1988 at Niagara falls
1978 at 10 year re-dedication
1965 (THE pin)
To one of my best boyfriends... 1964
Sung by James Darin
Oh ... you know, you know, you know, you know ...
You must a been a beautiful baby
You must a been a beautiful child
When you were only startin'
To go to kindergarten
I bet you drove those other childs wild!
Oh yeah ... oh yeah ... oh yeah ...
An' when it came to winnin' blue ribbons
Well ... I bet you taught the other kids how
Well, I can see the judge's eyes
As they handed you the prize
I bet you took the cutest bow!
Yeah! You must a been a beautiful baby
'cause baby won't you look at you now.
Oh yeah ... oh yeah ... oh yeah ...
You must a have been a beautiful baby
You must a have been a beautiful child
When you were only startin'
To go to kindergarten
I know you drove the other childs wild.
An' I wasn't even there.
An' when you came to winnin' blue ribbons
Hey ... I know you taught those other kids how
Well, I can see the judge's eyes
As they handed you the prize
I know you made the cutest bow!
Yeah! You must a been a beautiful baby
‘cause baby won't you look at you now.
Oh, I mean ... I mean ... oh, beautiful ...
Oh, beautiful ...
Oh, beautiful ...
Oh, beautiful ...
Oh, beautiful ...
Oh, beautiful ...
Aah, I know you're beautiful ... too beautiful for words ...
Last night I looked at Facebook before going to bed (big mistake, it kept me up far too late) and noticed that our oldest daughter, Darlene had put some recent photos on line. I was amazed at how gracefully her and her younger sister had aged and even commented that "Dar" was still a "babe". I didn't think anything more of it until this morning until I awoke thinking of my wife and our life together. Above, you will find some of my favorite pictures of Linda (and sometimes myself) over the years. As I said before, I awoke thinking of Linda and also with the song James Darin sang in 1961. So, I went backwards in time until I found her baby picture. FYI... She is the second from the left. Of course, this reminded me of a verse from the proverbs...
Proverbs, Chapter 5
18 Let your spring be blessed.
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Anything else I could say could never top this simple statement of Proverbs. It is true and I rejoice because of my blessing!!!!
PS. Although I am a bit prejudiced... I think her baby picture is BEAUTIFUL !!!!