John's Bad Day

The other night, John was going to practice his bow and bravely took Nat and the dog along with him. Here, he goes to an area of new construction near a drainage pond (for Jazzy) and some gravel/dirt backstops.

He started by throwing the dummy 2 or 3 times for Jazzy just to drain a little energy from her before he shot. Nat was out walking around in the size 5 pink and brown rubber mud boots she got from our neighbor into which she squeezes her size 7 feet..... but they're pink.

So daddy goes to get his bow and Nat is not where she had been just a moment before. He quickly scans the area and then sees her in the car. He opens the door.... and "globs of mud, everywhere." Mud all over Nat's car seat. Mud on Jules' car seat. Mud on the backs of both front seats.... mud all over the entire back of the car. Then, there's the mud clumps all over her boots-which she has taken off, mud all over her socks, legs and FACE.

Upon talking with Nat, .... at length.... we determined she had been walking along the curb, like a balance beam. Then she had an unfortunate dismount.... right into a giant mud hole. Not a mud puddle - full of muddy water, a mud hole - full of muddy mud. She obviously proceeded to the car where she apparently was dancing or rolling around or shaking her groove thing because the mud was really everywhere. I couldn't get a good pic of the inside of the car, but here are her boots. John tried to wipe her and the car up as best he could and finished shooting a couple arrows. During that time, he spilled his coffee in the trunk of the car two times.... and despite being thrown the dummy earlier, Jaz was all worked up. John said he'd never seen her so hyper and she jumped and jumped.... in mud puddles. Yeah, and they all had to come home in my car. So John gets Nat in the car seat and Jaz in too. He ran down the hill to get the mud off of HIS boots. While he did, Jaz jumped out of the open driver's side window. The end of her leash got stuck on something inside the car and when he came back up the hill he found her dangling out of the window by her leash.... (getting mud all over the outside of the car.)

Oh, what a night.

Bathroom Humor

So, I just get done telling you how Nat loves her dad and can't leave him alone...wherever he may be. The other day, she realizes he is not in the living room and finds the bathroom door locked. The following is an approximation of that conversation.

(knock knock knock)

"Dad, can I come in?"

"No hun, I'm getting in the shower."

"But why can't I come in?"

"Because you really shouldn't see my privates. We should try to keep our privates covered."

"Oh..... you need to wear underwear."

"Yeah"

"So you don't poop on the floor.... like Jasmine."

Oh Daddy!

Poor daddy. He doesn't get much play time on this blog does he? Well let me give you all an update on the wonderful man in my life.

Until his dream of 20 acres, 10 ton of rock and him driving a skid steer come to fruition, he'll have to limit his handyman/landscaper penchant to our front patio. Here's a pic of the flower box he built to cover the grill. He chose and takes care of the plants himself. (That was a month ago, the blooms are completely over-flowing now.)

Our two little stinkers can't get enough of him. Jules flips out, arms waving, and yelling when he comes in the door. Both wrap themselves around their daddy like little urchins and won't let go. Its like they can't get close enough to him; standing on him, pulling on him, glued to him. Coming to the shallow end of the pool from the deep end, both girls spotted him. I was already holding Jules so he picked Natty up. Let me tell you, Julsie was none too pleased at that.


Anytime he is on the floor, the scene is like the above. Jules can't just get NEAR him, she has to be ON him, preferrably on his head. Maybe because that's the only place Nat isn't!


Tob still LOVES his job, and I'm probably biased, but I think he is pretty good at it too. His calm demeanor, self-control, common sense, and sincerity really are perfect for this job. We're both a little bumbed Col. Miller is resigning.


John either eats to gain mass or to get lean. Since January he has been eating "clean" and well, he officially has his pool physique now. I married a pretty good lookin' man, if I do say so myself. At work, "I wonder how I could get Tob in here to show him off." Is that wrong of me? I would have posted a pic, but he would have been outraged!!!

John is a GREAT dad. He makes them a part of his life even at this young age when many dads could take a backseat, letting the mother handle this stage. He takes them to go shoot his bow, to meet big dogs, to swim, to the gym, to the river with Jazzy. (Recently he has had Nat chest high in the river looking for "creatures" with him.) They will definitely be braver, tougher and dirtier than they would be if I was the only one hanging out with them =) He can diaper, feed, spank/time-out, wipe, bathe, read to, dress, and put them to bed. But best of all, he LOVES and adores us, and would rather be with us than anywhere. I am so thankful to God for giving me such a wonderful man to share life with. xoxo

Daddy Diego

So, the other night I'm just zipping Nat's pj's when I hear a knock at the door. It's Toby. He was working. "Is Nat still awake?" I say, "Yeah, I was just putting her to bed, just a second." I bring her out and what does he have? A big toad! Apparently, he rescued about 8 large toads and frogs from the roadways that dark and rainy night. This particular friend was perilously positioned on the center line ready to devour a worm when John moved him to safety...and decided to bring him home to the family. While Nat wasn't courageous enough to touch him, she was very interested in him while he was hopping on our living room floor. Yeah, John let him hop around the joint. Finally he put him in a safe place outside, cleaned up the car and headed back to work. While talking about it the next day, Nat asked "why did daddy have a toad?" I said, "Well Nat, he rescued the toad, kind of like Go Diego Go." So now, as if he needed something else to make him totally cool in her eyes, he's an animal rescuer too! Go Daddy Go!