Sunday, June 21, 2009

for our dad.

so in honor of pratt's dad...my husband...here are a few reasons we love him so very much. i hope that when pratt gets older and can communicate better (yes, better...because he can communicate now...just not with words...more with grunts and yells) he will do this for his daddy. i'm sure he will...until then, here is my list. pratt's list follows.

one. because he always.always.always. hugs my neck and kisses me on the forehead. he never misses it. ever. always does it as soon as he walks in the door. no matter how good, bad or ugly his day has been.

two. because when i was six months pregnant and worried about working/school/etc and being a mom, he held my hand...sitting in the truck in the driveway in maumelle and promised me that i could do whatever i wanted. whatever felt right. even if that meant me staying home while he worked. even if we had to cut back...and budget more than we already did...it was a possibility.

three. for always listening to me. even when i think he isn't.

four. for watching horrible reality tv shows with me and never complaining. well...rarely complaining.

five. for surprising me with a baby blue nursery when i returned from new york. before we even knew it was a boy. i think i was 15 weeks pregnant. maybe 16. and he moved his office to the downstairs closet so that we could have a nursery.

six. for loving me. day after day. for accepting me. with all my faults. for being trustworthy. for always being honest. for loving me forever. i already know he will. i'm completely, one hundred percent certain of it.

and now...pratt's list.

one. for always grabbing me when you come in the backdoor.

two. for taking me outside. something mom hates to do. she claims she can't sweat...and that the sun gives her freckles.

three. for working so hard so that mom can be here with me everyday. so she can feed me waffles and berries. and we can read books and go to target.

four. for knowing how to be a dad...a wonderful dad without reading a single book...without ever having to practice.

and five. for loving mom.

we love you dad. we are so blessed you belong to us.

1 comment:

Allison Winningham said...

So sweet Hannah. I'm crying. Thank you so much for sharing Father's Day with us. It was such a beautiful day and it meant so much to me that you were there. Hope Clint had a wonderful "first" Father's Day.

you know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. - dr. seuss

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i'm a girl who likes to write. not a girl that's necessarily good at writing. it's cathartic, i think. and boy do i need that from time to time. i married a wonderful man named clint in may of 2007. he is everything i am not. he is calm. he makes plans. he is organized. his truck is always clean. his clothes are hung by types of shirt/color/size/etc. i'm full of nervous energy. i'm spur of the moment. i can't ever find what i'm looking for. we live in my car...pretty much. i'm lucky if my clothes are within ten feet of my closet. God gave us a precious angel of a baby in september of 2008. his name is pratt allen. he is 2.5 years old.we have another little one on the way. his name is max wesley. and he is due may 19th. somehow i'll be the mother of two boys. craaaaa.zy. i spend my days cleaning house. picking worms and caterpillars out of the flower beds. cooking meals. shopping at target. washing clothes. playing on the floor. reading books. doing puzzles. traveling to sonic. and the library. and blogging. i hope you enjoy our blog. feel free to leave a comment. hopefully it's a nice one. i tend to wear my heart on my sleeve.