Joyful Boy

 Whether strumming

 or reading;

dressing up;

 eating;

 attempting to spell

 or jamming with Mamp,

 hanging with babies*

or setting up camp--

 When you show us your strength,

 when you slow down at night,

 when you dance with your brother

 and cuddle him tight;

When sometimes you whine, as a two-year-old will,

even when you are cranky--I love you then, still;

But mostly your cheer is so clear it's a joy

to watch you grow up, my big blond-headed boy.