Fathers

Yes I'm a week late but I have good excuses...well kinda. My daughter decided to be born 5 years ago two days before Father's Day and ever since I've heard from my husband how I never bought him his first Father's Day present. I told him I gave him the gift of his daughter. He rolls his eyes still to this day. HEY HEY HEY I had a c-section it wasn't like I just popped her out and they sent me home!! Over 30 hours of labor and thennnn they decide ya you ain't gonna be able to do this let's cut this kid out of ya...oh gee thanks. And to be completely honest and fair he never gave me anything when I was 8-9 months pregnant with Elly on Mother's Day so how was I to truly know when and if she would be born before or after Father's Day?!? Huh, huh, huh????

Whew where did that come from?

Anyways I'm very blessed that my daughter has such a great Daddy. A Daddy that cares deeply and loves her fiercely everyday. A Daddy that still gets down with her and plays Billy Dogs. A Daddy that calls her just to say hi and I love you. Every Friday morning the first thing El asks to do it to call her Daddy so they can say good morning to each other. Annnnnd because she loves her Daddy so much...now she wakes him up in the middle night to go potty. Pay back....ahhhh sweet pay back!

(Big J and lil E at her party last weekend)

They have such a strong bond, truly a Daddy's girl forever.

Now to my Dad.

Sigh...many first memories El has of her Papa Dale are this:

Papa you are scaaarrrrry!! Mooooommmmmyyy!

Sorry Dad she loves you I swear.

Soooo my Dad would resort to this:See as long as he didn't try to touch her she was cool with that. Poor Papa Dale. But I'll tell you what he could make her laugh faster then anyone else. He taught her how to fake cough.

"Bab cough Elly!"

*cute baby cough*

Ohhh that was so fun...especially around cold/flu season. Man Dad that was so funny. Ha ha HA! What's a new Mom to do when her darling daughter is coughing or fake coughing?!? Long nights.

Papa Dale is sure a great dancer when you are 2 years old. He danced all night with his granddaughters when the rest of us were rubbing our tooties.

Now that we live in Ohio and Papa Dale is in California we have fun conversations on the phone. I say fun loosely...most of the time El talks about Billy Dog or if Spongebob is on forget talking to the kid.

"Well I love you!" that's code for peace out I'm watching tv.

Thanks Dad for being you, we love and miss you.

Happy Father's Day to two of the best fathers I know!

XOXO