Sunday, June 22, 2008

Fathers and sons


I could pontificate on the sentimental relationships between fathers and sons, but that is something I know little about. I can, however, tell you what a sweet moment I witnessed between Micah and Jim on Father's Day. Our busy little boy rarely takes time out of his day to cuddle with either of us. He'll kiss his vaccum goodnight 5x's but he won't snuggle with us for more than a nano-second. But on this particular special Sunday, Micah rested on his daddy's shoulder for more than 10 minutes. At first we were worried that he was sick, but after checking his forehead, we realized that he was giving his daddy the best Father's Day gift a child could give: love.

After a yummy BBQ dinner, we (Jim's family)challenged each other to a competitive game of bowling. I wish I could say that we all played an amazing game and were scouted by the American Olympic Bowling team, but I can not. In fact, my game was more than embarrassing. My teammembers tried to console me by telling me that I beat Obama's bowling score; I guess that's not saying much. Appropriately, Jim's dad conquered all! The only thing missing from the day was my dad. Happy belated father's day to all the dads who read our blog!

3 comments:

Vicky said...

That's so sweet! I think it's really funny that the first thing you did was check his forehead to see if he was sick.

And I really wouldn't try to stop his love for the vacuum. His wife will thank you some day :)

(oh, and awesome blogging Julie!)

Katherine Laine said...

That's so sweet!

Unknown said...

It is amazing how special a hug becomes once you become a parent! :-)