Fathers Day

This is a post I have been struggling to find the words to write. Words simply cannot express how great of a father Kirby is for our Henry.

It's no secret that he is Henry's best friend. The way Henry lights up with excitement each time he hears his voice, sees his face, or even hears the front door open and anticipates his father walking through, is something I will always treasure. From the very beginning, these two have shared a bond that is unlike anything I have seen before.

Kirby melts at the sight of his son. Any second he can, he is holding Henry, making him laugh, telling him stories, and just soaking up his little boy. I watch him struggle for the words to express his feelings when he watches him sleep and can only say "he is perfect, I love him so much" and we both know that even those strong words are not enough.

I have seen my husband transform before my eyes as he has settled into his role as a father. There is no doubt that he was born to raise his kids, and he will do so with more strength and love than I knew were humanly possible. Henry is such a lucky boy to have a role model and best friend like Kirby.

My own father is someone I will always look up to. I have always compared men to him, and he set the bar high. He is the hardest working, most determined man I know, and we are so lucky to have him as a dad and grandpa. We love him so!

To celebrate his first official father's day I made him breakfast before church and set it out on the table with a couple wrapped gifts and a special homemade gift from Henry. A day earlier, I had painted Henry's perfect, chubby little hands, and then placed them as carefully as I could onto a sheet of cardstock. The back of the sheet is where I wrote Kirby's "card." 

After church the boys napped and I made Kirby his special dinner request, home made Mac and Cheese with jalapenos and bacon, served with a salad. Kirby then opened his gifts, a tie he had been eyeing, and a new, nicer white dress shirt... typical Father's Day gifts, I know. But he truly appreciated them! Then we snuggled in bed, ate dessert, and watched his choice of movie.

I love Kirb and the father that he is. Happy Father's Day!