On a day that it's all about Dads, I feel pretty fortunate to have this guy as the guy that our kids call "Dad". As the man who decided to take on this parenting challenge as an equal partner, he has really done it like a pro. He spends every Tuesday with the kids. They usually go to the dump, the grocery store, swimming lessons and take care of other various errands, but sometimes he'll take the kids strawberry picking or sledding.
I'm not really sure how our family and bank account would function without John being able to take this day with his family. He also helps us keep on top of the cleaning, vacates the house of chipmunks and robins (thanks to Lobster, our cat), and gets the kids to nap almost any day that he's around.
So even though Cal can give Dad a hard time and opts for Mom whenever she's around. She clearly sees that he serves a very important role in the family.
To honor our man of the house, we let him sleep in until 8:30, delivered coffee and locally made donut, and the paper in bed. He joined us for a sojourn on the Stowe Bike Path, had lunch at the Farmer's Market, and then we let him loose for the afternoon so he could ride with 7 of his buddies for four hours before meeting us at a BBQ. All that on a blue bird day with temperatures hovering around 80. I'm pretty sure he'd like to bottle the day up and repeat it as often as possible.
