Daddos day

Ok out of order but I had to put in a current event!

We had a great day of world soccer cup watching, "hockey training" (aka deven's hockey practice - promise to get to this post), left-overs, goonies, a fire log, and messing with our new phones.  Dev got Nick a new sounder's jersey and we framed a picture he colored with Nick on their first "after hockey pub trip". Kiddos went to bed on time and we've just been hanging out folding laundry. 

Nothing special and an essential recovery day from the kiddo-free brewfest we attended on Friday night but it was the best.  The kiddos and I rely on Nick so much and I do not understand how we would make it with out him. 

We love this daddo to the moon and back.

Daddo Day (posting a month or so late)

You know a guy loves you when he pretends to be interested in Etsy just for you.  Seriously it took a good three hours for me to realize he was likely just humoring me - he was that convincing. 

Anyhow, again and again I go back to this post in 2011 and if for some reason I don't remember how great Nick is as a husband or a father this helps.  Our past year or so has been tough...I mean tough.  I think I may look back on it (oddly paralleling Tova's first year) as the top three most challenging of my life.  I'm almost positive Nick would agree.  Nick sticks with my crazy with the patients of...a saint...yes, that's the closest description. 

So other than the hugs and kisses he is attached with on a daily basis, Deven and I decided to show our undying love and gratitude for his presence in our lives by getting the man a new grill.  I had one all picked out ahead of time when Dev spilled the beans letting Nick know that we were planning to go get the grill the following week.  "Surprise daddo," is how I followed Deven's revelation! :) 

Nick and Dev did the final research and picked it up a couple weekends before father's day. We are pretty close to vegetarian eating these days (out of laziness) but I think we grilled meat 5 out of 7 days that week and the other two days we grilled veggies.  So delicious.

Thanks Daddo...Nick.  We love you.

Belated Father's Day Post

I am so late in getting this up that it is a little embarrassing but please don't let that diminish the importance! Nick deserves the best and I am so freaking glad he thinks I belong in that category. This past year...OK, this past 10 years has had its challenges but Nick is always calm, cool and collected. He has proven this over and over again as a new father. If you know me at all, you know I may have a tendency to over react, over think and perhaps over do in certain circumstances. Nick has always been by my side to listen and at the right times give me a kick in the butt. I feel so honored to be able to share this life and now share this parenting journey with him. Deven loves him almost as much as I do!!

For father's day we stayed local...which is a bit unusual for us. We hit up our local starbucks for morning coffee/soy/juice for Nick/Me/Deven respectively. After morning nap and in pure defiance of the Puget Sound weather we when on a mini hike on one of the lower Mount Pilchuck trails. I would give you the actual trail name but my better half who would know such things is snoozing on the couch and currently unavailable for a consult. Here are some picks of the family. We always let Sam off leash when its not crowded and thus could not get a still photo but these will have to do!

After afternoon nap, the man of the day requested a walk to a lake and a hamburger. Its a good thing we live by both a lake a local burger joint. Again in defiance of the weather we strapped our pride and joy into the Bob and went for a stroll. I need to get a pic of the Burger joint...The Chick Drive In...a one room brick building with the ability to serve up all sorts of greasy burgers, fries and "fresh" berry milk shakes. Pure heaven, if you will! I am pretty sure there was a soccer game mixed in the events of the day too. So there you have it, Nick's first Father's day...a success I think.

We love you Dadda!!