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Our Favorite Dad

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By Sarah
There are so many thoughts rushing around my head when I think of Father's Day. I will try to simply give a nut shell version here.

I adore Father's Day. I have a great dad & a great father-in-law & the perfect husband for me. Dan does a great job juggling work & home and we were so excited to celebrate with not one, but two precious children in our family. This picture was after Shannon & I made chocolate cupcakes with candy lawn mowers on top. Kaelah was so excited she couldn't look at the camera while saying, "cheese." I adore the royal crown she got to make him at church.

After nap time we decided to put the children in the matching outfits the Downs, Parkers, & Smiths gifted us so Shannon could take Father's Day pictures. Thanks, guys!
Top 3 reasons baby Danny loves his dad:
I feel safe in his big, strong hands
He's calm like me
We have the same awesome first name
Top 3 reasons Kaelah loves her dad:
He can fix my toys when I love them so much they fall to pieces
He can throw me around
He can comfort me in the middle of the night
Top 3 reasons why Sarah loves Dan as a dad:
The look he gets on his face when he sees us after a long day at work
His gratitude for being a husband & father
All the times he has taken out the garbage or done the dishes or changed a diaper
I have often said Kaelah & Danny's birth mothers chose the best dad in the world & I just happened to be lucky enough to be married to him. Happy Father's Day, my love!

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