Most my blog posts are about the girls as my primary purpose for writing is so that one day the girls will have the details of their childhood told from my perspective. I want them to know how much I enjoyed the ordinary, extraordinary, and loved and adored them. I rarely write anything other than the girls and that includes the love story of Justin and Stefanie! So girls…a few of the safe (we started dating in college) funny things about your Daddy and I when we first started dating:
- The first time I knew he truly had a crush on me was when we went to a party hosted by some of our business fraternity “brothers” where Shrek II had been playing. Afterwards, we walked outside where I tossed a liter of soda and chowed down an entire bag of Doritos’. Classy, I know.
- The first time I told him “I loved him” we were at a formal on a boat; he responded by saying “thank you”.
WOW…only two things! Most everything else about our time dating in college will have to wait until you get older…lol! 17 years! That is how long it has been since your Daddy and I have been dating! On February 12, 2001, your Daddy and I shared our first kiss at my apartment! It was after a night of bowling on a weeknight to celebrate an Arthur Anderson Consulting Challenge that we had won.
Girls you constantly get to witness your Daddy in action…being a great daddy, a great husband, and a great man. He is madly deeply in love with me. He appreciates me and respects me. He works hard to do the right thing for our family…he is a moral man. He is non-judgmental and he listens. He never holds a grudge. He buys me flowers. 
Not the best picture, but seriously look how grown up they are! I seriously just can’t believe how quickly the girls are growing up! Anyway, yesterday we went to see Peter Rabbit, a rare family occurrence for a Sunday afternoon. We recieved an AMC gift card so we went to the Tyson’s Theatre, which has stadium seating. Avery deep belly laughed her way through the movie. Harper smiled and lounged comfortably in her seat through the movie. Emerson was stoic through the entire movie, but said she liked it. I was sitting between Avery and Harper and caught myself laughing out loud too. I don’t know if it was Avery’s deep belly laughs that were contagious (highly likely) or if it was the kid in me (only somewhat likely) or the fact that the movie was truly funny (likely) or a combination of all three (highly likely) that I truly enjoyed the movie and family outing too!