thank you, dad. i am forever blessed by you and forever grateful for how you have poured your life into mine. being our father was of top priority to you... and it shows. i love you so much!
this year was nick's second father's day. this year it consisted of: going to church. bella, nick and i eating lunch at the sea dog, one of our fav places overlooking the water (and we love their seafood!). a long nap. lobsters with my family followed by chocolate cream pie, a walk with bella and games with my parents. it was a good day. complete with bella saying "dada dada" no less than a hundred times :) last year bella was still sleeping most of the day and barely made a peep. nowadays, she makes no bones about the fact that she is daddy's girl.
she loves him.
it's an amazing thing watching the man you love be a father. we had many conversations about our fears and the things we looked forward to about parenting while i was pregnant with bella. in those times, i constantly told nick what a wonderful dad i *knew* he'd be. i'd seen him with our nephew, wyatt... i'd seen him love on children at church and during a summer he spent doing ministry work in illinois. he has a smile that draws everyone to him, and gentle eyes that show his precious heart.
dad material.
i told him yesterday that i always knew he'd be the best dad... and even with that knowing expectation, i've still been surprised in such a good, good way. nick, thank you for being so active in bella's life. thank you for playing with her, reading to her, changing diapers and cleaning up messes and most of all praying over her and telling her just how much you love her. one of my favorite things is the way her face lights up when she sees you. i love seeing her lean in to give you kisses and giggle when you play with her. it seriously melts my heart into a giant puddle.
i love you so much! happy fathers day from your girls. you are the best!! i think we are the worlds most blessed girls to have you.
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