Happiness

It makes me feel great to see how close the kiddos are with their Dad! Apryl and Daddy talk all the time about school and sports. I find Apryl trying to memorize sports stats in order to impress her Dad. She is awesome at retaining information just like he is. Alexys connects with her Dad on a different level. She brings out his silly side. She has him pretend to be many crazy people such as her son or even her husband "Jim". He seems to understand her need to be loud. He can sit with Addy and read a book and tuck her into bed. She hears the garage door and immediately runs to find Daddy! Addy looks to him to kiss her "owies" and help her boo-boo's. Then we have our sons. Whenever they are playing with a phone, they are always having a conversation with Matt. They never say, "hi mom". They will put the phone to their ears and say, "Dad?". They both jump onto the couch each morning to wave goodbye to him. They are usually waiting at the gate in the living room when they realize Daddy is home again. All five kids like to wrestle with Dad and run around in the yard or at the park with him. They enjoy being the center of his attention. Maybe when they are famous and on t.v. we will see one of them mouth "hi Dad!!". We all know he would deserve it!