Dad's Day

Here are some of the best "Dad" moments.

Reading with the kids

Throwing them down the sledding hill

Holding baby #5 

This was the first Father's Day we have celebrated with 5 kids.  It is a difficult job being a father of 5 kids, (I'm not giving him too much credit, it is WAAAAAYYY harder to be the mother).  But Nate does a incredible job.  I am really glad there is a day we have to celebrate him, and treat him extra special.

Nate has many "good dad" qualities.  He is one of the best.  My favorite thing he does as a father is how he teaches the kids everything he can.  He will always give them honest answers to any question.  I doesn't matter to him if it seems complicated, or might take a while to explain, he loves the opportunity.  Because of this, they know all about gardening, cooking, weather, traffic, animals, poop, how paper is made (this one comes up a lot), fire, etc.  The list is endless.  I know my patience for questions is shamefully low, and I don't usually know the answers, so he definitely makes up for it.

Last night I asked the girls individually what they loved most about Dad.  I wrote their answers down for him, but one thing they all said was that he is funny.  Tonight when he was making us all laugh, I stopped to look at him.  He had the most satisfied smile on his face.  I know being a father is what he loves, and making our children happy gives him the greatest joy.