day for dads.

Without question, Lee is a Daddy's boy. 
He just really digs his Dad and I love it. 
Lee races for the door when Kevin gets home everyday. 
He loves to be chased around the room and attacked by Kevin.
He rarely snuggles but he WILL snuggle his Dad, especially when he's having a rough night.
He feels pretty down when Kevin leaves the room. (aka he cries...)
If he sees Kevin leave the house, he'll crawl over to the front door and wait for quite a while for him to come back.
If Kevin goes out on the patio to grill, Lee will wait by the sliding door the whole time.

I am so grateful for the essential role of fathers.  There is no question in my mind that a caring, loving father really can't be replaced in the life of their child.

Back when we were first married, before we knew that it'd take us a lot longer than we planned to have children I remember having a conversation with Kevin about children.  He was never opposed but he was nervous about being a father. 

Well, as you know, the infertility roller-coaster ride ensued. One of the blessings of that "ride" was that it left Kevin and me with much greater desires to be parents than we ever could have had without the trial of waiting.  Our unanswered desires definitely came to outweigh our fears.  I'm grateful for that, especially now that we're in the midst of raising a 13 month old and expecting baby Drew in no more than a month. 
And now, more than ever, I'm grateful that Kevin really had nothing to worry about, he is a natural, such a fantastic parent.

Kevin made DELICIOUS mussels to celebrate Father's Day. (crazy I know, him cooking for himself for Father's Day but, he lives for the chance to try something new in the kitchen.) So really, happy Father's Day to US.

after our "feast".