Boy oh Boy

Since we are outnumbered by the girls in our Tribe, sometimes the boys just have to have a moment where we can get together and regroup. In fact, Micah just asked a few weeks ago; “Dad, can we just have some me and you time??” When you hear a question like that from your child, you drop everything and enter their world of “me and you time.”

Here are some pictures from a recent “just the boys” moment.

Monster Truck Jam!!

That’s right…an afternoon spent enjoying ear-splitting, bone jarring, car crushing, 10,000 pound hunks of metal and rubber roaring around the inside of an arena. Entertainment with ridiculous amounts of horsepower! GGRRRRR.

Donkey Kong!?

By the looks on their faces, Ty and Micah were either bored by this time, or stunned by the awesomeness of it all. Or they were partially asphyxiated by the exhaust fumes and suffering from serious hearing loss. What a blast!

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Then there are the simpler moments. The kind that just make me happy to be a Dad. Recently, Christel was sick for two days and completely wiped out. Around dinner time I was trying to figure out what to cook, until finally I decided that it was the perfect night to order some pizza and wings. When I announced the plan to the kids you would’ve thought that they just won the lottery. They were jumping up and down and dancing. Micah ran to me, threw his arms around me, and exclaimed; “THAT’S why I love having a Dad!” I think it was then that I heard what sounded like a slight groan coming from the sick mom in bed.

Boys!

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-Rob