Travel

I will be leaving town for a few days on a work trip and I have to say ... I hate it.  I know it is a perk for most people. However, for me, I love being home. I love my wife.  I love my daughter. And how could I want to be away from my son when we have the conversation we had in his bed tonight....

Me: Good night, buddy.

Ev: Good night, daddy. Did you kill that gnat? I don't like gnats.

Me: You know it.

Ev: You're my hero.

Me:  Awww, thanks, man.

Ev:  I love you so much.

Me: I love you too.

Ev: I love you the most.

Shopping List

This is the new school Santa list. Since Everett wants everything he sees in every store he visits, we have started telling him we'll take a picture of it so we know what to ask for at Christmas. So far, so good. He's not being spoiled with toys and we aren't going broke.  Of course, there's going to be a steep price to pay come Christmas morning when he doesn't get 90% of it...

Does He Have a License?

Who taught this guy how to drive???

Animal Kingdom

This is the aftermath of Everett playing.  I'm not sure if he was building a zoo, wants to be a vet, or was recreating Noah's ark. All I know is the man loves animals in a big way...

Jam

Thanks to their Aunt Stacy, we got to take the kids to Monster Jam this weekend.  It was all the monster truck madness you could imagine.  There were cars smashed, races won, and plenty of food eaten...

Good Judge of Character

Sometimes, you just have to trust your kids' judgement of character. I bought Everett a package of Army men today.  After playing with them for a few minutes, he walked over to throw 3 of them in the garbage.  When his aunt asked him why he was throwing his new toys away, he said "because these 3 don't look like they want to save the day".

Watchful

As a parent, you don't always think your children notice the things you do.  However, you come to find out they are watching much more than you could imagine.  They're smart. They're notice. They care.



The other night, I posted about a jewelry box I painted for Amelia with a little note on it...

Tonight, this is what she wrote on our family chalkboard....