So I was out of town for a few days for work.
I got back, and the kids were SO sweet. Lots of hugs, Max proclaiming that he was going with me if I ever went away for work again, that kind of stuff.
YOU try explaining to a 5 year old that he’s gotta go to school instead!
“It’s okay”, he said, “I’ll just tell Ms. Sloan that I’m with my Dad!”
After Max was tucked in and sleeping, I hopped into bed with Maggie and snuggled her for a while before she went to sleep. She’s such a sweetheart, and so smart for an 8 year old. We chatted and cuddled for a while, and talked about how much we’d missed each other while I’d been gone.
Then, because her grandparents had visited and played with them, she said “Grandpa was tickling me and biting my ears today! When you were little, was Grandpa a fun dad?”
“Yep”, I said, “He was. Still is!”
“I bet he was”, she said. “I bet that’s why YOU’RE such a fun dad.”
I melted, naturally, into a big puddle. I just said “Aww, thanks Sweetie”.
Then I asked “Hey, how was school while I was gone?”
Without missing a beat, she replied in her sweetest, sleepiest voice…
“Oh, let’s not ruin our nice moment.”
I almost fell out of the bed laughing.
Tony Caselli 
Awwwww I read that one out loud and the three gorls in the room (myself inclued) gave a big AWWWWWWWW….
Too cute, too cute
Yep, I’m a lucky guy! Tell all 3 of those girls to call their dads and say Hi. He’ll appreciate it!
will do….
precious. precious, I tell ya’
Yep, pretty cool kids! I’m lucky.
Not lucky enough to have a sweet hat like the one in your picture, though!
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Fun dads make the world bright and sunny. The only problem will be that she’ll *never* find a guy who measures up to her dad :). It’s a good problem to have.
*Laughing*
Yep, I’ll have to teach her to settle for “almost as good as Dad”, but only if I approve of him first! 🙂
Thanks Mary!