Fathers' Day

I know, Fathers' Day came and went with nary a mention on this family blog. I promise, it's not that we don't love and appreciate the dad in our family. It's just that actually following through with making a point about it on a specific Sunday afternoon gets by me now and then. Plus, Michael was just as great of a dad yesterday and today as he was on Sunday, so I think today is a perfectly legitimate day to make a point about it.

The kids are all used to having Daddy around most of the time on most days, so they are feeling the inconvenience of his new work schedule. Luckily, he's really great about spending lots of time with them between when he gets home from work and when they go to bed.

He times them with his iphone stopwatch app as they race up and down the backyard (they think this is the coolest thing ever). He shares his special cheeses with Catherine.

He supervises sand box time.

He pitches the ball endlessly,

and doesn't mind when Catherine pitches the ball everywhere but somewhere he might hit it.

He's still finding time to read with them and, bit by bit, pass along the secrets of becoming a lego master. The kids still rely on him for wrestling, running up the front of his legs to do back flips, and piggy-back and shoulder rides. He involves them in dinner conversation and prays with them before bed.

And, perhaps most importantly, he's sharing with them the new Bon Iver album on vinyl.

He loves them all dearly and they love him back. What can be added to that?