I want to say a huge huge HUGE Happy Father's Day to this guy...
Yes, that guy.
Look past the bells & whistle ;) & you'll find a doting dad, willing to do anything it takes to be the best father he can be. Oliver is lucky to have this cool guy as his best friend & one day Eli will be old enough to share in that bond, making them a trifecta of awesome. I hit the jackpot when I found this guy, esp. when it comes to how terrific a father he is to our pint-sized people. & he's lucky too...we got him a pretty sweet Star Wars F-Day card :)
Today we made a fort in our living room with chairs & tables & blankets. We all crawled inside [well, Eli was carried, he's working on the crawling] & Oliver was so excited to have a devoted audience in such small quarters. He told us about magical beanstalks & musical notes [learned from Little Einsteins], he recounted the tale of biting his little brother's leg & getting a time out [it's been a rough week] & was just a cute precocious 4ft person. I looked over at my husband as Oliver was excitedly babbling about Minnie Mouse & the light in my husband's eyes nearly took my breath away. If, as a man, you're prideful or boastful about anything...let it be your children. Let their existence be such a powerful force in your life that everything else pales in comparison. Be an example. Be nurturing. Let them know that no matter what they do, who they love, what they choose to be - you'll be there. Show them your love, often. Everything else is just icing on the cake.
& THAT, my friends, is being a Dad.
Today we made a fort in our living room with chairs & tables & blankets. We all crawled inside [well, Eli was carried, he's working on the crawling] & Oliver was so excited to have a devoted audience in such small quarters. He told us about magical beanstalks & musical notes [learned from Little Einsteins], he recounted the tale of biting his little brother's leg & getting a time out [it's been a rough week] & was just a cute precocious 4ft person. I looked over at my husband as Oliver was excitedly babbling about Minnie Mouse & the light in my husband's eyes nearly took my breath away. If, as a man, you're prideful or boastful about anything...let it be your children. Let their existence be such a powerful force in your life that everything else pales in comparison. Be an example. Be nurturing. Let them know that no matter what they do, who they love, what they choose to be - you'll be there. Show them your love, often. Everything else is just icing on the cake.
& THAT, my friends, is being a Dad.
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