Yay for Dads!

Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there!  Especially the two dads that keep me going every day.  I grew up with a dad who loved to spend quality time with us.  At an early age, he taught us values of hard work and discipline by teaching us how to ride horses and rope.  It later paid off as I took on other things like playing the piano and playing volleyball and basketball.  Most importantly, he was a family man who always had his family in a church pew and led by a good example.  Everyone loved my dad and liked to hang out with him when I was a kid.  I think one of the most important things he did for me, was show me what kind of man I needed to have in my life.  Which leads us to our very own Super Dad!

Adam is quite the super dad.  He is definitely a family man.  When we first met, he told me that his priorities were school, basketball, and then me.  OUCH!  But for some reason, I found it refreshingly honest and honorable.  He knew what he wanted and didn't want anything in his way.  But I also knew I could easily top those two priorities in a matter of weeks.  And I did.  :)  At the same time, he kept all his major priorities in check as he was an Academic All-American, graduated with honors, and was a

 pretty good basketball player.  He's a hard worker and provider for our family.  He quickly hung up those basketball shoes, turned away offers to continue his career overseas, and worked on getting his MAC (Masters in Accountancy).  Shortly after, I had a shiny ring on my finger, he was ready to be a family man, and he began his career with Deloitte.  Which brings us to...

Happy Eight Years with Deloitte! 

When we were talking about it, I thought I would put it in a good perspective for him and I told him it's like making it to 8th grade graduation!  Later he told me that putting it like that REALLY made him feel old.  It seems like during your childhood it takes forever and you grow so much from 1st grade to 8th grade.  But he was a sport and went with it and I got to take pictures of him going to work like it was his last day of 8th grade.  :)

Super Dad with his backpack

What keeps him going, you ask?  A bowl of oatmeal (which can easily be eaten at home but he insists on driving and eating it), a cup of coffee, a cup of water, and a grocery sack with his packed lunch and maybe a few snacks.

Here is where they safely lie.  I've recently had to steam vac the seats in this car because he's spilled coffee in the passenger seat.  One day I can see that bowl of oatmeal flying off of there.

Uh oh.  Super dad is getting sick of the pictures!  That's right folks.  He even takes the time to put our trash on the curb!

Since I had the camera and the girls were up after dad went to work, I thought I would capture them in all of their morning glory. 

She usually looks in the mirrors, pushes her hair back and says, "My hairs are wild."  A very true statement most mornings.

Here's my little big girl just sitting in her bed, playing with her stuffed animals.  That paci will be leaving us soon...

Adam got one gift really early.  I ordered it online and it got here really fast.  So we wrapped it and let him open it early.  It was an alarm clock that is also a docking station for his phone.  It charges his phone at night.  His old alarm clock was always 17 minutes slow because he spilled water on it one night.

I had Aubrie answer a questionnaire for Father's Day.  Here is how it went.

My dad's name is:  Adam

He is 3 and 6 years old.

He is __ feet and ___ inches tall.  Her answer is A BIG BOY!

He weighs 200 pounds

His favorite tv show is football.

His favorite food is peanut butter toast

His favorite thing to drink is Juice or water.

His favorite thing to do is play monsters.

He likes to wear a dress.  (I went back to this question several times and kept asking her if she was sure on that answer.)

My dad is REALLY good at muscles.

I like it best when my dad swims.

My favorite thing to do with dad is swimming.

When my dad goes to work he throws the football in the basket. 

Aubrie wanted to wrap 10 presents for him, so I bought a 10 pack of socks and she wrapped each sock.  They loved helping him open all of them.

Even Petey got to open one!

Hugs for dad.

Here's the other super dads in my family.  The one who started it all, the patriarch, my dad.  My brother Troy is the father to 3 wonderful boys who are getting way too tall.  He's such a good dad and has always taken good care of his boys.  And then you have Robbie who is a wonderful dad to his little girl Lindsey (the girls call her Lindsey Lou).  He's always working hard to provide for his family and has taught her how to wink without moving any other muscle.  It's amazing and hillarious at the same time.

I hope all you other dads out there have a wonderful Father's Day.  I'm especially excited for all our friends who have babies on the way and will be dads soon.  Adam has several former teammates who are expecting with their firsts.  Adam says Father's day isn't a big deal compared to Mother's Day, but in our house, we are going big!  You're celebrated here!  Happy Father's Day!

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