I’m very lucky to be the dad of these two wonderful kids. They make me so happy to be a dad.
Eva is such a creative spirit. This past year she has learned how to sew, she’s creating things with Pop Tabs and doing so many creative things. She’s also become so much more confident in herself and she is crushing it in her Jr. Krav Maga classes. I cannot believe that next year is her last year of grade school. We can always chat about things together.
Andy has been becoming much more independent. He loves to cook and express himself through his creations. Andy is also very skilled with computers. He loves creating things in Minecraft and Bloxels. He is also helpful to his friends and fellow classmates. Andy continues to improve in his karate skills. We are working more on talking together. Andy also loves to create with clay. He’s learned all sorts of things through Outschool and he’s even teaching his friends.
I’m very fortunate to have these kids in my life. It was a nice Father’s Day and the kids and Allison were very thoughtful to me. Nice cards and a great dinner to enjoy together.
Tonight Eva and I went to our fifth Father/Daughter Dance. It is an event that the two of us look forward to every year. I honestly have a lot of fun watching Eva having fun with her friends. I also like dancing with her to the slow songs and I even bust out some moves for certain fast songs. The thing that I have the most trouble with is talking with the other dads. I never feel comfortable and I am terrible at small talk. It has gotten better over the years in that I have a few guys that I see and chat with. I’m lucky that Eva’s good friend’s dad is fun to talk with.
Each year Eva hides her dress from me. She wants everything to be a big surprise for me. Of course I then need to match her dress color with my tie and with her wristlet. But, somehow I am able to at least get the color. This year we even remembered to bring the wristlet with us. I was so focused on remembering the wristlet that I forgot our photo paperwork and check. So glad I remembered some cash. Maybe by her 8th grade Father Daughter Dance I’ll remember everything. What I did not forget was to take the double dessert selfie! Something we always try and do each dance.
