Today is father’s day, and I have to start out with just saying how thankful I am to have such an amazing family. I believe my new favorite picture has to be the one above, somewhat because it’s the first posed family shot we have taken in awhile, but mostly because it really says to me – “pay attention, love is everywhere you look, but it’s most dear in the ones near you.”
This summer has been a complete blast at our house. Chloe loves being out of school, Ade loves Chloe being out of school, and we are really enjoying spending time together as a family. Yeah work is slow, we have no idea what path we are on, and what the future holds for us, but we will not be able to say that we didn’t enjoy the time that God has given us together this year. In my entire career, I have never not traveled away from the family for this long of a time period, and I truly did not know what I was missing. Probably the most interesting and enlightening change in our house lately is that our girls really enjoy playing together. It’s been a long time coming now, but I finally feel that I can stop put down the referee uniform and really watch my girls play together.
Chloe has begun taking Gymnastics again this spring and a few weeks back we were able to go watch a performance. I believe that the trampoline is still her favorite event in the circuit, mostly because this is the only event that no matter what the instruction is, she does what she wants to do. It’s a real joy to watch her enjoy the sport, and it comes with medals!
The most entertaining portion of the last couple months was a costume party that Sheryl and I went to for a friend’s birthday party. It was a fun party because it was split between hipsters and those of us in the over 30 crowd. Sheryl and I went as Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love and it was very interesting seeing the different rock stars and entertainers that folks dressed up as. I found that it really wasn’t that difficult for me to dress up as Kurt, as I believe my past wardrobe would have been an exact match. I needed a little help with the hair, and when I went to the thrift store, I purchased more things to wear when not dressing up then I did for the party. This picture of us doesn’t really do Sheryl justice. If you know the right people (or a simple search of Facebook) will show you a side of my wife few folks have had the pleasure to meet. We really had a great time at the party, but the best time of the night was when our friend Rob won the costume contest as DJ Lance Rock. It was a vote by applause contest and those hipsters didn’t have a shot at out voting or even knowing DJ Lance Rock.
Finally I’ll end this post with a review. Our kids are getting older and we enjoy that so many people have started to tell us that a certain one of our daughters is really starting to look more and more like one of us. The amusing part is that rarely are these comments consistent. To only help the confusion I’ve pulled out a few photos from my photo album, from Sheryl’s shoe box, and some current pictures of our girls. What do you think?
I hope that all the dad’s enjoyed father’s day this year. Give your dad an extra hug for me this year.
~*hugs*~
