[flickr id=”5888954984″ thumbnail=”small” overlay=”true” size=”small” group=”” align=”left”]For many years when he was little all we ever heard was that he wanted to grow up and work at NASA. Space was the thing. That was it. No questions asked.

Then around fifth grade there was a weird flakiness that popped in and he said he wanted to be a birdwatcher.

A BIRDWATCHER?

Archie & I both cringed and hoped it was one of those things that would pass.

Thankfully it did.

Tonight I learned something new.

He wants to be a doctor.

Not just a doctor.

He wants to work at Riley Hospital.

That’s our hospital.  The one we’ve been going to since Angel was a baby. That we’ve seen so many specialists in.

We love Riley Hospital.

Now we know that our kids love it just as much.

Big dreams.

But the kid is brilliant. Being a doctor is something I know he could do.

If he worked at Riley Hospital – nothing would ever make me prouder than to have my son pass on the love and caring to more families. To grow from being a patient at an amazing children’s hospital – to being a doctor at an amazing children’s hospital.