It's so funny because John has always been a "manly" man but with Brooke (and me too!) he tolerates and aids her girly causes. He brushes her hair, puts pretend blush on her (a silly tradition that she and I started!) and he's always telling her how beautiful she is. He's so cute because he understands that Brooke needs lots of bows, shoes, pretty outfits, tights, and accessories and he even delights in shopping for those types of things with me. Whenever there's a holiday or a special occasion, he is the first person to mention that she needs a new dress for the affair! How sweet is that? He plays along so nicely:-)
John also loves to buy Brooke toys. When we wanted to get Brooke her first doll he was the one who took her to the store and looked tirelessly for the perfect baby doll and he got so much joy out of doing it. Out of all of the things that Brooke has in her large collection of toys, her favorite thing is still her book, Daddy's Girl, that she and her daddy try to read every day. She brings it to him and says, "Read it!" It's such a precious tradition they have!
John's not just fun and games though... He's a Godly leader and disciplinarian to Brooke. He is diligent to pray with Brooke and he's constantly telling her that Jesus loves her. It's evident that he's trying so hard to instill morals and values into our daughter, even though she's so young. He also is great at disciplining Brooke when she throws one of her famous tantrums. He does it with such love and he always seems to have the magic touch when it comes to getting her to listen.
What really sparked my thoughts to write this post was what happened in our house tonight... Brookie got a new table and chair set for her playroom (which was a belated birthday gift from her great aunt and uncle). When John woke up he went to the cupboard and got some pretzels and juice, set Brooke in one chair and himself in the other and together they had her first "tea party," as he called it. He now wants to go buy her her first tea set so they can have real tea parties. Lol!
As I watched the two of them together, I felt so blessed, so lucky, so satisfied. To me, watching the man I love more than anything or anyone in the universe as an amazing daddy to our little girl is simply priceless. I have loved John so deeply for so long, but seeing him as the incredible father that he is causes me to fall head-over-heals in love with him over and over again every day. He's amazing!
(This isn't a great picture but this is the one and only picture I got of Brooke's first tea party.)
I hope the two of them will always be this close. I hope their silly songs, hours of laughter, snuggles, kisses and hugs never come to an end... Even when she gets old enough to realize that he's not so cool anymore. I'm still a daddy's girl through and through and I want them to be like that forever. Something tells me that they will be:-)
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