Happy Father's Day!!!

Father's Day was great!! We tried to spoil Nate, hopefully he felt spoiled :) We got him a fishing pole and license.... he's been itchin' to go fishin' for a while now :) We also remembered to sing the Hershey kiss song for him this year too :) (growing up my family had a tradition of singing "I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home" to my Dad and at the end where it says, "great, big kiss" we would throw Hershey kisses to him (well, it used to be "TO" him, it later became "AT" him :) which my kids picked up on REALLY quickly :)- Bradley's like "I got his head!" afterward.) I've always wanted to carry out this tradition in our home, but I have never been able to remember to buy the kisses before Father's day, and I always screw that up, but not this year!! We finally did it!! (and it was fun- huh Nate :))
Sunday morning we were downstairs when we noticed something hopping around in the window well, so Nate opened it, and found out it was a FROG! He caught it, and with the kids, he made a nice little home for it in the empty twizzlers box. They spent a good hour fixing things up for the thing, and Nate read about it online. While I was watching them run around the yard getting grass and rocks and stuff, it hit me what a great Dad Nate is. Not that I didn't know it already, but you know how we need those reminders every now and then. But he was just so fun with them and was totally on their level, made that experience just so thrilling for them. (Now the thing is sitting on my kitchen counter! But you know- that's how it goes (it's not muddy tadpoles, so I'm thankful for that- you're a good mom Jen!) but anyway). I'm just so happy that I picked the man I did to be the Father of my children. I really couldn't ask for a better husband/dad. I'm greatful that he has the Priesthood as well, and can bless our home with that power. Just Saturday when we were driving up in the Mountains, Charity was getting nervous about things (running out of gas, falling off a cliff, etc.) and I was able to comfort her by reminding her that her Dad has the Priesthood. He would not do anything that was dangerous intentionally, and that if anything were to happen he could take care of us because he has the Priesthood. I know that we would not have 5 children if it weren't for him and all that he does for our family. People always tell me they "don't know how I do it" and I just have to say, "I don't!" It's "WE" that do it (or "us"- not sure on the grammar there :)) But it's really nice to know that Nate is always there to take over where I leave off. It's nice to know that when I am struggling with something as a mom- he has an answer or he will help me find one. It's nice to know that there is someone else to worry, think about, and love our kids with. I'm glad that he writes Charity cute little notes for her to read over and over again. I'm glad that he grabs Kelly up in his huge arms and gives her such big hugs when he gets home from work. I'm glad that Bradley can expect him to wrestle with him before he goes to bed. I'm glad that he can laugh at the funny things Luke does. And I'm especially glad that he will wake up to Noah's crying in the night and bring him to me. He sure does a lot around here with our kids- more than most dads I know, and I am really grateful for that. He's definitely not a read-the-paper-and-turn-on-the-tv kind of dad. He's good at making our kids feel special. And he's really good at filling in the blanks that I sometimes leave empty. I love you Nate! I hope you had a wonderful day!! Thanks for being such a wonderful dad!!