Belated Father's Day and Monsters

Sorry I haven't been able to get on here to wish all the dads in our lives a happy Father's Day, but better late than never, right?

I did want to say how much I love my husband though and he's such a great daddy to our little boy. He has always been so involved in Timothy's life from the very beginning. I don't think I changed a diaper until we were already home from the hospital (which means he even changed the first dirty diaper!!). He always takes time out from his day to play with him and they wrestle or play baseball or just sit and watch sports or movies together. Timothy loves his daddy so much and I know it's because God has blessed him with a great father. So, I love you Brandon and thank you for being such a great daddy to our child (and I can't wait to see your face when you see your little girl for the first time!!!).

And to my daddy...you know I think you're the best and you know I love you. We always knew growing up that we could depend on you and you were always there for us. You have been such a good example to me of what a father and husband should be and I really appreciate it. And THANK YOU especially for working so hard to help us fix up the house. Brandon and I have both learned so much and we couldn't have done it without you.

And finally, to my father in law...thank you for raising your son to be such a wonderful man. I know it's hard being so far away, but we love you and appreciate it so much that you take the time to come up here and visit us, it really means a lot to us (even though we know you really just come to see Timothy - haha!).

Whew, ok, wipe my face and blow my nose and now on to the funny story of the week. So Saturday was door day again and the guys worked so hard and the doors look GREAT! As soon as I can get the frames painted and cover up the nail holes, I will get pictures up. We only have six more window frames to paint and one more room to paint (our room will be last...probably next year) and then this house will be ready for a sweet little princess! Anyway, so while the guys were working, Timothy and I left for the day to stay out of the way. We finally came home at 3:30 because I was pooped and he hadn't had a nap and was getting bored and just wanted to be back in his own space. We helped a little and he played outside some and finally at 8:00 that night my mom and I sat down on the couch with him and turned on the TV. I saw that Monsters, Inc. was on so I thought he might like that so we watched it. He LOVED it so thankfully I thought to press record when it started so we didn't have to run out and buy it!

So the next day he gets up from his nap and asked to watch it and I was tired and needed to finish painting so I said sure and then I learned how much this little guy pays attention to details! We finished the movie and were moving the furniture back into his room. He was playing with the bed frame and then he ran into our room and shut the door. A few minutes later I heard him yell for mommy so I opened the door and he was standing at the end of the bed and he kept saying, "he's coming!"...I thought he meant Brandon so I just blew it off. Then once we got his bed put together he said the same thing and looked in the closet and under the bed. Then it clicked - he's looking for monsters. He kept it up for a while and when I told him it was time to go to bed that night he said something about monsters going to sleep so we had a little talk about monsters and how they were all gone and then I promptly deleted that movie from the DVR.

He hasn't brought it up since, but I couldn't believe how much he picked up from only seeing the movie two times. He was so cute looking under the bed though. The other day I asked him to come say hi to baby sister and he pulled up his shirt and said, "Nope, just a belly". He's a smart one, pretty scary. That's all for today, it's been a crazy week, my mom has been in the hospital (please pray for her!!) and we got more news at work about the "right-sizing" that we're going through so it's just been a lot to process this week...but happy belated Father's Day to all the dads out there and I'll do a better job next time of posting earlier!!