Another Father's Day celebration with yet, another child to celebrate with. We tried to spell out "I heart dad" on the little feet in our house to then take a cute picture, and give that to Sam for Father's day, and needless to say, it was the hardest picture to ever capture in the history of photography. Rowan runs in place like he is training for a marathon constantly, and with his movement, and the attention spans I was working with I only had a couple a pictures that even close to turned out, and this was one of them. It was actually really fun, because these boys are fun and so cute, but still difficult to capture.
But, I just wanted to write a little about Sam today. Sam… he is a unique man. There are many sides to him, and he can be the fun, funny, and playful dad, and other times he is quiet and patient, and really intent on teaching the boys lessons.
We got out the boys bikes the other day that we got for each of their birthdays so they could practice more. They are getting better at balancing them, and it helped a lot when our neighbor boys who are twin 4 year olds ride on their bikes all the time. Sam said one night, "maybe now was not the time to get them bikes." Disappointed that they didn't ride them more often, and I suggested, "Well, if you rode your bike around with them, I guarantee they would ride with you." One evening we got their bikes out again, and Sam took a moment, and then got his bike out, the moment he was riding with them they exclaimed, "You are riding with us, dad!" I think that he still realizing how much the boys really admire and love him, and want to learn things to be more like him. I think once he realizes this, it will be a game changer.
I talked with a mother who had 4 kids whose ages ranged from 7 to 13, and she reminisced on how difficult this time is with small children, and that is very true. I sometimes don't know how I get through each day still smiling, well, probably because some days I am not smiling, but I am still sane. It is nice to have Sam not only reiterate to me how hard it is, but what a good job he thinks I am doing, and that he will support me any time I need a night away. Being a good husband, and a good dad go hand in hand. We love our boys. Rowan is now 5 and 1/2 months so I can also say with confidence that Sam also really loves him now too. Ha!
This is an adventure, and an adventure I couldn't do without Sam.
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