You and Me Together

Every morning of this four day old summer I wake up with Dave Matthews Band "You & Me Together" stuck in my head. That's what this summer is, it's you and me together, just Dad and Zo. Camp Zed.

It's been an easy camp schedule to get used to. Once I'm up it's not long before Zo is similarly awake. We change, dress, eat, and go...almost exclusively in that order. It's going to be a busy, busy summer.

You and me together can do anything...baby.

Zo's an awfully excited kid. Aside from that one day, she's perpetually happy, squealing with excitement, verbalizing how much fun she's having...how much she loves me...how excited she is. Our relationship has changed in just four days. I think I like this Camp Zed thing. June's jealous, and I feel bad, but not that bad. Daddy matters, the summer is amazing, and every day watches Zed crawl out of bed excited and smiling...mostly every day. I'll take one bad day a week all summer long and be happy with that.

We listen to music, dance, build things, wander and explore, swim and splash, laugh and squeal...she squeals...I don't squeal...haven't since the seventh grade. It's a brilliant thing this two person camp idea.



It's been just four days and I wonder how I ever pried myself from her side to go to work? It seems ridiculous to say, but this summer is going to absolutely help to define our relationship from this point on...and at this incredibly crucial point in her growth and development. This between two and three years stuff is heavy duty human forming stuff. If I had to flash forward and predict the future I'd venture to say that this will be the happiest kid alive.