Someday She'll Turn Three

This is a story my wife and I wrote for our daughter last night. It will be better after Beth illustrates it, but I thought I'd go ahead and share it.


Someday She'll Turn Three

Today is Mollie’s birthday. Today will be a lot of fun. Today is a very special day.
But someday… someday…

Someday Mollie might ride a unicorn from California to New York.
But today, she’s riding Daddy from the living room to the kitchen to the living room to the kitchen…

Someday she might travel the solar system to search for life on Mars, hula-hoop with Saturn’s rings, and bring back a moon rock.
But today, she’s in the back yard watching birds, chasing dogs, and stealing rocks from the neighbors’ driveway.

Someday she might meet the president and help him with his homework.
But today, she’s having a one-way conversation with an ant.

Someday she might own a candy factory, and make a lollipop so big that it would block the sun.
But today, Papaw is her candy factory.

Someday she might be a world-famous chef with restaurants in Spain, Italy, and France.
But today, she’s eating ketchup with a French-fry spoon.

Someday she might finally discover a cure for the common cold.
But today, band-aids and Mommy’s kisses make everything better.

Someday she might design fancy dresses for all the big movie stars.
But today, she’s partial to her birthday suit.

Someday millions of people might come to watch her sing and dance on Broadway.
But today, her head, shoulders, knees, and toes are all performing for Mommy and Daddy.

Someday… Someday…

Someday she’ll have to memorize lots of facts and formulas, and she’ll probably get straight A’s.
But today, she knows her alphabet and can count from one to seven.

Someday she’ll wear a white dress and a pretty wedding ring. He’ll be a lucky guy.
But today, Prince Charming is a character in her storybooks.

Someday she’ll rock her little baby to sleep while she sings a lullaby.
But today, she says “night night” to her dolls and bears and makes snoring sounds for them.

Someday she’ll turn three. Someday she’ll turn five. Someday she’ll turn ten and twenty and thirty.
But today, she’s turning two.

Today will be a lot of fun. Today we’ll have cake and ice cream, we’ll sing “Happy Birthday”, and we’ll open presents. Today is a very special day.