What a Dad!

I think my husband is the best dad ever. He is so much fun and knows how to let go and play with the kids. He's busy, but he always finds time for the kids. Last night they wanted to learn Spanish and so asked him for our Spanish dictionary. This led to Marshall telling them all sorts of Spanish words, which then led to him breaking out some of his Latino music. The kids had so much fun running around to Selena and the "bitty-bitty-bum-bum" song. It looked like Anna was having her Quinceanera because she put on her elaborate dress-up ball gown to dance with Dad. They all were rocking out to their heart's content.

Marshall has also been reading "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" to the kids at night. Well some nights Jimmy doesn't get to listen because he's a tad too hyper. The girls, especially Anna, have really enjoyed the story. Last night Charlie finally found the golden ticket. Anna was dancing around with excitement over it all. It's really sweet to see Marshall take the time to read to them and open up a whole new world. They so look forward to their special time and are bummed when he has to be gone for meetings.

Tonight Marshall is taking the girls on their yearly special date to see his old Dixie High School's musical. Last year they saw "The Wizard of Oz", which the girls just loved. This year they get to see " Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream coat". The girls know the story of Joseph and are so excited to see it live. Plus they remember that Dad takes them out for ice cream as part of their date. Next year Jimmy should be able to join the group. This year he's still too young. I think it's great that Marshall can introduce one of his greatest passions, theater, to our kids at a young age and see them develop a love for it. He doesn't have to take the time to do that, but he does.

I love my husband and think he is an amazing father. He is the kind of dad my dad was for us as kids. My dad loves hunting, fishing, bowling, and baseball and introduced us to all when we were kids. We'd watch him clean animals from the hunt and he'd tell us all about what he was doing. We'd go fishing, play softball, and hit the bowling alley. I have some great memories from those adventures. Now my kids can look back and cherish these special times with their dad too. It gives me great joy and peace to know my kids have such a great dad.