Some perspective from a 3 year old...

The other morning Taurin was awake while Andrew was getting ready for work.  We had a conversation on one end of the couch while Andrew put his boots on at the other end.  It went something like this....

Taurin: "Dad is a cop mom."

Me: "Yeah, he is.  A cop is also called a police officer."

Taurin: With full confidence in her voice. "Yeah, and he saves us."

Me: "Yes he does, and he helps save other people too, and protect them from the bad guys."

Taurin: "Who are the bad guys mom?  What are their names?"

Me: "Well, I don't know their names but they are people who break the law, and hurt other people... stuff like that."

Taurin: "Yeah!  He is soo amazing!"

Me: "Yeah... he's kind of like a hero.  Like a super hero."

Taurin:  "Yeah! He IS a super hero!"

Andrew: "Taurin, mommy is silly."

Me: "Daddy is just trying to be humble Taurin."

Taurin: "Yeah Dad, you are being a humble."


How I love that she believes that he is the strongest, most amazing man in the world.  That's a good dad.

W*O*R*K

This morning as Andrew is getting ready Taurin mentions something about going to work with daddy.  

Marinn says with confidence, "You have to be really big and tall. And a boy to go to work Taurin."

(The previous morning Taurin was looking for her shoes to put on to go to work with daddy, and I had told her she wasn't tall enough. Marinn was reinterating my ideas from the previous day with her own flair. )

Then Andrew says, "Girls just stay home and watch movies huh?"

The girls replied with a, "Yeah!"

On the way out the door Marinn yells, "Bye Daddy! Have a good day at school!"

I ask, "Daddy is going to school?"

Marinn, "Yeah... he's going to work school."

I love the confident assurance in her answers. I think God wishes we would talk to him like that sometimes. Even when we are not 100% right. 

*I know the above picture would be perfect if Andrew was in his work uniform hugging the girls... but who takes pictures of that? Boring!  This one is much cooler. 

We love our daddy...

Andrew told Marinn and Taurin a few months ago that he was bringing home a surprise. They were soo excited to have him home for a few days... and the surprise was great! 

Taurin fell asleep in her daddy's lap more than once during his time with us... so sweet.

Marinn is faking but she is a great actress. : )

....still faking but the pic is oh so cute! 

Notice the scratch on the back of her hand- a rug burn from wrestling with daddy. She was having so much fun when it happened she didn't even cry and it wasn't till the next day that we even saw it. 

Daddy love.

Marinn had a toy phone she was playing with the other day.  As she whips the phone open she says, "Excuse me, I have a call from my Daddy."  As she walks away I hear her say so sweetly, "I love youuu... I miss you so much!"

We went to the park this week and Marinn and I were talking on this fun toy that was like those phones that are made with 2 cans and some string but this was with metal tubing.  The conversation went something like this:
Marinn: "Hi Mommy. I have to tell you something."
Me: "What is it Marinn?"
Marinn: In a very excited voice, "When Daddy comes home I'm going to give him a big hug and a big kiss!"
Me: "Ohhh Daddy is going to love that!"
Marinn: "Yeah he is!"

As we were driving home that same night I reminded Marinn what she had told me at the park asking, "Sooo you are going to give Daddy a big hug and kiss when he comes home huh?"  Marinn replies, "Yes! annnnnd you know what mom? He's gonna kiss YOU.  He's gonna KISS You. He IS."  The tone of her voice was so cute almost like she was warning me like I should prepare myself.  I couldn't help but giggle as she told me.  Then she says, "And you are gonna like it.  He's gonna kiss you."  I agreed with her as I smiled.