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Eagle Day

Tagged along with Ben today to the Kaw Valley Eagles Day. He works the Westar booth while we get to do all the fun stuff. Link and Palm's fav was dissecting owl pellets. Link's had bird bones and Palm's had the bones of two mice. They also enjoyed petting a couple snakes and making some crafts. 

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Linkan's Lovey Daddy

Tonight, Link came downstairs (she hardly ever does this after she goes to bed) and told her daddy that she just wanted to lay with him. She sure knows how to wrap him around her finger...and I truly mean that in the best possible way.  So, of course, he let her crawl into bed and snuggle for awhile and then carried her up to her room. I witness these types of tender exchanges between him and the girls every day. He plays almost non-stop with them when he gets home from work. "Daddy, let's wrestle! Daddy, throw me! Let's play princesses! Let's play tag!" Earlier this evening, he was playing with them and their Little People Princess Castle. Ben is quite testosteroney but there is nothing that he won't do for his babies...even if it's a bit on the girly-side. ;-)

I am so blessed that Link & Palm get to grow up with him as their daddy. He is the most amazing model to them....showing them every day how a man should love them. Someday, I know they will pick a man that loves them deeply, respects and honors them just like their daddy does.

And yes, I found and chose the best man because that's the kind of love that my daddy modeled for me too. :-)

Here is a pic of Ben giving Link her first skateboarding lesson last week at the lake. 

Painting

We visited the Discovery Center today. It's been awhile since we didn't have much time during December to do a lot

extra. They both always ask to go to the paint station first. :-) On a side note, I'm loving my new iPhone 5s. My pictures look so much better! 

Big Girl Bed

It's the new year and Ben and I agreed that Palmer was probably ready to graduate from her crib to a toddler bed. So I converted her crib today. She thinks she is pretty hot stuff. Tonight, she crawled into her bed and I commented on how she was growing up and becoming such a big girl. She said, "I'm

so happy!" 

Snuggle & Tangled

Ben said that he woke up last night at 2am and noticed that a light was on. He got up and found Linkan lying with Boss and petting him. As soon as she saw daddy, she started crying and said her legs were tangled. That's her way to describe growing pains in her legs. (She also describes a yeast infection as "hippos are biting me".) :-)

I asked her about it today and she said that she was cold so she curled up next to Boss under his blanket. She giggled when she told me that. Made me laugh. 

No matter how many times we've told her that it's ok to come wake us up in the middle of the night, she still won't do it...stating that she thinks we'll get mad at her. We've never told her that we would be mad and never have been mad if she wakes up in the night needing something. Silly girl. :-)

In the end, I'm sure Boss appreciated the extra snuggle time he got from little love.