I can't count the number of times that I have come into a room to see David playing a card game with Austin and Lydia (particularly Austin). Even when I know he was planning to do something else that he needed to do, I find him sitting and playing with the kids. He is putting in SO much effort and is so willing to give of his time and energy for these kids. We were talking recently, and he mentioned the idea that we are in "family building" mode. These years are so important and we won't ever get them back, so even though it can be overwhelming and tiring, we want to put in the effort NOW that will hopefully bless our family for years to come. It's easy to talk about "giving it our very best for the next ten years", but it's harder to actually implement in the moments, but David is doing it. I often am in awe of the time and attention he's able to give to our kids (and then to me) even though he has so much else on his plate.
Having David work from home has honestly been wonderful. I have LOVED it. We love when David pops down for a snack or for a break to stretch his legs. We love when we sneak in to say hello during the day. We love his "commute" at the end of the day. Most of the time we are pretty good at not being SO loud to distract him, but one day the boys had bonked heads when they were arguing over a toy and were crying (rather loudly) and I was helping Lucy and couldn't get to them. When I finally came, this is what I saw from the top of the stairs. David sitting on the stairs with both of them in his lap, offering sympathy and love for their poor bonked heads and helping them work things out. I was so filled with gratitude and love for him that I had to snap a picture. If I took a picture of every time he did something like this, sitting down on their level and helping them work through a problem or offering them comfort for something hard, I would have hundreds of pictures. I hope these kids know how lucky they are to have him.
Having David work from home has honestly been wonderful. I have LOVED it. We love when David pops down for a snack or for a break to stretch his legs. We love when we sneak in to say hello during the day. We love his "commute" at the end of the day. Most of the time we are pretty good at not being SO loud to distract him, but one day the boys had bonked heads when they were arguing over a toy and were crying (rather loudly) and I was helping Lucy and couldn't get to them. When I finally came, this is what I saw from the top of the stairs. David sitting on the stairs with both of them in his lap, offering sympathy and love for their poor bonked heads and helping them work things out. I was so filled with gratitude and love for him that I had to snap a picture. If I took a picture of every time he did something like this, sitting down on their level and helping them work through a problem or offering them comfort for something hard, I would have hundreds of pictures. I hope these kids know how lucky they are to have him.
Lydia's favorite food to eat is "Nacho Soup" and she is learning to make it all by herself. I snapped this photo of David, doing what he does best: helping, teaching, laughing, working hard to make our family successful. I also think it illustrates how whenever he's around, all the kids gravitate towards him. As illustrated in this second photo from Valentines Day, the kids just really, really love him.
In addition to being such an amazing Dad, David continues to show up as my best friend and a husband more wonderful than I deserve. I often realize that he's been listening to me talk and laughing with me late into the night even though I remember that he was planning to watch a basketball game after everyone went to bed. He gives freely of his time and attention. I joke that of the five love languages, I don't have one or two, I need ALL of them, and David shows them each to me. Offering words of admiration and support, continuous acts of service, quality time even though he's busy, holding my hand and wanting me close to him when we are together, and little offerings that show me he's thinking of me. Man. I don't even know how he has time to take care of me, let alone our four children, plus his callings in the church and his incredibly high-effort job.
In addition to being such an amazing Dad, David continues to show up as my best friend and a husband more wonderful than I deserve. I often realize that he's been listening to me talk and laughing with me late into the night even though I remember that he was planning to watch a basketball game after everyone went to bed. He gives freely of his time and attention. I joke that of the five love languages, I don't have one or two, I need ALL of them, and David shows them each to me. Offering words of admiration and support, continuous acts of service, quality time even though he's busy, holding my hand and wanting me close to him when we are together, and little offerings that show me he's thinking of me. Man. I don't even know how he has time to take care of me, let alone our four children, plus his callings in the church and his incredibly high-effort job.
We were able to go out on a date together this month (in addition to our Valentine's date) and it was such a fun evening. We drove down to Magelby's in the Springville area to eat. David's work had kindly given us money to use towards a nice dinner together instead of hosting a Christmas party (#covid) and we hadn't had the chance to use it yet. Some background: Magelby's is famous for it's chocolate cake, but we'd once eaten it at it's sister-restaurant Magelby's fresh and it wasn't super good. It's a thing that we've joked about and reflected on repeatedly over the year. We'd never been to the real Magelby's and we wanted to try that too, so we decided to use the Christmas money here. We got SO much food, but still ordered the chocolate cake at the end. The verdict: It's still not very good. We were laughing at the table and I just sat there thinking about how grateful I am to have this man by my side through this life.
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