aunt, and of course, santa. liam's highlight: his battery-operated toothbrush. 5) we just returned from a three-day trip to our friends' mountain cabin, where we hiked along the blue ridge parkway, checked out a great playground with a super-long slide, played lots of games indoors when the weather turned rainy, and visited the mast general store in boone. liam's highlight: the gummy worm he ate in the backseat. one of the e-mails that being currently forwarded around, full of insightful suggestions of how to live better in 2009, reminds us to "find the beauty in the little things". liam's obviously got this one mastered.