Becoming a father...

Tonight I want to take a moment to brag on my husband. Even though Father's Day is "all about dad", he took another step into learning that it is all about being a dad! They had a Dad's and Dogs (hotdogs) event after church tonight. We got our dogs and then went and sat down under a shade tree. A few games were planned for the kids to do with their dads. Spoon and egg races, balloon toss, three legged races..... none of it really his kind of thing. Go carts would have been much more his speed, since he is all about speed! Elyssa really really wanted to play a game. Once she figured out it wasn't just for the kids, she asked Tony if he would do something with her. He was sidetracked on the phone and kind of turned his nose up at the idea. What he didn't realize is that just moments before two girls had turned her away when she asked if she could play with them. Her little heart was already broke, so the thought of him not wanting to participate truly broke her heart. He quickly noticed how his response and affected her. Within moments he had signed them up for the three legged race. I'm not sure he even new what it was. :) It was a real treat watching them work together to get across that field. They didn't even come close to winning, but he is certainly a winner in his little girl's eyes.
When I got home and started pulling pictures for the post for my own dad, I was bombarded with images of my husband being drawn into fatherhood.



















I love you, Tony. Thank you for being such a blessing to our family.