Happy Father's Day To My Husband!

Nate and the boys last year on Father's Day!

I am dedicating this post to my husband. I don't normally brag about what an amazing guy he is because I don't really feel the need too. Everyone that REALLY knows Nate and I knows that we are Best Friends, that although we are pretty independent we could not survive without each other and they also know how easy going and laid back he is. I think that is a KEY factor in why we get along so well! Ha! So I'll try to sum it up quickly but its hard to write something about the greatest person you know and keep it brief!

I think the first thing that comes to mind about Nate is that he is Fiercely Loyal to his family. There is no doubt in my mind that Me and the boys come before ANYTHING.

He is not a confrontational person BUT if anyone messes with his family he will NOT back down and it makes me feel very safe and secure.

He Loves his boys and is NOT afraid to show it. He is so affectionate with them and he doesn't care who is around or where they are he will snuggle and kiss on them and tell them he loves them. And he loves them unconditionally and without any expectations in return.

No matter what they want to do, he will make it happen. He is not a "sit on the sidelines and watch" kind of Dad. It's almost like he is suddenly transported back to his childhood and he seems to have just as much fun as they do. He will play on the monkey bars, slide down the slides, go on the roller coasters, splash in the kiddie pool and he thoroughly enjoys doing it. He builds them forts and lets them use him as a human jungle gym and spends hours playing Lego's with them. I remember when they were babies and he told me he could not wait to play Lego's again! And he is always reading to them. He makes up funny voices and silly sound effects. Sometimes I sit in awe of the imagination he has. The funny thing about it is that he feels like the lucky one because he gets to do all this stuff again that he loved when he was younger.

He is such a hardworker and he loves his career but he always puts us first and although his job requires him to travel, quite a bit at times, I know he is always thinking about home and is so excited to see us upon his return. He makes it very clear that Family comes before work and money. I know he has a lot of career potential, if we were to move out of state he could have a more prestigious title and probably make 3X as much money but that is not what motivates him. I know that every career decision he makes is based on what is best for all of us, not just him.

One of my favorite things about my husband is that he is seriously the smartest person I know, but the catch is, he would never in a million years tell you that. He is so modest and humble and never wants to make anyone feel inferrer to him. I love having my own walking, talking Encyclopedia with me at all times. If ever I don't know anything I just ask him and he will explain it to me without making me feel dumb. I know he will always encourage the boys to use their full potential but will never push them into doing things they don't want to do. I know he will never make fun of them if they struggle but will be their biggest cheerleader.

Sick of reading this yet? Am I about to make you barf with my sappiness?

Too Bad I have one more thing! Ha!

He makes us laugh!! He tells the boys bad fart jokes, he makes up songs about pooping, hell he even dances around the living room to bad hip-hop songs just because it makes the boys smile. He doesn't care if he is making a fool out of himself he just wants to see them happy and smiling. He is always telling me these jokes. Not sure where he comes up with them and sometimes I just laugh at the fact that he finds this stuff funny but he never stops telling them. He has such a dry,sarcastic sense of humor that I have already started to see come out in BOTH the boys. I can tell there will be LOTS of dirty jokes told between the 3 of them!!!

So to wrap this up, I've added some pictures of Nate and the boys over this past year. I wish I could have added more but it would have taken me all night to go through them. I have a little bit of a picture taking problem. Ha!

The pictures tell it all.....He loves them with everything he has.

I feel so blessed that Sam and Parker have such an amazing Father. He is such a great role model for them and I cannot wait to see them become Great Men.....just like their Dad!