Happy Father's Day!

Sweet Jack,

Last night Walker said "I'm grateful for Daddy
because he loves me and he loves Charlie."
I said, "Yes he does.  And he loves me too."
Walker replied, "Well, yeah, we already knew that!"

Here's a little gift to tell you how much we adore you...

For Jack:

Our boys are young

but you are not new to the art of fatherhood.

I should have seen it when we met,

or when Curt said "Do you take Jack to be..."

to be what? The whole world and everything in it?

They see you lead by example,

becoming their best selves

in the ample lap of your love.

Toys tucked away on shelves,

resting their heads on airplane pillow cases,

you read a myth or a fable illuminated

by the cloud light on their bedside table.

They lean in, eager for kisses

even though they know your beard will scratch.

I marvel as you nuzzle and play

and patch their imaginary holes

a Jack of all make-believe trades.

How is it that you carry my burdens

and babies on your shoulders without

so much as a "you owe me" or a "see this?"

You have always been their father

even before there was a we.

Tonight after we've tucked in and tag teamed

you'll lean over and say as you always say

Good Job Mama.

They are ours and I am yours

and you are all we've ever dreamed.

Happy Father's Day!

Walker Loves Michael Jackson

And here's a shot of Charlie taking an 

evening cat nap while I post these videos of Walker.

Camera Happy

Jack and I were playing around with some of the settings on his phone camera yesterday and ended up with some really great photos:

Commemorative Moment

Today is a special day. Charlie is exactly the same age that Walker was when I started this blog on October 1, 2008. Amazing. Here are two videos from my very first posts.  Walker was 10 and a half months old at the time.

Free Lunch

Today after swim class, the boys and I headed to Cedar City's Library Park, which is a lovely green square right in the middle of town.  And as the name implies, it also houses the city library.  Every day - EVERY DAY - the library hosts lunch and activities in the park.  Kids get a yummy sack lunch and some sweet volunteer does a game of Simon Says or Red Light Green Light or a circle of calisthenics.  This was our second day in a row.  Yesterday was chef salad, orange slices and chocolate milk.  Today was chicken salad sandwich on wheat, grapes and white milk.  As you can imagine there are lots of kids to play with.  Most mamas are pregnant with 7-9 kids in tow.  Makes me feel like a light weight.  We all have a blast and Walker loves all the free play time.

After we ate, Charlie fell asleep in his stroller.

It was a gorgeous morning too!

Then Walker found some friends and toddled off to explore.

... which left me a little time to read and sit in the quiet shade (semi-alone).

After we'd had enough play time (meaning Walker took a spill down the stairs to the slide and didn't want to continue playing) we spent a half an hour at the library.  As we left, Walker said, "I like this quiet place but they have too many books to read."

Happy Makes Us Laugh

I took this sweet video last week while my Mama was visiting us in Cedar City.  Took me a while to get it posted... but here it is.  Enjoy!

The Deep End

Walker is loving his swim class!  

Today, the boys suited up and headed into the deep end.