Dad-o

I happen to think that I picked one of the best men around to be the father of my children.

Side note: I happen to know tons of women who think they picked a pretty awesome guy to be the father of their children and that makes me really happy. I have a lot of gratitude about that, and I think it’s pretty cool that my friends have such great husbands.

Awesome dad exhibit 1: He jumped rope for them.

Awesome dad exhibit 2: He wore these bunny ears while feeding the baby.

Awesome dad exhibit 3: Then he let the kids ride on him – which they do ALL. THE. TIME.

In addition to being an awesome father, my husband also made me feel pretty special on Mother’s Day. Special like, took all three kids to the grocery store on a Saturday morning so he could make me French toast. Then sending me off for a pedicure with strict instructions not to return for several hours. And when I did finally return, not only did he make me chocolate chip cookies, but he also made me scotcheroos. I’ve never, ever, ever had anyone make me chocolate chip cookies. I’m always the one making them for other people – usually my family – and I LOVE doing it. But I would often jokingly complain that no one ever made ME cookies. And then he did. His first time ever. And they were awesome.

So I knew that I wanted to make Husband feel really special on Father’s Day. And I did make him a favorite dessert and get him a cool T-shirt and some of his favorite snacks and a gift certificate for golf. BUT, my favorite parte was something the girls and I worked on over a month ago. I asked them all the reasons they loved their daddy, or things they wanted to thank daddy for, and this is what they came up with.

Daddy …

1. I want to thank you for making our bunk beds. (Bean)
2. I want to say thank you for helping me do my best each day. (Monkey)
3. I want to say thank you for cleaning up our toys downstairs. (Bean)
4. I want to thank you for getting out our playhouse. (Bean)
5. I want to thank you for picking up all the sticks in our yard. (Monkey)
6. I want to thank you for covering us back up with our blankets at night. (Bean)
7. I want to thank you for making food for us when we’re sick. (Monkey)
8. I want to thank you for the special Mother’s Day for Mommy. (Bean)
9. I want to thank you for buying us toys. (Monkey)
10. I want to thank you for building our wood playhouse. (Bean)
11. I love it when you give us hugs and kisses at nighttime. (Monkey)
12. I love it when you snuggle with me at nighttime. (Monkey and Bean)
13. I love it when you wrestle with us. (Monkey)
14. I love it when you eat at the table with us and we’re all together. (Bean)
15. I love it when you give us rides on the lawnmower and let us steer. (Monkey)
16. I love it when you push us high on the swings. (Bean)
17. I love it when you help me ride my bike. (Monkey)
18. I love it that you help me in swimming class. (Bean)
19. I love it that you help me pick up the apples from the apple tree. (Monkey)
20. I love it that you help me with puzzles. (Bean)
21. I love it when you give us horsey back rides. (Monkey and Bean)
22. I love it when you take our pictures. (Monkey and Bean)
23. I love it when you give us a bath and you let us throw toys at you and squirt each other. (Monkey)
24. I love it when you play hide and seek with us. (Bean)
25. I love it when you hold us. (Monkey and Bean) 

Daddy, these are the reasons why we love you!

I also had the girls answer these fun questions about their daddy:

 

All About My Daddy

By Monkey (age 5) and Bean (age 3)

 

My daddy is 17 feet and 40 inches tall

He weighs 40 pounds

His hair color is brown

His eyes are blue

His favorite TV show is baseball

He likes to go to Qdoba

His favorite food is Hello Dolly bars

His favorite drink is soda

For fun he likes to play with us

I love it when my daddy gives us piggy back rides

My favorite thing about my daddy is when he plays outside with us

I ❤ MY DADDY

Father’s Day 2013

Husband they love you sooooo much. They adore you. You are so important to them and this family and I am so grateful to have you as my partner in the most important job of our lives.

xoxo

They will always be daddy’s little girls.

The Top 10 Reasons I Know My Husband is a Great Dad

I believe the quote was, "I'm as sure-footed as a mountain goat."

1. He insists on doing things like the above.
2. He changes the sheets when the kids pee or puke in their beds.
3. He gets offended when Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream comes on the radio (he says he thinks about our girls doing those things when they’re teenagers).
4. He saves the kids’ messages on his phone because he says it takes him to his “happy place.”
5. While typically introverted, he surprises us sometimes by doing things like acting out the animals in children’s books because he thinks our reaction is hysterical.
6. The kids ask where he is every morning (even though they know he’s already at work), and squeal and cheer when I say he’ll be home.
7. He carries the feminine black, white and red diaper bag backpack (I asked his opinion before I bought it, and didn’t get anything pink even though he said he didn’t care).
8. When Bean was going through a frequent night-waking phase, he devised a way to get her to lie down and go back to sleep that didn’t involve picking her up OR crying (WHOO HOO!)
9. He doesn’t mind going into the men’s restroom to change diapers, and actually gets kind of offended when his bathroom doesn’t have a diaper changing station.
10. When the kids were babies, we used to fight over who got to hold them.

Happy Father’s Day to all you fabulous dads! We couldn’t do it without you!

What makes your partner a great dad?