Fathers

I did acknowledge and express my appreciation and love for my dad and Jeff on Father's Day. But since there was no blog post about it like there was on Mother's Day or last Father's Day, it appears that I did not.

Happy belated (only in the blogging world) Father's Day to all of the good daddies out there, but especially to...

...my dad, who, when I was a little girl,

was a frequent guest at my tea parties, played softball with me in the backyard, let me win races against him (but only by a small margin, so I thought I was really beating him), played his guitar and sang while my sister & I danced, instilled in me a love of music, attended my soccer games, helped give me a sense of responsibility and appreciation, and who managed to make me laugh and cry (in a sweet way) during the Father-Daughter dance at my wedding,



I love you, Dad. Thank you for all you've done for me these past 32 years. And thank you for being such a wonderful and awesome Pop Pop to the boys.




...amazing fathers (and grandfathers) who are no longer with us.



...my father-in-law, who also happens to be a great dad to Jeff

and Granddad to the boys.



...dads-to-be, like my brother-in-law, Matt, who I know will be an incredible father to his child. How do I know that? Because he's such an awesome uncle to the boys.

(Such an intense conversation...wonder what they were discussing?)




...and of course, the father of my two precious sons. Thank you for working hard so I can be at home with our babies.

Jacob and Alex would like to thank you for:

the tickles,


being silly,


wrestling with us,


playing with us in the pool,





and in the lake,



pushing us on the swings,



not minding when we wake you up,


having dance parties with us,


and all of the hugs,


and the kisses.





Thank you for loving us.




We love you too.


And we want to do everything you do.





I thought about searching for quotes about fathers, but instead, decided quotes from the boys about their daddy would make more sense.

From Jacob:

"I love you, Daddy."

"Daddy can do it. He can fix everything."

"Daddy has big muscles."

"Daddy can fix all the Transformers. Mommy can only fix Ratchet."

"If there's ever a monster in my room, Daddy will get it. Because he has powers."


From Alex:

"Da!!!"


From all of us:

You're the best daddy in the world.