The last time my heart melted was because…
I spend all kinds of time with JDaniel due to the fact that we are home together all day. I love to hear and sometimes watch my husband playing and chatting with JDaniel. It just melts my heart.
Sometimes I just listen on the fringes of where they are playing. I am afraid to look in and disturb these wonderful moments. I don’t always hold back. There are times I jump in and join the fun. There are times we all have fun together. More often than not when Daddy Time is happening I hang back a little.
JDaniel loves Daddy Time. He has even told me at times that I have jumped in this is “Daddy Time.” They do almost the same things we do during Mommy Time. They play with trucks; chase each other around the house, read, and play hide and seek. It is just different. The things they talk about are different. The way my husband plays with him is different.
Take for example time outside sledding yesterday in the snow. I started out pulling JDaniel around the snow in a sled I had made out of a cardboard box. We had a blast. JDaniel had never sledded before and thought this was a great way to travel over the icy snow. Then Daddy took over. It may be due to the nine inches my husband has on me in height or the speed with which he could pull the sled across the snow. Sledding became more like hydroplaning across the snow and that looked and sounded like it was so much more fun.
Part of me wanted to jump in or take control of the sled and try to make it hydroplane too. Instead, I stood back and took these pictures of my guys playing with a sled in the snow. Hearing the two of them hooting and hollering across the snow did it to me again. I stood there in the cold icy snow feeling my heart melt.
That is very cute 🙂 I love it when the kids and the husband spend time together. I always find that they are adorable when they play together, don’t you?
There is just something about a dad playing or just “being” with their kids that is so sweet and wonderful. I’m so glad your husband is hands on.
~Mimi
My son always had “Daddy time” that started already at his birth and that was in 73 ! Mr.G bottle fed, changed nappies and played with the baby, later of course it became worse. Now my son became father since 7 weeks, and he behaves like an African mother carrying her child around even when working on the fields ! Look at that :
http://gattinawritercramps.blogspot.com/2011/01/wordless-wednesday_12.html. I was there to educate, dads were and are there to play, lol
Winter and sledding are so much fun. It is so much fun to be on the “edge” of male bonding moments too. I hear much more when I’m not “involved” 🙂
How sweet.. I know exactly how you feel. It’s nice to take the backseat every now and then and just watch them play. Cute pics!
This was such a beautiful post. I totally agree, ‘the boys’ playing together is just awesome. 🙂
I enjoy and appreciate the difference between Mommy and Daddy time too. Nice way of putting it!
Don’t you just love the heart-melting moments?! It sounds like your little boy and his dad have a wonderful, fun relationship.
Completely understand this. I too love to sit back, watch and listen during daddy time!
This is such a sweet post! It’s so true that daddies play differently with their kids. I love watching Georgia play with her daddy too – they seem to play much louder and rambunctiously (in a good way!).
It’s fun for him to get two ways of doing it all, and fun for you to enjoy him enjoying Daddy. 🙂
Very sweet!
How fun for all of you to enjoy the snow. Hey, I noticed you are in SC, me too! But we didn’t get any snow, just freezing rain. UGH! 🙁
So sweet!
Oh I feel the same way. There’s something about dads that make little boys squeal, hot, and holler. My DH is so much more fun than me and I’m constantly looking for ways to be more fun than him! LOL
A cardboard box sled…how clever!
Aww.. that’s so cute that he has daddy time 🙂 I’m sure that’s something he’ll cherish when he gets older.
It always looks like so much fun when Daddy is playing with the kids! I have had the desire to jump in too but hold myself back since I have them to myself all the time (or so it seems)
It has always been hard for me to hold back and not jump in. But it is wonderful when I don’t!
Being a mom is the best job ever, and watching them interact with their father is one of the best parts of the gift.
What a sweet moment. I can see your diliema. 🙂
Thanks for your visit and comment. My son and I are home together all day, too. The minute Daddy comes home Little Guy has no use for me. For the next two hours it’s all Daddy time. It’s wonderful to sit back and watch.
Daddy time is so special! I love listening to my kids playing with my husband too. 🙂
Dads are awesome…scary at times, but fun nonetheless.
I wish my boys got more daddy time. But he has to work a lot.
Cant wait til we get enough snow to go sledding again!
Beautiful story and photos! So glad JDaniel can experience a bit of snow.
So sweet! There’s nothing in the world like a good daddy!
i know what you mean about daddy time and hearts melting!!!!
great pics and I am sure they had a blast
I loved this post. You expressed so beautifully the way I feel when I watch my two guys. I love sneaking peeks at daddy time. There have been many times when I just hang back and cry little tears of happiness. Of course, there are others that make me cringe from being a nervous momma. Haha! They do play differently and most of the time its just awesome, but sometimes, its a little scary for me. Our sledding was sweet and fun, but I was also terrified. My husband would push my son at the top of the hill and I’d try to take pictures and catch him at the bottom and make sure he wouldnt go speeding into a tree.
Thank you for this beautiful post. I enjoyed reading your experience and reflecting on my own.