Mateus grew up smelling the sweet gardenia flowers. I planted a tree for him when he was born and it’s right outside our house so we pass it everyday. He use to pick the flowers and smell it all day.
As he grew older, he would take care of it, water it, and love it. 
When this kid gets older, I’ll bet you the first flower he buys his girlfriend will be gardenias. Or better yet, he would probably pick some off his tree and give it to her with his cute face like this. Any girl would fall in love with that. Haha. 
On our ice cream date last night, the conversations are getting a lot more serious as he’s growing older. Pretty soon we’re going to be talking about girls. Can’t wait for that. Haha. 
Then I came home and we talked about the gardenias again. He smelt the bunch that was in a vase on my table, and he showed me his cutie face again. Priceless…
